I missed a lot of the "Magic Mike" buzz and didn't even know what it was until I read the review in Friday's TGIF. It sounds OK, but I think I'd rather spend my box office money on "Ted" — and apparently so would this weekend's movie-goers.

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Ted," $54.1 million. (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
2. "Magic Mike," $39.2 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
3. "Brave," $34 million ($6.7 million international). (Review by Meszoros; Cast, director talk about Pixar's 'Brave' and its animated take on Scotland by The AP's David Germain)
4. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $26.4 million.
5. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $11.8 million ($16.2 million international). (Review by Germain)
6. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," $6 million ($5 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
7. "Prometheus," $4.93 million ($6.2 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
8. "Moonrise Kingdom," $4.9 million ($375,000 international). (Review by Lemire)
9. "Snow White & the Huntsman," $4.4 million ($14.5 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
10. "People Like Us," $4.3 million. (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl