`` The Avengers ' '' continued dominance meant fewer moviegoers for `` Battleship '' `` Battleship '' sunk on arrival with only $ 25.3 million . It 's also a smaller debut than this year 's other notorious flop , `` John Carter , '' which started out with $ 30.2 million . But the film was still a hit at the box office and has since become one of the most successful films in history.
`` The Avengers ' '' continued dominance meant fewer moviegoers for `` Battleship '' `` Battleship '' sunk on arrival with only $ 25.3 million . But the film was still a hit at the box office and has since become one of the most successful films in history.