The 3D sci-fi epic ‘John Carter’ hit $30.6 million in its North American debut thanks to an uptick on Saturday, while the film opened internationally to $70.6 million for a total $101.2 million. The film performed slightly better than expected, but not nearly as well as Disney hoped. ‘The Lorax” was easily able to beat it in its second week, bringing in just over $39 million for the weekend.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, March 11, 2012, are as follows:
Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
1 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | Universal | 39,108,240 | 121,987,070 | 3,746 | 10,440 |
2 | John Carter | Disney | 30,603,000 | 30,603,000 | 3,749 | 8,162 |
3 | Project X | Warner Bros. | 11,550,000 | 40,124,995 | 3,055 | 3,780 |
4 | Silent House | Open Road | 7,010,024 | 7,010,024 | 2,124 | 3,300 |
5 | Act Of Valor | Relativity Media | 7,000,000 | 56,100,597 | 2,951 | 2,372 |
6 | Thousand Words, A | Paramount | 6,350,000 | 6,350,000 | 1,890 | 3,359 |
7 | Safe House | Universal | 4,952,640 | 115,756,455 | 2,144 | 2,310 |
8 | Vow, The | Sony | 4,000,000 | 117,613,746 | 2,478 | 1,614 |
9 | This Means War | 20th Century Fox | 3,750,000 | 46,889,350 | 1,949 | 1,924 |
10 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Warner Bros. | 3,685,000 | 90,715,611 | 2,525 | 1,459 |
11 | Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds | Lionsgate | 3,000,000 | 30,542,449 | 1,516 | 1,978 |
12 | Artist, The | The Weinstein Company | 2,304,000 | 40,459,023 | 1,505 | 1,530 |