Two new releases knocked 'The Hunger Games' off its pedestal at the box office this past weekend, ending the dystopian drama's four-week reign at No. 1.

The relationshipcomedy 'Think Like a Man,' from Sony Corp.'s Screen Gems, drew in $33 million from 2,015 locations, making it the first new film to claim the box office crown since 'The Hunger Games' opened on March 23.

The movie, which the studio says was made for between $12 million and $13 million, features a largely African-American ensemble cast and is based on Steve Harvey's advice book 'Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.' It played strongly to its core audience of 18 to 49-year-old African Americans. Overall, the film appealed primarily to women, who made up 63% of the audience, and those over the age of 30, who made up 62% of the audience.

Mr. Harvey featured several cast members on his morning radio show and the studio promoted the film to radio DJs and fraternities at historically black colleges and universities. The studio also secured partnerships with television networks including BET and TNT and leveraged its large cast's 40 million-plus social media connections through Facebook, Twitter and other channels.

'The Lucky One,' a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a returning soldier, grossed $22.8 million from 3,155 locations. Released by Time Warner Inc.'s TWX +0.80%Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is based on Nicholas Sparks's novel by the same name and appealed primarily to women, who made up 76% of the audience.

According to Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman, Mr. Efron was the main draw, with 57% of audience members citing the young actor as their primary reason for wanting to see the movie.

'The Hunger Games' dropped from first to third place with a weekend gross of $14.5 million from 3,752 locations. The box office phenomenon from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. LGF -0.83%has cumulatively racked up $356.9 million in domestic ticket sales thus far, making it the 19th highest-grossing domestic film of all time.

Walt Disney Co.'s DIS +0.64%documentary 'Chimpanzee,' from the studio's Disneynature division, grossed $10.2 million from 1,563 locations. It is the highest opening for a Disneynature film to date, surpassing the $8.8 million earned by 'Earth' in 2009.

'The Three Stooges,' a comedy from News Corp.'s NWSA +0.64%Twentieth Century Fox, rounded out the top five. (News Corp. also owns The Wall Street Journal.) The movie generated $9.2 million in ticket sales from 3,482 locations in its second weekend, bringing its total gross to $29.4 million.

MICHELLE KUNG

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