LOS ANGELES: Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend starting May 25, led by “Men in Black 3” at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.

 NOTE: Last weekend's rankings in parenthesis.

 (*) = new release

1  (*) MIB 3 — $70.0 million

2  (1) The Avengers — $46.9 million

3  (2) Battleship — $13.8 million

4  (3) The Dictator — $11.8 million

5  (4) Dark Shadows — $9.4 million

6  (*) Chernobyl Diaries — $9.3 million

7  (5) What To Expect When You're Expecting — $8.9 million

8  (6) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — $8.3 million

9  (7) Hunger Games — $2.9 million

10  (3) Think Like a Man — $1.8 million

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