Domestic 2012 Week 9
March 2-8, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Lorax | $82,878,830 | - | 3,729 | - | $22,225 | $82,878,830 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Project X | $28,574,995 | - | 3,055 | - | $9,353 | $28,574,995 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | Act of Valor | $17,561,251 | -44.3% | 3,053 | +14 | $5,752 | $49,100,597 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | 4 | Safe House | $9,839,325 | -31% | 2,553 | -499 | $3,854 | $110,803,815 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Good Deeds | $8,797,817 | -53.1% | 2,132 | - | $4,126 | $27,542,449 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 6 | 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $8,344,112 | -45.9% | 3,060 | -290 | $2,726 | $87,030,611 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 5 | The Vow | $8,001,397 | -36.5% | 2,826 | -212 | $2,831 | $113,613,746 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | 7 | This Means War | $7,300,711 | -32.2% | 2,342 | -847 | $3,117 | $43,139,350 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 6 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $5,819,408 | -48.3% | 2,487 | -687 | $2,339 | $46,100,147 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 8 | Wanderlust | $5,223,305 | -39.6% | 2,002 | - | $2,609 | $13,864,120 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 12 | The Artist | $4,966,605 | +15.1% | 1,756 | +790 | $2,828 | $38,155,023 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 12 | 9 | Gone | $3,883,305 | -34.7% | 2,186 | - | $1,776 | $9,831,282 | 2 | Lionsgate Films |
| 13 | 11 | Chronicle | $2,447,606 | -47% | 1,054 | -743 | $2,322 | $61,362,872 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 10 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $1,886,888 | -63.1% | 1,431 | -91 | $1,318 | $17,155,268 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | The Descendants | $1,677,036 | -39.5% | 694 | -195 | $2,416 | $80,777,762 | 17 | - |
| 16 | 16 | Hugo | $1,579,227 | -28.9% | 406 | -95 | $3,889 | $71,645,804 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | The Woman in Black | $1,453,331 | -56.7% | 812 | -915 | $1,789 | $52,540,246 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 18 | 13 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $1,385,840 | -64% | 731 | -887 | $1,895 | $42,504,173 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 22 | A Separation | $1,326,419 | +137.3% | 243 | +160 | $5,458 | $4,051,832 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 17 | Goon | $1,250,140 | -32.3% | 242 | +1 | $5,165 | $3,097,623 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 21 | 18 | The Iron Lady | $1,207,813 | +6.9% | 511 | -11 | $2,363 | $27,363,817 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 25 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $441,112 | -2.3% | 314 | +3 | $1,404 | $130,900,341 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 34 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $408,022 | +57.3% | 256 | +131 | $1,593 | $102,190,558 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 20 | Big Miracle | $380,525 | -53.9% | 359 | -269 | $1,059 | $19,441,105 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | 19 | The Grey | $362,751 | -66.9% | 308 | -609 | $1,177 | $50,836,301 | 6 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 26 | 23 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $351,380 | -26.1% | 266 | -67 | $1,320 | $186,365,173 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 24 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $347,424 | -25.7% | 126 | -38 | $2,757 | $23,749,650 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 28 | 29 | We Bought a Zoo | $318,703 | -9.3% | 266 | -14 | $1,198 | $74,481,656 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 31 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $305,748 | -8.3% | 303 | +23 | $1,009 | $31,596,115 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 27 | The Adventures of Tintin | $262,894 | -25.8% | 215 | -57 | $1,222 | $77,243,736 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 21 | Red Tails | $259,258 | -56.8% | 249 | -240 | $1,041 | $49,227,987 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | 33 | Pina | $241,498 | -19.9% | 64 | -20 | $3,773 | $2,909,469 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 33 | 32 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $222,306 | -32.2% | 107 | -71 | $2,077 | $208,083,766 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 26 | My Week with Marilyn | $195,926 | -55.5% | 120 | -282 | $1,632 | $14,405,630 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
| 35 | 61 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $193,146 | +275.8% | 40 | +24 | $4,828 | $878,866 | 13 | Oscilloscope |
