The big-budget alien sea saga "Battleship" fails to connect in the U.S. and will bring red ink, but its overseas headstart means no bloodbath for Universal

Universal's pricey 'Battleship' manages $25.3M as Marvel's "The Avengers" becomes Disney's highest grossing film ever

Universal's "Battleship" aims to deliver a box-office broadside but "The Avengers" will be tough to beat 

"The Avengers' dominates but WB's "Dark Shadows" finds a niche and Universal's "American Reunion" marks a milestone

The middling results come as the Johnny Depp comedy battles lackluster reviews and "The Avengers"

Universal's comedy raises its foreign cume to $117M as "Battleship" steams past the $200M mark

"The Avengers" takes in a whopping $80.5 million on Friday and is on track to break the record for the biggest U.S. box office opening ever

Sony's "Think Like a Man" retains No. 1 spot at the weekend box office. "Pirates! Band of Misfits" is a surprise No. 2 as "Five-Year Engagement" sputters

"The Avengers" has already beaten the combined presales for “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” and made $17.1M in its first day overseas

"Think Like a Man" takes a commanding lead over Zac Efron's "Lucky One" on opening day, with "The Hunger Games" slipping into third

The "Titanic" rerelease in 3D bows to $58 million in the best opening ever in China. Universal's early foreign rollout of "Battleship" pays off

"The Three Stooges" edges past "The Cabin in the Woods" on opening day, causing Fox to revise its projection upward for the slapstick comedy