The third "Men in Black" alien action comedy bumped the mighty "Avengers" from the top of movie box office charts through Sunday and was likely to dominate theaters over the rest of the Memorial Day weekend.

"MIB 3", starring Will Smith, racked up 55 million dollars (USD) in the United States and Canada from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates.

The movie also topped box offices in 104 countries around the world, and is expected to haul in a global 202 million over the four-day holiday weekend.

"MIB 3" knocked superhero team "The Avengers" to second place after three weeks at No. 1.

The global, billion-dollar blockbuster collected 37 million in North American theaters from Friday through Sunday. It also became the fastest film to cross the 500 million domestic threshold.

In third place, board game-inspired action movie "Battleship" brought in 10.7 million during its second weekend in theaters.

Lady Gaga's Indonesian promoter said on Sunday (May 27) her concert in Jakarta had been canceled by the singer's management due to security worries after radical Islamic groups threatened to disrupt the show.

Islamic hardliners promised "chaos" if she entered the country.

John Russell, Reuters.