Domestic 2012 Weekend 9
March 2-4, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Lorax | $70,217,070 | - | 3,729 | - | $18,830 | $70,217,070 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Project X | $21,051,363 | - | 3,055 | - | $6,890 | $21,051,363 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | Act of Valor | $13,572,578 | -44.5% | 3,053 | +14 | $4,445 | $45,111,924 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | 4 | Safe House | $7,390,935 | -32.4% | 2,553 | -499 | $2,895 | $108,355,425 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Good Deeds | $7,047,061 | -54.8% | 2,132 | - | $3,305 | $25,791,693 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $6,547,374 | -51.1% | 3,060 | -290 | $2,139 | $85,233,873 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 5 | The Vow | $6,011,147 | -39.4% | 2,826 | -212 | $2,127 | $111,623,496 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | 7 | This Means War | $5,561,323 | -34% | 2,342 | -847 | $2,374 | $41,399,962 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 6 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $4,545,637 | -49.5% | 2,487 | -687 | $1,827 | $44,826,376 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 8 | Wanderlust | $3,843,840 | -41.1% | 2,002 | - | $1,920 | $12,484,655 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 13 | The Artist | $3,625,571 | +24.8% | 1,756 | +790 | $2,064 | $36,813,989 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 12 | 9 | Gone | $3,001,862 | -37.1% | 2,186 | - | $1,373 | $8,949,839 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 11 | Chronicle | $1,931,431 | -47.6% | 1,054 | -743 | $1,832 | $60,846,697 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 10 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $1,484,644 | -65.9% | 1,431 | -91 | $1,037 | $16,753,024 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | The Descendants | $1,291,817 | -39.4% | 694 | -195 | $1,861 | $80,392,543 | 16 | - |
| 16 | 16 | Hugo | $1,233,618 | -18.3% | 406 | -95 | $3,038 | $71,300,195 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | The Woman in Black | $1,154,475 | -57.6% | 812 | -915 | $1,421 | $52,241,390 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 18 | 12 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 2012 3D Release | $1,100,446 | -65.3% | 731 | -887 | $1,505 | $42,218,779 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | 23 | A Separation | $952,051 | +159.9% | 243 | +160 | $3,917 | $3,677,464 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 19 | The Iron Lady | $850,909 | +22.4% | 511 | -11 | $1,665 | $27,006,913 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 17 | Goon | $747,180 | -39.4% | 242 | +1 | $3,087 | $2,594,662 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 22 | 22 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $345,052 | -8.5% | 314 | +3 | $1,098 | $130,804,281 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 20 | Big Miracle | $301,560 | -54.9% | 359 | -269 | $840 | $19,362,140 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | 35 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $286,352 | +60.7% | 256 | +131 | $1,118 | $102,068,888 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 25 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $263,189 | -22.9% | 126 | -38 | $2,088 | $23,665,415 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 18 | The Grey | $258,960 | -67.6% | 308 | -609 | $840 | $50,732,510 | 6 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 27 | 24 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $257,558 | -26.5% | 266 | -67 | $968 | $186,271,351 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 27 | We Bought a Zoo | $243,829 | -14.4% | 266 | -14 | $916 | $74,406,782 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 30 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $226,037 | -12.4% | 303 | +23 | $745 | $31,516,404 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 21 | Red Tails | $190,895 | -56.3% | 249 | -240 | $766 | $49,159,624 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 28 | The Adventures of Tintin | $186,315 | -32.2% | 215 | -57 | $866 | $77,167,157 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | 32 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $158,153 | -33.3% | 107 | -71 | $1,478 | $208,019,613 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 33 | Pina | $157,961 | -17.8% | 64 | -20 | $2,468 | $2,825,932 | 11 | IFC Films |
| 34 | 63 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $132,595 | +253.2% | 40 | +24 | $3,314 | $818,315 | 13 | Oscilloscope |
