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Fourth spot goes to the urban comedy Just Wright, with Queen Latifah and rapper Common. This small film from Fox Searchlight opened to $8.5 million from only 1,831 venues. It had an average of $4,642. For Queen Latifah, this is on the lower end of her usual openings, as she has appeared in very few films that opened to less than $10 million (2008's Mad Money was her first sub-$10 million debut since 2004). Just Wright was likely made on the cheap, given the studio and male lead, so if Searchlight can get this one to $20 million, they just might have a small win.

How to Train Your Dragon slips to fifth, but considering it's in its eighth weekend of release, the result isn't too bad. The 3D spectacle earned $5.1 million and was off 23% compared to its previous frame. The Paramount/DreamWorks Animation production has now earned over $200 million both overseas and stateside, against a production budget of $165 million.

Sixth goes to A Nightmare on Elm Street. The $33 million opener has fallen fast and dramatically over the last two weekends. After slipping 72% (!) in the last frame, this weekend ain't much better, as Freddy drops another 48% to $4.7 million. Good thing this was a winner after one weekend, as the $35 million picture has a gross so far of $56.1 million.

Date Night is seventh as it enjoys its sixth frame in release. The Tina Fey/Steve Carrell picture earned $4 million and dropped 27%. Date Night, which cost Fox $55 million to make, has now taken in $86.7 million domestically, and another $40+ million overseas.

Eighth, ninth and tenth have totals so low they are hardly worth mentioning. Eighth goes to The Back-Up Plan, J-Lo's near miss, which earned $2.5 million and has a total of $34.2 million. Ninth is Furry Vengeance, the film that should not be seen by anyone, which earned $2.3 million and now has a puny total of just $15.1 million. Finally in tenth is Clash of the Titans, the seven-weekend old throwback from Warner Bros. Clash took in $1.3 million, has a domestic total of $160.2 million, and an overseas cume over $300 million.

Overall, despite the big drop from Iron Man 2 and a so-so opening from Robin Hood, the box office still had a better weekend than last year. A year ago, Angels and Demons was on top with $46.2 million, which led the top 12 films to $130.8 million. This year, the top 12 managed $134.4 million. Next weekend, things could get even more interesting. Shrek Forever After opens – in 3D – but has some bitterly bad reviews thus far. On the other hand, MacGruber also opens and has been receiving some surprisingly good reviews. Check back next weekend to see how it all rolls out.

Top Weekend Box Office for 5/14/10-5/16/10 (Actuals)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Actual Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Iron Man 2	Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios	$53,000,000	$52,041,005	- 59.4%	$211,200,876
2	Robin Hood	Universal Pictures	$37,114,285	$36,063,385	New	$36,063,385
3	Letters to Juliet	Summit Entertainment	$13,750,000	$13,540,486	New	$13,540,486
4	Just Wright	Fox Searchlight Pictures	$8,500,000	$8,284,989	New	$8,284,989
5	How to Train Your Dragon	DreamWorks Pictures	$5,120,000	$5,003,536	- 25.1%	$207,647,696
6	A Nightmare on Elm Street	New Line Cinema	$4,700,000	$4,657,190	- 48.9%	$56,066,595
7	Date Night	20th Century Fox	$4,000,000	$3,823,515	- 29.8%	$86,522,622
8	The Back-Up Plan	CBS Films	$2,465,000	$2,387,480	- 52.6%	$34,124,782
9	Furry Vengeance	Summit Entertainment	$2,300,000	$2,242,106	- 49.9%	$15,089,070
10	Clash of the Titans	Warner Bros. Pictures	$1,255,000	$1,231,396	- 50.8%	$160,127,747
11	Death at a Funeral	MGM	$1,150,000	$1,138,148	- 50.7%	$40,495,964
12	Babies	Focus	$1,003,966	$995,660	New	$3,881,216
	Also Opening/Notables
	Princess Kaiulani	Roadside Attractions	$175,000	$186,980	New	$186,980
	Deadtree Falls	Nocturnal Features	N/A	$7,430	New	$7,430
	The Living Wake	Mangusta	$4,800	$3,821	New	$3,821
	Oceans	Disneynature	$778,000	$752,018	New	$17,669,450
	The Losers	Warner Bros.	$475,000	$458,406	- 75.2%	$22,760,516
	Kick-Ass	Lionsgate	$540,000	$539,997	- 64.1%	$46,616,232
	Exit Through the Gift Shop	Producers Distribution Agency	$230,533	$215,334	New	$1,269,786
	Avatar	20th Century Fox	$350,000	$355,174	- 16.4%	$748,468,373
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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