Weekend Box Office: Snow White Is Fairest Of Them All

Snow White and the Huntsman didn't exactly receive a fairy tale debut at the box office, but the latest cinematic retelling didn't come up short either. Earning over $56 million it easily took first place, but needs at least one more solid weekend to push into profitability against its weighty $170 million budget.

Meanwhile The Avengers hit two more major mile markers this weekend. With $552 million in domestic sales it surpassed The Dark Knight to become the third all-time highest grossing film. As well, with over $1.3 billion in sales world-wide it also pushed into the number three spot on that chart.

It has a long way to go and a very slim chance of topping the number two movie on both charts. Titanic holds a firm grip on its position with $658 million domestic and over $2.1 billion world-wide.

Under-marketed and critically panned, obscure history flick For Greater Glory opened in small release but managed the tenth place spot with $1.8 million.

For the full weekend top ten, check out the chart below:

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1.Snow White and the Huntsman *$56,255,000Total: $56,255,000LW: N WR: 1
THTRS: 3,773
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2.MIB 3$29,300,000Total: $112,300,000LW: 1 WR: 2
THTRS: 4,248
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3.Marvel's The Avengers$20,273,000Total: $552,737,000LW: 2 WR: 5
THTRS: 3,670
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4.Battleship$4,810,000Total: $55,123,000LW: 3 WR: 3
THTRS: 3,144
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5.The Dictator$4,725,000Total: $50,835,000LW: 4 WR: 3
THTRS: 2,649
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6.The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$4,600,000Total: $25,497,000LW: 8 WR: 5
THTRS: 1,294
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7.What to Expect When You're Expecting$4,430,000Total: $30,723,000LW: 7 WR: 3
THTRS: 2,907
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8.Dark Shadows$3,860,000Total: $70,834,000LW: 6 WR: 4
THTRS: 3,002
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9.Chernobyl Diaries$3,045,000Total: $14,416,000LW: 5 WR: 2
THTRS: 2,433
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10.For Greater Glory *$1,800,000Total: $1,800,000LW: N WR: 1
THTRS: 757