The Top Movies, Weekend of February 17, 2012

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(2)	Safe House	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$23,641,575	-41.15%	3,121	$7,575	$77,911,190	10
2	(1)	The Vow	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$23,065,077	-44.02%	2,958	$7,798	$84,991,914	10
3	(new)	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	Sony Pictures	Action	$22,115,334		3,174	$6,968	$22,115,334	3
4	(3)	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$19,845,282	-27.40%	3,500	$5,670	$52,961,624	10
5	(new)	This Means War	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$17,405,930		3,189	$5,458	$19,015,735	3
6	(4)	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$7,966,431	-64.55%	2,655	$3,001	$464,927,961	4,660
7	(5)	Chronicle	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$7,619,383	-36.99%	2,556	$2,981	$51,098,809	17
8	(6)	The Woman in Black	CBS Films	Thriller/Suspense	$6,679,196	-33.89%	2,559	$2,610	$45,289,814	17
9	(new)	The Secret World of Arietty	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$6,446,395		1,522	$4,235	$6,446,395	3
10	(7)	The Grey	Open Road	Thriller/Suspense	$3,142,111	-37.73%	2,107	$1,491	$48,035,170	24
11	(9)	The Descendants	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$2,932,824	-14.79%	1,243	$2,359	$75,015,594	96
12	(13)	The Artist	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$2,430,360	+8.49%	808	$3,008	$27,529,319	87
13	(8)	Big Miracle	Universal	Drama	$2,263,515	-42.64%	1,634	$1,385	$16,707,010	17
14	(14)	Hugo	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,655,684	-6.20%	558	$2,967	$66,741,808	89
15	(11)	Red Tails	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,442,093	-40.34%	1,009	$1,429	$47,558,629	31
16	(10)	Underworld: Awakening	Sony Pictures	Action	$1,136,686	-54.17%	826	$1,376	$61,380,487	31
17	(18)	The Iron Lady	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$1,063,704	-7.98%	623	$1,707	$24,423,490	52
18	(12)	One for the Money	Lionsgate	Comedy	$784,938	-65.89%	933	$841	$25,461,147	24
19	(15)	Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close	Warner Bros.	Drama	$627,618	-57.39%	577	$1,088	$30,630,595	57
20	(30)	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Warner Bros.	Action	$553,802	+68.38%	403	$1,374	$185,271,156	66
21	(17)	Contraband	Universal	Action	$539,685	-57.15%	420	$1,285	$65,765,705	38
22	(23)	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$494,723	-7.53%	400	$1,237	$129,683,218	66
23	(22)	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Focus Features	Thriller/Suspense	$492,491	-10.05%	184	$2,677	$22,695,338	73
24	(20)	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	Paramount Pictures	Action	$486,056	-31.25%	275	$1,767	$207,299,479	66
25	(29)	The Adventures of Tintin	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$389,854	+14.65%	303	$1,287	$76,391,170	61
26	(27)	2012 Oscar Shorts	Shorts International	Multiple Genres	$372,042	-9.77%	138	$2,696	$987,485	10
27	(24)	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$345,043	-30.05%	189	$1,826	$101,364,914	61
28	(16)	Man on a Ledge	Summit Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$331,508	-74.52%	401	$827	$18,377,456	24
29	(33)	Jodaeiye Nader az Simin	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$309,085	+16.28%	54	$5,724	$2,025,837	52
30	(28)	We Bought a Zoo	20th Century Fox	Drama	$300,033	-16.82%	287	$1,045	$73,656,654	59
31	(26)	War Horse	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$298,332	-33.97%	394	$757	$78,706,298	57
32	(34)	Pina	IFC Films	Documentary	$297,666	+15.69%	78	$3,816	$2,174,494	59
33	(19)	Beauty and the Beast	Walt Disney Pictures	Musical	$251,292	-70.09%	214	$1,174	$218,339,412	7,404
34	(21)	Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu	UTV Communications	Romantic Comedy	$230,770	-63.78%	98	$2,355	$1,026,303	10
35	(25)	Joyful Noise	Warner Bros.	Musical	$219,935	-55.08%	340	$647	$30,307,894	38
36	(32)	The Muppets	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$207,263	-23.80%	269	$770	$88,067,260	89
37	(36)	My Week with Marilyn	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$197,841	-4.89%	120	$1,649	$13,642,958	89
38	(31)	Albert Nobbs	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$193,041	-29.73%	119	$1,622	$2,357,605	61
