Green Lantern lights up the US box office

*Green Lantern took its bow at the US box office this weekend,
powering its way to the top of the pile and landing $52.6m.*

Though nothing to be scoffed at, that’s still $4m short of
_X-Men: First Class_’ opening a few weeks ago – the
latter’s debut was considered stable if not overwhelmingly
successful.

_Lantern_ did beat Warner Bros’ last attempt to launch a
comic-book franchise, however. Six years ago_, Batman Begins_ only
opened with $48.7m.

The difference there, though, is that _Begins_ received wildly
positive reviews (and had box office staying power). _Green Lantern_
hasn’t (and therefore probably doesn't). Does that mean _Lantern
2_’s dead in the water? Well, keep watching the skies.

The one thing Ryan Reynolds' superhero flick did achieve was knocking
last week’s well-reviewed pack-leader _Super 8_ off the top
spot. JJ Abrams’ nostalgic sci-fi dropped to second place with
$21.2m.

Meanwhile, the only other new opener this weekend came in the waddling
form of Jim Carrey’s family comedy _Mr. Popper’s
Penguins_, which debuted in third with a middling $18.2m.

Here’s what the top ten ended up looking like…

1 _Green Lantern_ $52,685,000 $
52.6
2 _Super 8_ $21,250,000
$ 72.7
3 _Mr. Popper’s Penguins_ $18,200,000 $
18.2
4 _X-Men: First Class_ $11,500,000 $119.9
5 _The Hangover: Part II_ $ 9,635,000 $232.6
6 _Kung Fu Panda 2_ $ 8,700,000 $143.3
7 _Bridesmaids_ $ 7,487,000
$136.8
8 _Pirates of the Caribbean 4_ $ 6,236,000 $220.3
9 _Midnight in Paris_ $ 5,237,000 $
21.8
10 _Judy Moody_ $ 2,241,000 $
11.1

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