| 36 | 40 | Born to Be Wild | $189,049 | <0.1% | 40 | - | $4,726 | $16,885,903 | 48 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 37 | Contraband | $169,440 | -29.5% | 148 | -49 | $1,144 | $66,410,885 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | 43 | Rampart | $167,994 | +17.2% | 52 | +7 | $3,230 | $588,455 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 39 | 35 | War Horse | $160,220 | -37.3% | 131 | -82 | $1,223 | $79,281,218 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | 36 | Joyful Noise | $155,841 | -37.8% | 202 | -75 | $771 | $30,809,154 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 46 | In Darkness | $145,075 | +16.3% | 35 | +13 | $4,145 | $459,288 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 48 | Thin Ice | $116,655 | +3.3% | 41 | -5 | $2,845 | $492,350 | 3 | ATO Pictures |
| 43 | 68 | Undefeated | $114,982 | +271.6% | 12 | +7 | $9,581 | $196,810 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 44 | - | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | $112,272 | - | 24 | - | $4,678 | $112,272 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 45 | 28 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action | $103,348 | -70.6% | 59 | -87 | $1,751 | $1,651,485 | 4 | Shorts International |
| 46 | 39 | The Muppets | $100,218 | -47.7% | 138 | -67 | $726 | $88,500,917 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 42 | Albert Nobbs | $93,904 | -47.1% | 68 | -32 | $1,380 | $2,753,052 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 48 | 49 | Hubble | $93,878 | +3.7% | 22 | +4 | $4,267 | $30,994,569 | 103 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 45 | A Dangerous Method | $91,810 | -33.4% | 53 | -28 | $1,732 | $5,481,253 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | 41 | One for the Money | $83,370 | -55.6% | 117 | -112 | $712 | $26,084,528 | 6 | Lionsgate Films |
| 51 | - | Lost Woods | $79,415 | - | 11 | - | $7,219 | $79,415 | 1 | Nocturnal Features |
| 52 | 52 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $75,380 | <0.1% | 15 | - | $5,025 | $876,275 | 22 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 53 | 30 | Underworld: Awakening | $72,270 | -78.9% | 79 | -181 | $914 | $62,321,039 | 7 | Screen Gems |
| 54 | 66 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $69,571 | +81.8% | 12 | - | $5,797 | $4,912,308 | 93 | 3D Entertainment |
| 55 | 65 | W.E. | $65,508 | +41.7% | 19 | +4 | $3,447 | $349,393 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 56 | 58 | Love | $64,917 | +12.5% | 15 | +7 | $4,327 | $253,768 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 57 | - | Being Flynn | $58,415 | - | 4 | - | $14,603 | $58,415 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 58 | 55 | Happy Feet Two | $57,747 | -12.5% | 85 | - | $679 | $64,006,466 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | 69 | Coriolanus | $51,863 | +73.1% | 14 | +6 | $3,704 | $424,967 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 60 | 56 | Under the Sea 3D | $49,674 | -20.5% | 15 | +5 | $3,311 | $29,310,405 | 160 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 57 | Shame | $47,014 | -24.2% | 22 | -3 | $2,137 | $3,873,838 | 14 | - |
| 62 | 62 | Space Station 3D | $44,565 | -11.1% | 4 | - | $11,141 | $85,070,070 | 516 | IMAX |
| 63 | 47 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $42,782 | -65.2% | 26 | -23 | $1,645 | $165,597 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 64 | 59 | Chico & Rita | $42,054 | -26.4% | 15 | +3 | $2,803 | $177,256 | 4 | GKIDS |
| 65 | - | The Salt of Life | $27,056 | - | 2 | - | $13,528 | $27,056 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 66 | 71 | Carnage | $26,565 | -2.8% | 19 | -3 | $1,398 | $2,499,419 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | - | Boy | $26,543 | - | 2 | - | $13,271 | $26,543 | 1 | - |
| 68 | - | Paan Singh Tomar | $26,325 | - | 10 | - | $2,632 | $26,325 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 69 | 67 | The Forgiveness of Blood | $23,966 | -32.2% | 6 | +3 | $3,994 | $59,317 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 70 | 64 | Bullhead | $23,520 | -49.9% | 17 | -15 | $1,383 | $123,826 | 3 | Drafthouse Films |
| 71 | 72 | The Flowers of War | $22,821 | -15.9% | 6 | -1 | $3,803 | $275,986 | 7 | - |
| 72 | 54 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $20,931 | -70.3% | 24 | -35 | $872 | $47,265,159 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 73 | 74 | Crazy Horse | $20,585 | +18.9% | 10 | +1 | $2,058 | $98,821 | 8 | Zipporah Films |
| 74 | 91 | This Is Not a Film | $18,902 | +383.3% | 5 | +4 | $3,780 | $22,813 | 2 | Palisades Tartan |
| 75 | - | Let the Bullets Fly | $17,494 | - | 5 | - | $3,498 | $15,483 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 76 | 73 | Pariah | $16,534 | -15.7% | 13 | - | $1,271 | $736,095 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 77 | 77 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $16,194 | +47.2% | 6 | +1 | $2,699 | $637,551 | 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 78 | 60 | Haywire | $13,749 | -75.4% | 32 | -5 | $429 | $18,856,810 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 79 | 63 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $12,091 | -75.1% | 10 | -25 | $1,209 | $1,151,705 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 80 | 38 | Midnight in Paris | $10,650 | -95.5% | 11 | -153 | $968 | $56,805,729 | 42 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | - | Better Than Something: Jay Reatard | $10,489 | - | 4 | - | $2,622 | $10,489 | 1 | - |
