Entertainment | box office Ted Tops Magic Mike With $54M Debut Mark Wahlberg's comedy beats stripper film at the box office By Neal Colgrass Posted Jul 1, 2012 3:48 PM CDT Copied This film image released by Warner Bros. shows, from left, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Channing Tatum, and Matt Bomer in a scene from "Magic Mike." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claudette Barius) What do you prefer, a potty-mouthed teddy bear or Channing Tatum shaking his half-naked tushy? You guessed it, Ted won the weekend box office with a $54.1 million opening, the third-biggest ever for an original R-rated comedy, Entertainment Weekly reports. The much-hyped stripper film Magic Mike took second with $39.2 million and a 73%-female audience. Rounding out the top five were Brave ($34 million), Madea's Witness Protection ($26.4 million), and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($11.8 million). Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error