 When released on May 16 in the United States and Canada , the film grossed $ 55 million from 8 @,@ 400 screens at 3 @,@ 929 theaters in its opening weekend , ranking # 1 at the box office . Disney said it was happy with the film 's performance , although the opening fell short of industry expectations of $ 80 million and was also behind The Lion , The Witch and the Wardrobe 's opening gross of $ 65 @.@ 6 million . By June 1 it grossed $ 115 million , while the first film had grossed $ 153 million in the same amount of time . Disney CEO Robert Iger attributed the film 's underperformance to being released between two of the year 's biggest hits , Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull . 
