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Fifth goes to Disney's Prom, but there is very little to get excited about here. Disney's cheap attempt to draw the teen crowd failed, as Prom earned only $5 million from 2,730 venues. It had a sad venue average of $1,832. Prom was cheap – it cost only $8 million to make, so it didn't carry a lot of risk for the Mouse House. Look for it in your Walmart $1.99 bin in only a few months.

Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs Evil (all of a sudden I am starting to like "squeakquel") is sixth this weekend, and should have gone straight to video. The highly unnecessary sequel took in only $4.1 million from 2,505 venues. Critics hated it, and I feel sorry for any parent that got dragged to it this weekend. Hoodwinked: The Squeakquel was supposed to come out in January 2010, yes, 2010, but was shelved because the Weinsteins couldn't afford to put it out. It should have stayed on the shelf, but with a $30 million investment in it, The Weinstein Co. had to release it. Both Hoodwinked and Prom will be flushed in no time.
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Soul Surfer is seventh, and despite a low take, it continues to shine. Soul Surfer pulled in just $3.3 million this weekend - its fourth – but has shown a leggy sensibility that's turned it into a winner. Soul Surfer has seen drops of 31%, 25% and now 39%, and has brought its cumulative total up to $33.8 million, all against a budget of only $18 million. Given the drops its seen so far, I could see Soul Surfer inch that gross up to about $45 million.

Another leggy monster is eighth, this time Insidious, with FilmDistrict winning with both Soul Surfer and Insidious. The horror flick earned another $2.7 million this weekend, and has seen drops of only 29%, 28%, 23% and now 48% - which is a better drop than most horror flicks see in their second weekend. Let's not forget that this one cost $1.5 million to make, and now has earned $48.3 million domestically.

Ninth goes to Hop, which finished fourth last Easter weekend with $12.2 million. This weekend, Hop dropped a searing 79% to only $2.6 million. Ouch. The $63 million Hop has now earned $105.3 million for Universal, with another $50 million coming from overseas so far.

Finally in tenth is Source Code, the well-reviewed thriller featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Duncan Jones. The Summit release earned $2.5 million, a drop of 50%, and now has a cumulative total of $48.9 million.

In other box office news, Scream 4 went from fifth last weekend to off the charts this weekend. It earned $7 million last weekend and $2.2 million this weekend, giving it a drop of 69%. The good news for the Weinsteins is that it has already earned $35 million overseas.

Finally, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night died this weekend. Out to 870 venues, Dylan Dog failed to even make a million, pulling in only $884,625. Yikes.

Overall, we finally have some fresh air at the box office. The top 12 this weekend took in $141.9 million thanks to Fast Five, and that top 12 is going to continue to rise next weekend. Last year's top 12 failed to pull in $100 million, as Nightmare on Elm Street could only lead the pack to $91.7 million. Next weekend, Thor's hammer swings, and a couple of weeks ago, I considered hiding as I thought it would be that bad. Surprisingly it's not, as its already garnered 49 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, and only three – so far – are negative. Other openers include Something Borrowed and Jumping the Broom.

Top Weekend Box Office for 4/29/11-5/1/11 (Actuals)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Actual Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Fast Five		$83,600,000	$86,198,765	New	$86,198,765
2	Rio	20th Century Fox	$14,400,000	$14,787,836	- 44%	$104,014,851
3	Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family	Lions Gate	$10,050,000	$9,860,929	- 61%	$40,891,043
4	Water for Elephants	Twentieth Century Fox	$9,125,000	$9,342,413	- 45%	$32,480,214
5	Prom		$5,000,000	$4,712,638	New	$4,712,638
6	Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil	The Weinstein Company	N/A	$4,108,630	New	$4,108,630
7	Soul Surfer		$3,300,000	$3,367,867	- 38%	$33,843,019
8	Insidious	FilmDistrict	$2,687,172	$2,689,676	- 48%	$48,309,912
9	Hop	Universal	$2,556,680	$2,683,720	- 78%	$105,403,285
10	Source Code		$2,532,000	$2,509,824	- 51%	$48,887,188
11	African Cats	Disneynature	$2,336,000	$2,403,808	- 60%	$10,668,829
12	Hanna	Focus Features	$2,203,266	$2,203,266	- 58%	$35,903,387
	Also Opening/Notables
	Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Freestyle Releasing	$884,625	$754,779	New	$754,779
	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	IFC Films	N/A	$139,101	New	$139,101
	13 Assassins	Magnolia	N/A	$45,854	New	$45,854
	Exporting Raymond	Samuel Goldwyn	$36,010	$35,292	New	$35,292
	Sympathy for Delicious		N/A	$9,448	New	$9,448
	Lebanon, Pa	Truly Indie	$7,184	$6,675	New	$6,675
	The Arbor	Strand	N/A	$2,638	New	$3,571
	POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold	Sony Pictures Classics	$98,258	$89,578	- 24%	$240,847
	Incendies	Sony Classics	$71,714	$64,622	+28%	$133,639
	Scream 4	Weinstein Co.	$2,167,000	$2,179,521	- 69%	$35,496,200
	Atlus Shrugged: Part I	Rocky Mountain Pictures	$402,535	$468,573	-47%	$3,947,827
	Arthur	Warner Bros.	$1,000,000	$1,008,363	- 75%	$31,671,622
	Limitless	Relativity Media	$1,055,000	$1,098,447	- 59%	$76,090,316
	Win Win	Fox Searchlight	$685,000	$666,175	- 40%	$7,611,730
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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