It had to happen . After four weeks of dominance , `` The Hunger Games '' finally did n't finish first at the box office . Instead , the relationship comedy `` Think Like a Man '' took the crown as it debuted to an impressive $ 33 million this weekend . Based on comedian Steve Harvey 's bestselling advice book `` Act Like a Lady , Think Like a Man , '' the PG-13 film performed much better than expected . ( Although I predicted the movie would win the weekend , I thought it would do so with a moderate $ 19 million . ) `` Think Like a Man '' was produced for just $ 13 million by Sony-owned Screen Gems , which was also behind two other pictures that premiered at No . 1 this year : `` The Vow '' and `` Underworld Awakening . '' The studio 's marketing campaign targeted African American audiences via appearances on Harvey 's morning show , screenings at historically black universities , and special promotions on networks like BET . The effort clearly paid off . For instance , `` Think Like a Man , '' which was directed by Tim Story ( `` Fantastic Four '' ) , opened stronger than all of Tyler Perry 's movies except `` Madea Goes to Jail . '' And like Perry 's films , the movie skewed toward adult women , with 63 percent of the audience being female and 62 percent at least 30 years old . It received an excellent `` A '' rating from CinemaScore audiences . In second was the PG-13 romance `` The Lucky One '' with $ 22.8 million . That 's a return to form for star Zac Efron , as the movie performed more like `` 17 Again '' ( $ 23.7 million ) than `` Charlie St . Cloud '' ( $ 12.4 million ) . It 's also a solid showing for author Nicholas Sparks -- the only Sparks adaptation that opened stronger was 2010′s `` Dear John '' ( $ 30.5 million ) . Despite unfavorable reviews , the $ 25 million movie earned a respectable `` B+ '' grade from CinemaScore participants . Young women represented the majority of the film 's audience , with 76 percent of ticket buyers being female and 52 percent under the age of 25 . `` Chimpanzee , '' Disney 's fourth annual Earth Day nature documentary , captured a solid $ 10.2 million -- enough for fourth place . That 's the biggest opening weekend among the four Disneynature pictures , beating `` Earth , '' `` Oceans , '' and last year 's `` African Cats . '' ( However , it 's not an entirely fair comparison since `` Earth '' opened on a Wednesday . ) As was the case with `` Think Like a Man '' and `` The Lucky One , '' the movie drew a predominately female crowd -- women made up 68 percent of the audience . And CinemaScore moviegoers gave `` Chimpanzee '' an overall `` A '' rating . On a curious note , 5 percent of CinemaScore participants said a main reason for attending the film was its `` lead actor . '' Were they referring to the film 's two lead apes ? Or narrator Tim Allen ? Even stranger , 1 percent listed `` lead actress '' as their reason for buying a ticket -- and that 1 percent gave the movie a harsh `` B- '' grade . Clearly those individuals were upset by the documentary 's lack of actresses . Among holdovers , `` The Hunger Games '' slipped just 31 percent -- its smallest decline yet -- for $ 14.5 million , pushing its domestic tally to $ 356.9 million . The sci-fi thriller crossed $ 350 million on Saturday , reaching the milestone in 30 days . Only seven other movies have ever passed that mark in less time . And in fifth place , the PG-rated comedy `` The Three Stooges '' dropped 46 percent for $ 9.2 million . In limited release , the critically acclaimed music documentary `` Marley '' debuted to $ 260,000 at 42 locations for a sturdy per-theater average of $ 6,190 . And the Lawrence Kasdan comedy `` Darling Companion , '' starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline , picked up $ 46,300 at four locations . 1 . `` Think Like a Man '' -- $ 33.0 mil . 2 . `` The Lucky One '' -- $ 22.8 mil . 3 . `` The Hunger Games '' -- $ 14.5 mil . 4 . `` Chimpanzee '' -- $ 10.2 mil . 5 . `` The Three Stooges '' -- $ 9.2 mil . See full story at EW.com .
` ` Just Like A Man '' debuted with $ 17 million at the box office this weekend . The film was released for just $ 12 million . Zac Brown 's ` ` The Lucky One '' came in second .