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Finishing a surprising fifth is Magic Mike, as the male-stripper manages to finish at the same rank it did last weekend, and improve dramatically on last weekend's 60% plunge. This weekend, Magic Mike earned another $9 million, dropping a not very male stripper-like 42%. A $6 million gross would have been more likely for this one, but good word-of-mouth seems to be propelling Mike forward. Unbelievably, Magic Mike, a $7 million pickup for Warner Bros., has now grossed $91.9 million. It has a decent shot at making $100 million. No, really.

Sixth is Oliver Stone's Savages, which was forgotten about in its second weekend. Savages earned only $8.7 million, and dropped 45%. Made for $45 million, Savages is going to struggle to match its production budget on the domestic front. So far, it has earned a soft $31.5 million.

Seventh is Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection Program. Last weekend, Madea fell 60%. This weekend, the comedy earns $5.6 million and falls another 45%. Good thing these are made cheap, as this Tyler Perry entry has earned $55.6 million.

Katy Perry: Part of Me finishes eighth. The movie mistake earned $3.7 million in its second frame and declined 48%. The only good news here is that it has passed its $12 million production budget, as it has a gross so far of $18.6 million.

Ninth is Moonrise Kingdom. Now in its eighth weekend of release, Moonrise Kingdom earned another $3.7 million and dropped 19%. Moonrise added another 40 sites this weekend to bring its venue count up to 924. It has a gross so far of $32.4 million against its $16 million budget.

Tenth goes to Madagascar 3, which also takes a hit from Ice Age 3 and a lower screen count. Europe's Most Wanted earned $3.5 million in its sixth weekend. It dropped 53%, and has a domestic gross so far of $203.7 million. Its worldwide take is approaching the $500 million mark.

Overall, the box office didn't have a change against last year. It didn't even have much of a chance against the number one film of last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which pulled in $169 million over its first three days plus previews. The top 12 films this weekend could only dig up $151.9 million, which is $100 million less than last year's $251.6 million, a 40% drop. It will make up the difference next weekend, as The Dark Knight rises will likely earn more than the top 12 did a year before during the same weekend, when the number was $181.3 million.

Top Weekend Box Office for 7/13/12-7/15/12 (Estimates)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	Ice Age: Contintental Drift	Fox	$46,000,000	New	$46,000,000
2	The Amazing Spider-Man	Sony/Columbia	$35,000,000	- 44%	$200,900,000
3	Ted	Universal Pictures	$22,146,615	- 31%	$158,993,010
4	Brave	Walt Disney Pictures	$10,700,000	- 45%	$195,600,000
5	Magic Mike	Warner Bros. Pictures	$9,030,000	- 42%	$91,850,000
6	Savages	Universal Pictures	$8,735,025	- 45%	$31,466,475
7	MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION	Lionsgate	$5,600,000	- 45%	$55,627,694
8	Katy Perry: Part of Me	PARAMOUNT	$3,735,000	- 48%	$18,588,000
9	Moonrise Kingdom	Focus Features	$3,661,819	- 19%	$32,426,532
10	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	PARAMOUNT	$3,500,000	- 53%	$203,732,000
11	To Rome With Love	Sony Pictures Classics	$2,539,119	- 18%	$8,657,746
12	The Avengers		$1,300,000	- 40%	$613,500,000
	Also Opening/Notables
	The Obama Effect	Arc Entertainment	$73,000	New	$73,000
	Farewell, My Queen	Cohen Media	$70,000	New	$70,000
	2016 Obama's America	Rocky Mountain	$30,000	New	$30,000
	Easy Money	Weinstein Co.	$23,784	New	$26,883
	The Imposter	Indomina	$20,643	New	$20,643
	Red Lights	Millenium	$10,011	New	$10,011
	People Like Us	DreamWorks	$800,000	- 64%	$11,200,000
	Beasts of the Southern Wild	FOX SEARCHLIGHT	$775,290	+ 107%	$1,677,430
	Safety Not Guaranteed	Filmdistrict	$335,000	+ 32%	$2,617,590
	Snow White & the Huntsman	UNIVERSAL	$998,575	- 44%	$151,607,105
Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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