After months upon months of box office speculation, John Carter finally opened and as expected was a huge disappointment. The mega-budget sci-fi epic wasn’t even able to unseat The Lorax, which held first place for the second-straight weekend.
New Movies in Theaters
Just premiered:
- John Carter: [Sci-Fi Action, 2 hrs. 12 min.] Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West.
- Silent House: [Horror, 1 hr. 25 min.] Elizabeth Olsen.
- A Thousand Words: [Comedy Drama] Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Clark Duke, Cliff Curtis, Allison Janney.
Top 10 U.S.A. Weekend Box Office
Weekend: March 9th to 11th, 2012
- (1) Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $38,846,020 Total: $121,724,850 Weeks: 2
- John Carter $30,180,188 Total: $30,180,188 Week: 1
- (2) Project X $11,142,103 Total: $39,717,098 Weeks: 2
- (3) Act of Valor $6,991,877 Total: $56,092,474 Weeks: 3
- Silent House $6,661,234 Total: $6,661,234 Week: 1
- A Thousand Words $6,176,280 Total: $6,176,280 Week: 1
- (4) Safe House $4,801,510 Total: $115,605,325 Weeks: 5
- (7) The Vow $3,842,485 Total: $117,456,231 Weeks: 5
- (8) This Means War $3,756,060 Total: $46,895,410 Weeks: 4
- (6) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $3,611,388 Total: $90,641,999 Weeks: 5
(#) = Previous week rank, = New Film
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