"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" sails into first place in the social media box office

by Phil Contrino

(CBS/What's Trending) - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" dominated the weekend with $90.1 million domestically and $256.3 million internationally for a worldwide total of $346.4 million. On Facebook, the Pirates of the Caribbean page added 126,098 new likes over the weekend for a total of 5.54 million. Comparatively, the "Fast Five" page added 158,459 for a total of 5.25 million during its debut frame. "On Stranger Tides" managed 37,285 tweets over the weekend, which pales in comparison to Fast Five's 137,063 tweets.

"Bridesmaids" held up extremely well during its sophomore frame by taking in an impressive $20.9 million. On Facebook, the Universal release tacked on 16,143 new likes. Twitter activity also remained strong with 12,639 tweets over the weekend.

"Thor" finished in third with $15.5 million domestically and $9 million abroad, pushing its worldwide total to $392.4 million.

"Fast Five" reached $500 million worldwide over the weekend. The sequel has grossed $320 internationally and $186.2 million at home since opening at the end of April. $10.6 million of the domestic total came from this weekend along with a $25 million international rake.

"Priest" finished in fifth with $4.75 million domestically this weekend. It has grossed about $61.4 million worldwide in two weeks.

Additional reporting by Alex Edghil

Phil Contrino has been the editor of Boxoffice.com for three years. In May 2010, Contrino oversaw the launch of a new tracking system that allows data from Facebook, Twitter and thousands of websites to be used when predicting grosses.You can read more about him here.