LOS ANGELES — Movie fans have chosen real violence over the slapstick variety as “The Hunger Games” held off “The Three Stooges” to remain the No. 1 weekend movie.

Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games,” the blockbuster about teens competing in a televised fight to the death, stayed on top for a fourth-straight weekend with $21.5 million. That raises the domestic total to $337.1 million.

“I think a couple of weeks ago, if someone had told us where we’d be, we would have said, ‘We’d like to see that number, but it would be a pleasant surprise.’ So we’re in that pleasant surprise spot at this point,” said Richie Fay, head of distribution for Lionsgate.

1. “The Hunger Games,” $21.5 million ($15 million international).

2. “The Three Stooges,” $17.1 million.

3. “The Cabin in the Woods,” $14.9 million.

4. “Titanic” in 3-D, $11.6 million ($88.2 million international).

5. “American Reunion,” $10.6 million ($11.8 million international).

6. “Mirror Mirror,” $7 million.

7. “Wrath of the Titans,” $6.9 million.