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Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ inspirational Dolphin Tale took the No. 1 spot in its second weekend with $14.2 million, wresting the box office crown from fellow family pic The Lion King.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, October 2, 2011 are as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolphin Tale | Warner Bros. | 14,245,000 | 37,516,377 | 3,515 | 4,052 |
| 2 | Moneyball | Sony | 12,500,000 | 38,468,538 | 2,993 | 4,176 |
| 3 | Lion King, The | Disney | 11,057,000 | 79,651,149 | 2,340 | 4,725 |
| 4 | 50/50 | Summit Entertainment | 8,848,000 | 8,848,000 | 2,458 | 3,599 |
| 5 | Courageous | Sony | 8,800,000 | 8,800,000 | 1,161 | 7,579 |
| 6 | Dream House | Universal | 8,209,185 | 8,209,185 | 2,661 | 3,085 |
| 7 | Abduction | Lionsgate | 5,650,000 | 19,139,188 | 3,118 | 1,812 |
| 8 | What’s Your Number? | 20th Century Fox | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | 3,002 | 1,865 |
| 9 | Contagion | Warner Bros. | 5,040,000 | 64,702,465 | 2,744 | 1,836 |
| 10 | Killer Elite | Open Road | 4,855,000 | 17,439,447 | 2,986 | 1,625 |
| 11 | Drive | FilmDistrict | 3,337,484 | 27,050,799 | 1,974 | 1,690 |
| 12 | Help, The | Disney | 3,006,000 | 159,363,028 | 2,505 | 1,200 |
