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The box-office bounced back in a big way as the romantic drama “The Vow” opened to a blockbuster $41.7 million, followed closely by Denzel Washington–Ryan Reynolds action-thriller “Safe House” with $39.3 million. Both films vastly overperformed, driving the weekend up more than 30 percent from last year.
The rerelease of “Phantom Menace” in 3D opened in a disappointing 4th place with $23 million. Generally considered the worst of the “Star Wars” franchise, “Phantom Menace” fans elected not to indulge George Lucas’ in yet another interminable rerelease of the films, after announcing his retirement from filmmaking.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, through February 12, 2012 are as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
| 1 | Vow, The | Sony | 41,700,000 | 41,700,000 | 2,958 | 14,097 |
| 2 | Safe House | Universal | 39,330,590 | 39,330,590 | 3,119 | 12,610 |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Warner Bros. | 27,550,000 | 27,550,000 | 3,470 | 7,939 |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode I – Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 | 2,655 | 8,662 |
| 5 | Chronicle | 20th Century Fox | 12,300,000 | 40,167,267 | 2,908 | 4,229 |
| 6 | Woman In Black, The | CBS Films | 10,300,000 | 35,455,487 | 2,856 | 3,606 |
| 7 | Grey, The | Open Road | 5,080,000 | 42,822,264 | 2,801 | 1,813 |
| 8 | Big Miracle | Universal | 3,860,730 | 13,196,665 | 2,133 | 1,810 |
| 9 | Descendants, The | Fox Searchlight | 3,500,000 | 70,729,613 | 1,581 | 2,213 |
| 10 | Underworld Awakening | Sony | 2,500,000 | 58,934,369 | 1,657 | 1,508 |
| 11 | Red Tails | 20th Century Fox | 2,400,000 | 45,063,386 | 1,580 | 1,518 |
| 12 | One For The Money | Lionsgate | 2,300,000 | 23,678,705 | 2,056 | 1,118 |