| 82 | 83 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $8,846 | +48.6% | 8 | +4 | $1,105 | $303,877 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 83 | 109 | Kill List | $7,477 | +426.2% | 10 | +6 | $747 | $29,063 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 84 | 79 | The Devil Inside | $6,970 | -28% | 17 | -8 | $410 | $53,203,521 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 85 | 75 | Deep Sea | $6,834 | -47.9% | 2 | - | $3,417 | $44,514,607 | 314 | Warner Bros. |
| 86 | 84 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $6,187 | +5.6% | 4 | - | $1,546 | $75,818 | 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 87 | - | Ranchero | $5,796 | - | 2 | - | $2,898 | $9,622 | 35 | Indican Pictures |
| 88 | 80 | The Extraordinary Voyage | $5,658 | -35.1% | 6 | +1 | $943 | $23,056 | 4 | Flicker Alley |
| 89 | 70 | The Help | $5,170 | -81.7% | 5 | -133 | $1,034 | $169,708,112 | 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | 86 | Le Havre | $4,715 | -10.1% | 6 | +2 | $785 | $590,049 | 20 | Janus Films |
| 91 | 81 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $4,456 | -41.5% | 2 | - | $2,228 | $876,177 | 35 | International Film Circuit |
| 92 | 95 | The Turin Horse | $4,271 | +32% | 2 | - | $2,135 | $27,994 | 4 | The Cinema Guild |
| 93 | - | Last Days Here | $4,126 | - | 1 | - | $4,126 | $4,126 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 94 | 108 | The Whale | $4,054 | +156.7% | 1 | - | $4,054 | $76,010 | 26 | Paladin |
| 95 | - | Art Is... The Permanent Revolution | $3,884 | - | 1 | - | $3,884 | $3,884 | 1 | First Run |
| 96 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $3,617 | - | 1 | - | $3,617 | $32,889 | 26 | The Film Desk |
| 97 | - | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $3,440 | - | 1 | - | $3,440 | $60,264 | 15 | - |
| 98 | 89 | An Inconsistent Truth | $2,964 | -37.2% | 1 | - | $2,964 | $64,268 | 6 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 99 | - | Falling Away | $2,796 | - | 2 | - | $1,398 | $2,796 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 100 | 78 | The Skin I Live In | $2,692 | -73.3% | 3 | -11 | $897 | $3,182,006 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | 96 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $2,577 | -9.3% | 1 | - | $2,577 | $53,253,194 | 698 | IMAX |
| 102 | 124 | Windfall | $2,167 | +3,913% | 1 | - | $2,167 | $4,696 | 5 | First Run |
| 103 | - | The Look | $2,033 | - | 1 | - | $2,033 | $19,613 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 104 | - | The Snowtown Murders | $1,882 | - | 1 | - | $1,882 | $1,882 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 105 | 94 | Addiction Incorporated | $1,842 | -43.3% | 2 | +1 | $921 | $29,954 | 13 | Variance Films |
| 106 | 92 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $1,794 | -53.4% | 2 | - | $897 | $4,430,413 | 22 | - |
| 107 | - | Tyrannosaur | $1,641 | - | 2 | - | $820 | $21,751 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 108 | - | The Devil, Probably | $1,593 | - | 1 | - | $1,593 | $7,017 | 8 | The Film Desk |
| 109 | 76 | On the Ice | $1,532 | -87.1% | 2 | -3 | $766 | $42,000 | 3 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 110 | - | Where Are You Taking Me? | $1,492 | - | 1 | - | $1,492 | $1,492 | 1 | Icarus Films |
| 111 | 87 | Declaration of War | $1,351 | -74.2% | 6 | -5 | $225 | $43,675 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 112 | 99 | Take Shelter | $1,241 | -50.6% | 3 | - | $413 | $1,728,495 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 113 | - | Sing Your Song | $1,199 | - | 1 | - | $1,199 | $34,074 | 8 | S2BN Films |
| 114 | 85 | The Fairy | $679 | -87.5% | 1 | -1 | $679 | $6,122 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 115 | 117 | Granito | $638 | -14.8% | 2 | +1 | $319 | $43,942 | 26 | International Film Circuit |
| 116 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $636 | - | 1 | - | $636 | $34,109,736 | 337 | IMAX |
| 117 | - | The Long Day Closes | $633 | - | 1 | - | $633 | $633 | 1 | The Film Desk |
| 118 | 118 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $475 | -20% | 1 | - | $475 | $148,000 | 17 | First Run |
| 119 | - | Amigo | $355 | - | 1 | - | $355 | $183,256 | 29 | Variance Films |
| 120 | - | Pianomania | $318 | - | 1 | - | $318 | $49,852 | 41 | First Run |
| 121 | 120 | Putin's Kiss | $314 | +8.3% | 1 | - | $314 | $3,108 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 122 | 98 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $266 | -89.5% | 1 | - | $266 | $177,802 | 7 | Eleven Arts |
| 123 | 104 | Kung Fu Joe | $222 | -90.3% | 1 | - | $222 | $11,404 | 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 124 | 114 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $141 | -87.6% | 1 | - | $141 | $33,616 | 7 | First Run |
| 125 | 125 | Galapagos | $70 | +150% | 1 | - | $70 | $18,080,491 | 645 | IMAX |
