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  The Hunger Games  dominated box office for the third straight weekend, adding to its record-setting debut  2 weeks ago.     "Hunger Games" took in $33.5 million afrom Friday through Sunday and lifted its domestic sales through three weekends to $302.8 million.     The Easter weekend receipts for "Hunger Games" topped "American Reunion," a sequel to one of film's biggest comedy franchises which grossed $21.5 M and a 3D remake of "Titanic" timed for the anniversary of the ship's sinking which grossed $17.4M. It was the third straight box office win for "Hunger Games."     Rounding out the top five, 3D action sequel "Wrath of the Titans" rung up $15 million,S now White story "Mirror Mirror" took in $11 million, landing in fifth place. 

      The Hunger Games dominated box office for the second straight weekend, adding to its record-setting debut a week ago. "Hunger Games" pulled in $61.1 million from Friday through Sunday.It  was released into theaters last weekend with the third-highest grossing domestic opening in film history and biggest for a non-sequel.       Second place for this weekend belonged to action sequel "Wrath of the Titans" with $34.2 million. "Mirror Mirror," a family-oriented Snow White story, brought in $19 million, taking third place.    The Hunger Games  is a post-apocalyptic drama based on the first of three best-selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins   starring  Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth,,check the trailer below.

    The highly anticipated Drama " The Hunger Games "opened with a staggering $155 M ,ranking as the third-highest domestic opening in history. "Hunger Games" sets records for highest opening of a film that was not a sequel and biggest debut outside of the summer blockbuster season.    21 Jump street  and "Dr seus the lorax" took the second and third spots with $21.3M and $13.1M respectively  .     The Hunger Games  is a post-apocalyptic drama based on the first of three best-selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins   starring  Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth,,check the trailer below.

     Tom Cruise 's mission Impossisble 4 :Ghost protocol   remains impossible to beat at the box office. Box office chart  places " Mission: Impossible  Ghost Protocol" in the No. 1 spot for the second-straight weekend with $31.3 million  which makes the  worldwide total to $134.1M. Robert Downey Jr.'s " Sherlock holmes : a game of shadows " from Warner Bros., finished second again with $22.1 million, raising its worldiwde total to $132.1 million.    The 20th Century Fox family sequel " Alvin and the chipmunks " is still at No. 3 with $18.3 million to lift its haul to $94.6 million. TopTen Box office Movies 1. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," $31.3 million. 2. " Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ," $22.1 million. 3. " Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked ," $18.3 million. 4. "War Horse," $16.9 million. 5. " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ," $16.3 million. 6. " We Bought a Zoo ,"

  Action adventure film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" led a trio of sequels at the box office over another underwhelming weekend that saw ticket sales fall from last year.       Robert Downey Jr.'s follow-up to the 2009 hit "Sherlock Holmes" pulled in an estimated $54.7 million Worldwide including   $40 million from the United States and Canada, where the movie topped the domestic charts, plus $14.7 million from six international markets.     "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," the third film in the popular family franchise, rung up a global total of $38 million in sales, including a second-place domestic finish of $23.5 million. Thirty-eight international markets added $14.5 million.  Overall, the domestic box office repeated a sluggish trend of recent weeks . TopTen Box office Movies 1.Sherlock Holmes:A Game of shadow :$40M 2.Alvin and the Chipmunks :$23.5M 3.Mission Impossible :Ghost Protocol: $13M 4.New Year's Eve :$7.4M 5.The Si

    There is no stopping the Twilight saga-Breaking Dawn part 1 as it tops the box office over the weekend with $16.9M.     The Muppets , a movie that returns Kermit, Miss Piggy and their puppet friends to the big screen for the first time in 12 years, finished in second place with $11.2 million .Third place for the weekend belongs to Hugo which was at the fifth place last week. TopTen Boxoffice movies 1.Twilight saga-Breaking Dawn -$16.9M 2.The Muppets -$11.2M 3.Hugo -$7.62M 4.Arthur Chritsmas -$7.35M 5.Happy feet two -$6M 6.Jack and Jill -$5.5M 7.Immortals -$4.39M 8.Tower Heist -$4.13M 9.Puss in Boots-$3.05M 10.J.Edgar -$2.4M © celebregion

   The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1" earned an estimated $42 million in theaters from Friday through Sunday .     The Muppets, a movie that returns Kermit, Miss Piggy and their puppet friends to the big screen for the first time in 12 years, finished in second place with $29.5 million over three days. Third place for the weekend belonged to 3D animated film "Happy Feet Two," which brought in $13.4 million. TopTen Box Office Movies 1.The Twilight Saga;Breaking Dawn-$42M 2.The Muppets-$29.5M 3.Happy Feet Two-$13.5M 4.Arthur Christmas-$12.7M 5.Hugo-$11.35M 6.Jack and Jill-$10.3M 7.Immortals-$8.8M 8.Puss in boots -$7.45M 9.Tower Heist -$7.323M 10.The Descendants-$7.2M © celebregion

      New entry,Immortals tops the box office over the weekend .The story of Greek hero Theseus took in $32 million domestically, while Adam sandler's comedy "Jack and Jill" opened at No. 2 with $26 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.      The new movies bumped the animated hit "Puss in boots" to the No. 3 spot after two weekends at the top. "Puss in Boots" earned $25.5 million, raising its domestic total to $108.8 million.      Director Clint eastwood's "J. Edgar," a film biography starring Leonardo DiCaprio as longtime FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover, played in narrower release and opened at No. 5 with $11.5 million.See full chart below TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N Immortals Rela. $32,000,000 - 3,112 - $10,283 $32,000,000 $75 1 2 N Jack and Jill Sony $26,000,000 - 3,438 - $7,563 $26,000,000 - 1 3 1 Puss in Boots P/DW $25,500,000 -22.9% 3

