Captain America: The First Avenger opened in the Number One spot at the weekend box office, sending last week's blockbuster, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, to second place. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Captain America is set in the 1940s and tells the story of skinny orphan who's transformed into a superhero, played by Chris Evans, by a serum developed by the government in a top secret project. Co-stars include Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci and Dominic Cooper.
The romantic comedy Friends With Benefits debuted in third place. Singer/actor Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star as friends who try to have physical relationship while keeping feelings out of it. Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Bryan Greenberg and Jenna Elfman co-star.
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP TEN MOVIES -- JULY 22-24
- Captain America: The First Avenger, $65.8 million
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, $48 million
- Friends With Benefits, $18.5 million
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon, $12 million
- Horrible Bosses, $11.7 million
- Zookeeper, $8.7 million
- Cars 2, $5.7 million
- Winnie the Pooh, $5.1 million
- Bad Teacher, $2.6 million
- Midnight in Paris, $1.9 million
Tony Evans saw 4 movies this weekend! Read his reviews!
