What a difference 12 months makes. On this weekend in 2011, summer started early when the surprise blockbuster Fast Five sped past $86 million on its debut run. And this year? Out of four new wide releases on Friday, not one could challenge last weekend’s number one comedy Think Like A Man. Hell, none of them could beat last weekend’s number two movie The Lucky One, for that matter. Best effort came from the Judd Apatow-produced The Five-Year Engagement, which debuted with an estimated $3.5 million from 2,936 locations or about half of what was expected. Sony’s animated Pirates! Band of Misfits made it into the top five with $2.8 million (and could climb higher if family audiences turn out on Saturday); but both Lionsgate’s Safe and Relativity’s The Raven had to settle for ‘also-ran’ status with $2.6 and $2.5 million, respectively. Overall, it looks like a pretty lifeless weekend, which only means that we’ll have much more hyperbole to work with when The Avengers – which is already breaking records overseas – hits next Friday.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | Think Like A Man | $5,500,000 | $48.4 |
| 2 | The Lucky One | $3,900,000 | $40.1 |
| 3 | The Five-Year Engagement | $3,500,000 | $3.5 |
| 4 | The Hunger Games | $3,000,000 | $372.4 |
| 5 | Pirates! Band of Misfits | $2,800,000 | $2.8 |
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