    The "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots" landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, distributed by Paramount pictures, proved the popular character voiced by Antonio Banderas was a big enough draw outside the "Shrek" franchise. Last week chart topper,Paranormal Activity moved to the second spot while new entry "In time starring pop singer ,Justin Timberlake debuted at No 3. 1. "Puss in Boots," $34 million. ($17 million international.) 2. "Paranormal Activity 3," $18.5 million. ($17 million international.) 3. "In Time," $12 million. ($14.5 million international.) 4. "Footloose," $5.4 million. ($1.4 million international.) 5. "The Rum Diary," $5 million. 6. "Real Steel," $4.7 million. 7. "The Three Musketeers," $3.5 million. 8. "The Ides of March," $2.7 million. 9. "Moneyball," $2.4 milli

    New entry Paranormal Activity tops the Box office chart over the weekend with $54M moving last week chart topper Huge jackman's real steel to the second spot. See full chart below. TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count  /  Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $54,020,000 - 3,321 - $16,266 $54,020,000 - 1 2 1 Real Steel BV $11,319,000 -30.5% 3,412 -28 $3,317 $67,226,640 - 3 3 2 Footloose (2011) Par. $10,850,000 -30.3% 3,555 +6 $3,052 $30,863,031 $24 2 4 N The Three Musketeers (2011) Sum. $8,800,000 - 3,017 - $2,917 $8,800,000 - 1 5 4 The Ides of March Sony $4,900,000 -31.1% 2,042 -157 $2,400 $29,159,326 - 3 6 5 Dolphin Tale WB $4,200,000 -32.6% 2,858 -428 $1,470 $64,390,675 $37 5 7 6 Moneyball Sony $4,050,000 -25.8% 2,353 -487 $1,721 $63,708,894 $50 5 8 N Johnny English Reborn Uni. $3,800,000 - 1,552 - $2,448 $3,800,000 - 1 9 3 The Thing (2011) Uni. $3,115,000 -63.3% 2,995 -1 $1,040 $14,100,00

   New entry, Real steel is number one on the Box office chart this week with $27.3 M, ,The Ideas of March(new entry) and last week chart topper ,dolphin tale are at the second and  third spots respectively.see the full chart below TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count  / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N Real Steel BV $27,300,000 - 3,440 - $7,936 $27,300,000 - 1 2 N The Ides of March Sony $10,400,000 - 2,199 - $4,729 $10,400,000 - 1 3 1 Dolphin Tale WB $9,160,000 -34.2% 3,478 -37 $2,634 $49,070,000 $37 3 4 2 Moneyball Sony $7,500,000 -37.7% 3,018 +25 $2,485 $49,253,000 $50 3 5 5 50/50 Sum. $5,500,000 -36.4% 2,479 +21 $2,219 $17,300,000 $8 2 6 4 Courageous TriS $4,600,000 -49.5% 1,161 - $3,962 $15,892,000 $2 2 7 3 The Lion King (in 3D) BV $4,552,000 -57.1% 2,267 -73 $2,008 $85,962,000 - 4 8 6 Dream House Uni. $4,500,000 -44.6% 2,664 +3 $1,689 $14,500,000 $50 2 9 8 What's Your Number? Fox $3,050,000 -43.7% 3,011 +9 $1,013

    Disney's The Lion King 3D   remains No.1 on box office chart this weekend  for second week with $22.1M . New Entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale are at the second and third spot with $20.6M and $20.2M respectively . see the full chart below TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count /  Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 1 The Lion King (in 3D) BV $22,130,000 -26.6% 2,330 - $9,498 $61,676,000 - 2 2 N Moneyball Sony $20,600,000 - 2,993 - $6,883 $20,600,000 $50 1 3 N Dolphin Tale WB $20,260,000 - 3,507 - $5,777 $20,260,000 $37 1 4 N Abduction LGF $11,200,000 - 3,118 - $3,592 $11,200,000 $35 1 5 N Killer Elite ORF $9,500,000 - 2,986 - $3,182 $9,500,000 $70 1 6 2 Contagion WB $8,565,000 -41.1% 3,136 -86 $2,731 $57,122,000 $60 3 7 3 Drive (2011) FD $5,771,000 -49.1% 2,904 +18 $1,987 $21,425,000 $15 2 8 4 The Help BV $4,400,000 -32.4% 2,695 -319 $1,633 $154,444,000 $25 7 9 5 Straw Dogs (2011) SGem $2,100,000 -59.0% 2,408 - $872 $8,8

    Contagion starring Lawrence fishburne , Matt damon and Kate winslet is a new entry on box office chart and it debuts at Number one with $23.1M .

     The help is still at the Top of Box office chart in its third week with $14.3 Million , New enties, colombiana and Don't be afraid of the dark are at the second and third spot respectively . see full chart below

     It has been predicted that Rise of the planet of the apes( see trailer here) would top the Box office chart in its first week in cinemas,well the prediction was true as it takes in $54 Million over the weekend. See the full chart below