Not bad at all: Captain America: The First Avenger defied the diminishing returns of this summer's comic-book crop (and its own relatively modest expectations) to claim box-office victory on its opening day. That's not the outcome most of Hollywood expected in the aftermath of last week's Potter-palooza windfall; indeed the boy wizard's final film installment fell dramatically off its record opening weekend pace, with a drop of more than 70 percent foreseen by tomorrow night. Oh -- and Friends With Benefits opened as well. Your Friday Box Office is here.
1. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER: $25,750,000 (new)
2. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2: $14,630,000 ($240,747,000)
3. FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS: $6,800,000 (new)
4. HORRIBLE BOSSES: $3,685,000 ($74,367,000)
5. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON: $3,515,000 ($317,304,000)
[Figures via Box Office Mojo]