Winning over the minds and hearts of moviegoers in America’s heartland, Peter Berg‘s Navy SEALsdrama “Lone Survivor” opened to a huge $38.5 million in North America, far more than expected and the best showing of any post-9/11 war film.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 12, are as follows:
RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
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REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
1 | Lone Survivor | Universal | $38,510,625 | 2,875 | 13,395 | $38,892,186 |
2 | Frozen | Disney | $15,070,000 | 3,239 | 4,652 | $317,661,000 |
3 | Wolf Of Wall Street, The | Paramount | $9,000,000 | 2,521 | 3,570 | $78,586,551 |
4 | American Hustle | Sony | $8,600,000 | 2,629 | 3,271 | $101,562,928 |
4 | Legend Of Hercules, The | Lionsgate | $8,600,000 | 2,104 | 4,087 | $8,600,000 |
6 | Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The | Warner Bros. | $8,015,000 | 3,075 | 2,606 | $242,219,435 |
7 | August: Osage County | The Weinstein Company | $7,315,000 | 905 | 8,082 | $7,860,385 |
8 | Saving Mr. Banks | Disney | $6,578,000 | 2,671 | 2,462 | $68,949,000 |
9 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | Paramount | $6,300,000 | 2,883 | 2,185 | $28,471,389 |
10 | Anchorman 2 | Paramount | $6,100,000 | 3,012 | 2,025 | $118,517,944 |
11 | Her | Warner Bros. | $5,410,000 | 1,729 | 3,128 | $8,809,036 |
12 | Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | Lionsgate | $4,600,000 | 1,762 | 2,610 | $413,992,651 |