| 35 | 26 | My Week with Marilyn | $130,847 | -57.1% | 120 | -282 | $1,090 | $14,340,551 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 37 | Contraband | $120,620 | -30% | 148 | -49 | $815 | $66,362,065 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | 44 | Rampart | $119,387 | +21.3% | 52 | +7 | $2,295 | $539,848 | 4 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 38 | 36 | War Horse | $116,319 | -33.8% | 131 | -82 | $887 | $79,237,317 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | 34 | Joyful Noise | $115,826 | -37% | 202 | -75 | $573 | $30,769,139 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 47 | In Darkness | $106,843 | +20.4% | 35 | +13 | $3,052 | $421,056 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | 42 | Born to Be Wild | $96,153 | -17.9% | 40 | - | $2,403 | $16,793,007 | 48 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | - | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | $87,475 | - | 24 | - | $3,644 | $87,475 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | 49 | Thin Ice | $83,621 | +4.7% | 41 | -5 | $2,039 | $459,316 | 3 | ATO Pictures |
| 44 | 70 | Undefeated | $82,230 | +325.8% | 12 | +7 | $6,852 | $164,058 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 45 | 39 | The Muppets | $79,202 | -45.7% | 138 | -67 | $573 | $88,479,901 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | 29 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action | $76,964 | -71.9% | 59 | -87 | $1,304 | $1,625,101 | 4 | Shorts International |
| 47 | 31 | Underworld: Awakening | $72,270 | -70.2% | 79 | -181 | $914 | $62,321,039 | 7 | Screen Gems |
| 48 | 46 | A Dangerous Method | $67,772 | -27.3% | 53 | -28 | $1,278 | $5,457,215 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | 41 | Albert Nobbs | $65,200 | -49.5% | 68 | -32 | $958 | $2,724,348 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 50 | 40 | One for the Money | $59,596 | -56.8% | 117 | -112 | $509 | $26,060,754 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 51 | - | Lost Woods | $58,240 | - | 13 | - | $4,480 | $58,240 | 1 | Nocturnal Features |
| 52 | 66 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $48,293 | +86.6% | 12 | - | $4,024 | $4,891,030 | 93 | 3D Entertainment |
| 53 | 59 | Love | $45,308 | +9.8% | 15 | +8 | $3,020 | $234,159 | 3 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 54 | 55 | Hubble | $44,628 | -7.5% | 22 | +4 | $2,028 | $30,945,319 | 103 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | - | Being Flynn | $43,990 | - | 4 | - | $10,997 | $43,990 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 56 | 64 | W.E. | $43,623 | +57.9% | 19 | +4 | $2,295 | $327,508 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 57 | 54 | Happy Feet Two | $43,609 | -15.6% | 85 | - | $513 | $63,992,328 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | 69 | Coriolanus | $37,162 | +68.7% | 14 | +6 | $2,654 | $410,266 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 59 | 45 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $32,432 | -65.7% | 26 | -23 | $1,247 | $155,247 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 60 | 56 | Under the Sea 3D | $30,839 | -33.1% | 15 | +5 | $2,055 | $29,291,570 | 160 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 57 | Shame | $29,692 | -30.7% | 22 | -3 | $1,349 | $3,856,516 | 14 | - |
| 62 | 60 | Chico & Rita | $28,486 | -29.8% | 15 | +3 | $1,899 | $163,688 | 4 | GKIDS |
| 63 | - | Boy | $21,244 | - | 2 | - | $10,622 | $21,244 | 1 | - |
| 64 | - | Paan Singh Tomar | $20,568 | - | 10 | - | $2,056 | $20,568 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 65 | - | The Salt of Life | $19,176 | - | 2 | - | $9,588 | $19,176 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 66 | 71 | Carnage | $19,106 | +2.9% | 19 | -3 | $1,005 | $2,491,960 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 65 | The Forgiveness of Blood | $17,816 | -33.3% | 6 | +3 | $2,969 | $53,167 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 68 | 58 | Bullhead | $17,800 | -56.9% | 17 | -17 | $1,047 | $118,100 | 3 | Drafthouse Films |
| 69 | 67 | Space Station 3D | $17,745 | -27.6% | 4 | - | $4,436 | $85,043,250 | 516 | IMAX |
| 70 | 51 | Beauty and the Beast 2012 3D Release | $14,953 | -72.8% | 24 | -35 | $623 | $47,259,181 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 71 | 72 | The Flowers of War | $13,985 | -16.2% | 6 | -1 | $2,330 | $267,150 | 7 | - |
| 72 | - | This Is Not a Film | $12,608 | - | 5 | - | $2,521 | $16,519 | 1 | Palisades Tartan |
| 73 | 75 | Crazy Horse | $12,600 | +22.3% | 10 | +2 | $1,260 | $90,800 | 7 | Zipporah Films |
