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In it’s second week of release, the Denzel Washington action picture “Safe House” narrowly defeated returning films “The Vow” and “Journey 2” as well as newcomer “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” to take the top spot at the weekend box office. With $23.96 million for the weekend, “Safe House topped “The Vow by a mere $360,000. “Ghost Rider” rode into third place with $22 million while “Journey 2” rounded out the action heavy weekend with just over $20 million.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, February 19, 2012 is as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
| 1 | Safe House | Universal | 23,969,280 | 78,238,895 | 3,121 | 7,680 |
| 2 | Vow, The | Sony | 23,600,000 | 85,526,837 | 2,958 | 7,978 |
| 3 | Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance | Sony | 22,000,000 | 22,000,000 | 3,174 | 6,931 |
| 4 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Warner Bros. | 20,085,000 | 53,201,342 | 3,500 | 5,738 |
| 5 | This Means War | 20th Century Fox | 17,550,000 | 19,159,805 | 3,189 | 5,503 |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode I – Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox | 7,865,000 | 33,738,235 | 2,655 | 2,962 |
| 7 | Chronicle | 20th Century Fox | 7,500,000 | 50,979,426 | 2,556 | 2,934 |
| 8 | Woman In Black, The | CBS Films | 6,645,000 | 45,255,618 | 2,559 | 2,596 |
| 9 | Secret World Of Arrietty, The | Disney | 6,375,000 | 6,375,000 | 1,522 | 4,188 |
| 10 | Grey, The | Open Road | 3,031,454 | 47,924,513 | 2,107 | 1,438 |
| 11 | Descendants, The | Fox Searchlight | 2,925,000 | 75,007,770 | 1,243 | 2,353 |
| 12 | Artist, The | The Weinstein Company | 2,325,000 | 27,423,959 | 808 | 2,877 |
