The Men in Black weren't just defeating invading aliens over Memorial Day weekend: Men in Black 3 debuted in the No. 1 slot at the box office, unseating three-time champion The Avengers.

The third installment of the Men in Black franchise grossed an estimated $70 million, Box Office Mojo reports. The Avengers fell to No. 2, pulling in an additional $46.9 million to bring its total gross to $523.5 million domestically.

Battleship and The Dictator fell to the third and fourth slots with $13.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively. Dark Shadows rounded out the top 5 with $9.4 million, while the new horror thriller Chernobyl Diaries came in at No. 6 with $9.3 million.

Rounding out the top 10: What to Expect When You're Expecting (No. 7, $8.9 million), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (No. 8, $8.2 million) and The Hunger Games (No. 9, $2.9 million). Think Like a Man (No. 10, $1.8 million).

沪江娱乐快讯：上周五，观众期待已久的《黑衣人》系列第三部火热上映。由于恰逢美国传统的阵亡将士纪念日(Memorial Day)（通常为5月最后一周的星期一），因此《黑衣人3》的票房也借着节日的气氛水涨船高。这部由威尔•史密斯(Will Smith)和汤米•李•琼斯(Tommy Lee Jones)主演的电影在首映的周末大胜《复仇者联盟》(The Avengers)，票房达到7000万美元。

《复仇者联盟》已经连续三周独占票房鳌头，但在上周末它以4690万美元的票房成绩屈居票房亚军，美国国内总票房达到了5.235亿美元。票房季军由游戏改编的电影《超级战舰》(Battleship)获得，收获了1380万美元的票房。

北美票房排行榜前十：
1《黑衣人3》
2《复仇者联盟》
3《超级战舰》
4《独裁者》
5《切尔诺贝利日记》
6《黑影》
7《孕期完全指导》
8《涉外大酒店》
9《饥饿游戏》
10《像男人一样思考》