Though down by more than 40% from last week’s chart-topping performance, “Hop” had no trouble claiming the weekend box office for a second week thanks to weak debut performances.<\/p>\n
At an estimated $21.7 million, “Hop” easily overcame the threat from the new “Arthur” remake. Never expected to be a smash, the film came in way below expectations at a mere $12.6 million. On the estimated chart, that puts “Arthur” slightly ahead of “Hanna,” which opened to $12.3 million.<\/p>\n
On less screens than the aforementioned new releases, “Soul Surfer” garnered $11.1 million for the highest per-screen average of the new releases. Still, at $11.1 million, it hardly set the world on fire, although with a lower-budget and modest expectations, it is definitely not a failure.<\/p>\n
Horror holdover “Insidious” claimed fifth place at $9.7 million (with an impressive drop-off of only 27%), topping the disappointing $9.5 million for newcomer “Your Highness.”<\/p>\n
Weekend Top Ten:<\/b>
\n1) Hop – $21.7M ($68.2M)
\n2) Arthur – $12.6M
\n3) Hanna – $12.3M
\n4) Soul Surfer – $11.1M
\n5) Insidious – $9.7M ($27.1M)
\n6) Your Highness – $9.5M
\n7) Source Code – $9.1M ($28.6M)
\n8) Limitless – $5.7M ($64.4M)
\n9) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – $4.9M ($45.5M)
\n10) The Lincoln Lawyer – $4.6M ($46.5M)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n