| 74 | - | Let the Bullets Fly | $11,287 | - | 5 | - | $2,257 | $11,287 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 75 | 73 | Pariah | $10,801 | -15.3% | 13 | - | $830 | $730,362 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 76 | 77 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $10,576 | +40.9% | 6 | +1 | $1,762 | $631,932 | 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 77 | 62 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $10,405 | -73.9% | 10 | -25 | $1,040 | $1,150,019 | 4 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 78 | 61 | Haywire | $9,890 | -75.3% | 32 | -5 | $309 | $18,852,951 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 79 | 38 | Midnight in Paris | $7,044 | -95.6% | 11 | -153 | $640 | $56,802,123 | 42 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | 86 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $6,274 | +65.7% | 8 | +4 | $784 | $301,305 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 81 | - | Better Than Something: Jay Reatard | $5,712 | - | 4 | - | $1,428 | $5,712 | 1 | - |
| 82 | 79 | The Devil Inside | $5,165 | -26.7% | 17 | -8 | $303 | $53,201,716 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 83 | 74 | Deep Sea | $5,001 | -54.1% | 2 | - | $2,500 | $44,512,774 | 314 | Warner Bros. |
| 84 | - | Kill List | $4,711 | - | 10 | - | $471 | $26,297 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 85 | 80 | The Extraordinary Voyage | $4,452 | -23.5% | 6 | +2 | $742 | $21,850 | 4 | Flicker Alley |
| 86 | 87 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $4,196 | +16.6% | 3 | -1 | $1,398 | $73,827 | 9 | The Cinema Guild |
| 87 | - | Le Havre | $4,171 | - | 6 | - | $695 | $589,510 | 20 | Janus Films |
| 88 | 81 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $3,223 | -40.2% | 2 | - | $1,611 | $874,944 | 35 | International Film Circuit |
| 89 | - | Ranchero | $2,960 | - | 2 | - | $1,480 | $6,786 | 35 | Indican Pictures |
| 90 | - | Art Is... The Permanent Revolution | $2,718 | - | 1 | - | $2,718 | $2,718 | 1 | First Run |
| 91 | - | Last Days Here | $2,671 | - | 1 | - | $2,671 | $2,671 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 92 | 68 | The Help | $2,645 | -88.3% | 5 | -133 | $529 | $169,705,587 | 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 93 | - | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $2,569 | - | 1 | - | $2,569 | $59,393 | 15 | - |
| 94 | 85 | An Inconsistent Truth | $2,270 | -40.6% | 1 | - | $2,270 | $63,574 | 6 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 95 | 103 | The Turin Horse | $2,265 | +68.8% | 2 | - | $1,132 | $25,988 | 4 | The Cinema Guild |
| 96 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $2,124 | - | 1 | - | $2,124 | $31,396 | 26 | The Film Desk |
| 97 | 91 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $2,050 | -7.5% | 1 | - | $2,050 | $53,252,667 | 698 | IMAX |
| 98 | 78 | The Skin I Live In | $1,410 | -80.3% | 3 | -11 | $470 | $3,180,826 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | - | The Look | $1,340 | - | 1 | - | $1,340 | $18,920 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 100 | 104 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $1,314 | +6.5% | 2 | - | $657 | $4,429,933 | 22 | - |
| 101 | - | Falling Away | $1,284 | - | 2 | - | $642 | $1,284 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 102 | - | The Snowtown Murders | $1,273 | - | 1 | - | $1,273 | $1,273 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 103 | 76 | On the Ice | $1,148 | -86.1% | 2 | -3 | $574 | $41,616 | 3 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 104 | - | Addiction Incorporated | $1,096 | - | 2 | - | $548 | $29,208 | 12 | Variance Films |
| 105 | - | The Devil, Probably | $958 | - | 1 | - | $958 | $6,382 | 8 | The Film Desk |
| 106 | - | Tyrannosaur | $952 | - | 2 | - | $476 | $21,062 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | - | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $941 | - | 2 | - | $470 | $100,119 | 17 | Variance Films |
| 108 | - | Where Are You Taking Me? | $937 | - | 1 | - | $937 | $937 | 1 | Icarus Films |
| 109 | 97 | Take Shelter | $860 | -52.4% | 3 | - | $286 | $1,728,114 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 110 | 100 | The Whale | $786 | -47.5% | 1 | - | $786 | $72,742 | 26 | Paladin |
| 111 | 114 | Windfall | $571 | +957.4% | 1 | - | $571 | $3,100 | 5 | First Run |
| 112 | 96 | Kung Fu Joe | $412 | -78.2% | 1 | - | $412 | $11,594 | 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 113 | - | Sing Your Song | $400 | - | 1 | - | $400 | $33,275 | 8 | S2BN Films |
| 114 | 105 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $266 | -72.7% | 1 | - | $266 | $177,802 | 7 | Eleven Arts |
| 115 | 113 | Putin's Kiss | $150 | -3.2% | 1 | - | $150 | $2,944 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 116 | - | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $141 | - | 1 | - | $141 | $33,616 | 7 | First Run |
| 117 | 115 | Galapagos | $70 | +150% | 1 | - | $70 | $18,080,491 | 645 | IMAX |
| 118 | 107 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $66 | -88.9% | 1 | - | $66 | $147,591 | 17 | First Run |
