Very interesting. And yes, DS ranked 5th for the 4 day weekend:
4-Day Weekend(Don't be fooled because it says estimates because the actuals are really listed on the chart but they forgot to change the name.)
It's also interesting that DS' rank jumped around a bit throughout the 4 days because on Friday it was #7 (with both
Chernobyl Diaries and
What to Expect When You're Expecting bringing in more), on both Saturday and Sunday it was #5 (with both
Chernobyl Diaries and
What to Expect When You're Expecting falling below it), and on Monday it was #6 (with
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel bringing it just $42,681 more). So, it will be very interesting to see where it places on Tuesday.
And as far as how successful DS has been so far, I like to keep an eye on how it's performing relative to the other films released this year. As of Monday DS was in its 18th day of release, and relative to all the other films' first 18 days of release, DS places at #11 when it comes to its domestic gross as of its 18th day - and that's 11th out of the 46 films that have so far played in wide release this year. So, even if some places want to point out that DS may not be doing as well as it might have, still, any way one looks it, DS is doing quite well by comparison to dozens of this year's other films. And considering how hard it's been this year for many films to bring in the amounts of money that many may have made in years past, perhaps the so called pundits should reevaluate their thinking in light of what a huge factor the economy has had on the box office this year so far.
And for anyone who really is interested in seeing just how this year's films stack up when compared head-to-head as of their 18th day*, I've attached a list. (The first column is obviously the name of the film, the second column is the film's gross as of its 18th day, the third column in the date it hit its 18th day, and the final column is what the film brought in at the box office on its 18th day.)
(* MIB III is the only film that wouldn't otherwise be on the list that prior to its 18th day in release has grossed more than DS, so that's why it's included on the list.)