Playing in just 1,206 theaters, Disney’s nature film Oceans opened in first place on Earth Day yesterday, grossing a solid $2.466 million. That’s a healthy $2,045 per theater average. The film has already opened in several markets overseas where it has grossed more than $54 million. Second place went to How to Train Your Dragon ($1.223M / $162.996M cume) which managed to pass up the under-performing Kick-Ass which took third place ($1.19M / $25.366M cume).
Rounding out the top five were Date Night ($1.039 / $52.872M cume) and Death at a Funeral ($927,504 / $20.449M cume). Click over the jump for the daily chart.
Daily Box Office Chart for Thursday, April 22, 2010
| Rank | Movie | Thursday Gross | Change from Wednesday | Theaters |
| 1 | Oceans | $2,466,530 | NEW | 1,206 |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $1,223,728 | +10.5% | 3,825 |
| 3 | Kick-Ass | $1,190,512 | -8.3% | 3,065 |
| 4 | Date Night | $1,038,780 | -1.8% | 3,380 |
| 5 | Death at a Funeral | $927,504 | -4.5% | 2,459 |
| 6 | Clash of the Titans | $915,007 | -5.4% | 3,753 |
| 7 | The Last Song | $388,475 | +8.2% | 2,767 |
| 8 | Hot Tub Time Machine | $305,580 | -6.4% | 2,308 |
| 9 | Alice in Wonderland | $283,216 | +5.6% | 2,024 |
| 10 | The Bounty Hunter | $230,700 | +1.6% | 2,475 |
Source: Box Office Mojo
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