Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax opened to $70.7 million, which is by far the best opening of the year. It’s also the sixth-highest debut ever for an animated movie and second-best for a non-sequel behind The Simpsons Movie ($74.04 million).
New Movies in Theaters
Just premiered:
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax: [Animation, 1 hr. 35 min.] Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Taylor Swift, Betty White.
- Project X: [Comedy, 1 hr. 28 min.] Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Miles Teller.
Top 10 U.S.A. Weekend Box Office
Weekend: March 2nd to 4th, 2012
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $70,700,000 Total: $70,700,000 Week: 1
- Project X $20,775,000 Total: $20,775,000 Week: 1
- (1) Act of Valor $13,700,000 Total: $45,239,000 Weeks: 2
- (4) Safe House $7,200,000 Total: $108,200,000 Weeks: 4
- (2) Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds $7,000,000 Total: $25,745,000 Weeks: 2
- (3) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $6,925,000 Total: $85,611,000 Weeks: 4
- (5) The Vow $6,100,000 Total: $111,712,000 Weeks: 4
- (7) This Means War $5,625,000 Total: $41,464,000 Weeks: 3
- (6) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance $4,700,000 Total: $44,881,000 Weeks: 3
- (13) The Artist $3,900,000 Total: $37,088,000 Weeks: 15
(#) = Previous week rank, = New Film
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