Lionsgate’s blockbuster clung on to its number one berth for the fourth weekend in a row as an estimated $21.5m saw the running total surge to $337.1m and more than $531m worldwide.

Fox’s comedy The Three Stooges from the Farrelly Brothers opened in second place on $17.1m, while Lionsgate’s acclaimed horror The Cabin In The Woods coasted into third on $14.9m.

The only other new release to break into the top ten was the sci-fi action Lockout starring Guy Pearce, which ranked ninth through FilmDistrict on $6.3m.

Universal’s family hit Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax ranks tenth on $204.5m.

TWC’s documentary Bully opened in 15th place on $534,000 from 158 theatres for a poor $3,380 site average.

Codeblack Entertainment’s thriller Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day opened one place above on $650,000 from 102 for a so-so $6,373 average.

Next weekend’s wide releases include Warner Bros’ romance The Lucky One with Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, Screen Gems’ comedy Think Like A Man with Gabrielle Union, Taraji P Henson, Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy, and Disney’s documentary Chimpanzee.

Estimated Top 10 North America Apr 13-15 2012
Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date

1 (1) The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) Lionsgate $21.5m $337.1m

2 (-) The Three Stooges (Fox) Fox Int’l $17.1m –

3 (-) The Cabin In The Woods (Lionsgate) Lionsgate $14.9m –

4 (3) Titanic 3D (Fox) Fox Int’l $11.6m $44.4m

5 (2) American Reunion (Universal) UPI $10.7m $39.9m

6 (5) Mirror Mirror (Relativity) Relativity-FilmNation $7m $49.5m

7 (4) Wrath Of The Titans (Warner Bros) WBPI $6.9m $71.3m

8 (6) 21 Jump Street (Sony-MGM) SPRI $6.8m $120.6m

9 (-) Lockout (FilmDistrict) EuropaCorp $6.3m –

10 (7) Dr Seuss’ The Lorax (Universal) UPI $3m $204.5m

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