39	(35)	Puss in Boots	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$187,050	-13.94%	163	$1,148	$148,998,026	115
40	(new)	Thin Ice	ATO Pictures	Black Comedy	$183,527		53	$3,463	$183,527	3
41	(37)	A Dangerous Method	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$152,441	-25.71%	96	$1,588	$5,171,944	89
42	(42)	Born to be Wild 3D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$149,565	+49.43%	45	$3,324	$16,373,130	318
43	(47)	Rampart	Millenium Films	Drama	$125,997	+108.45%	28	$4,500	$210,417	10
44	(41)	Jack and Jill	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$121,297	-26.49%	134	$905	$74,020,223	101
45	(75)	The Darkest Hour	Summit Entertainment	Action	$98,691	+1,334.46%	113	$873	$21,319,696	57
46	(39)	Happy Feet Two	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$97,176	-47.74%	135	$720	$63,826,400	94
47	(54)	W ciemno?ci	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$82,551	+201.14%	14	$5,897	$142,514	10
48	(44)	We need to Talk About Kevin	Oscilloscope Pictures	Drama	$71,232	-15.01%	16	$4,452	$604,821	73
49	(38)	Haywire	Relativity	Thriller/Suspense	$69,716	-65.90%	79	$882	$18,751,460	31
50	(43)	Shame	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$66,547	-21.37%	44	$1,512	$3,720,167	80
51	(50)	Hubble 3D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$60,048	+38.37%	17	$3,532	$31,049,012	703
52	(40)	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$54,318	-67.72%	148	$367	$281,267,663	94
53	(48)	W.E.	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$53,016	-11.12%	20	$2,651	$206,946	17
54	(new)	Deep In The Heart	ARC Entertainment	Drama	$46,400		63	$737	$46,400	3
55	(53)	Coriolanus	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$39,215	+25.42%	13	$3,017	$321,965	31
56	(45)	Agneepath	Eros Entertainment	Action	$34,828	-58.41%	132	$264	$1,973,574	24
57	(51)	Carnage	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$33,441	-18.26%	35	$955	$2,420,300	66
58	(new)	Undefeated	Weinstein Co.	Documentary	$33,165		5	$6,633	$33,165	3
59	(new)	Rundskop	Drafthouse Films	Drama	$32,267		7	$4,610	$32,267	3
60	(49)	The Sitter	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$29,883	-47.42%	43	$695	$30,471,209	73
61	(64)	Young Adult	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$28,822	+115.96%	87	$331	$16,295,033	73
62	(62)	Under the Sea 3D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$26,215	+78.22%	9	$2,913	$30,549,001	1,102
63	(57)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$22,638	+12.16%	4	$5,660	$84,965,919	3,594
64	(55)	Pariah	Focus Features	Drama	$20,657	-11.55%	13	$1,589	$687,922	54
65	(new)	On the Ice	PMK*BNC	Thriller/Suspense	$17,901		4	$4,475	$17,901	3
66	(52)	The Devil Inside	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$14,341	-59.04%	34	$422	$53,180,784	45
67	(46)	New Year's Eve	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$12,730	-79.64%	33	$386	$54,538,013	73
68	(67)	Les femmes du 6�me �tage	Strand	Comedy	$10,829	-2.53%	6	$1,805	$603,482	262
69	(61)	Midnight in Paris	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$9,791	-44.26%	16	$612	$56,553,416	276
70	(68)	The Help	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$9,359	-10.65%	13	$720	$169,668,586	194
71	(59)	Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$8,992	-52.60%	12	$749	$4,794,504	416
72	(re-entry)	Le Havre	Janus Films	Drama	$7,195		7	$1,028	$577,113	122
73	(66)	In The Land of Blood and Honey	FilmDistrict	Drama	$7,122	-36.26%	8	$890	$284,991	59
74	(80)	Jin l�ng sh� san chai	Wrekin Hill Entertainment	Drama	$6,028	+82.61%	3	$2,009	$224,860	31
75	(60)	Immortals	Relativity	Action	$4,967	-73.53%	29	$171	$83,502,403	101
76	(re-entry)	Death of the Virgin	Indican Pictures	Horror	$4,826		2	$2,413	$16,826	10
77	(re-entry)	La guerre est d�clar�e	IFC Films	Drama	$4,727		7	$675	$34,181	24
78	(63)	J. Edgar	Warner Bros.	Drama	$3,979	-70.96%	11	$362	$37,304,451	103
79	(72)	The Way	Producer's Distribution Agency	Drama	$3,932	-46.70%	5	$786	$4,422,691	136
80	(74)	The Innkeepers	Magnolia Pictures	Horror	$3,436	-52.28%	7	$491	$74,906	17
81	(new)	Michael	Strand	Drama	$3,366		1	$3,366	$4,546	5
82	(78)	Young Goethe in Love	Music Box Films	Drama	$2,929	-36.94%	5	$586	$145,995	108
83	(82)	Kung Fu Joe	Indican Pictures	Comedy	$2,796	-11.46%	1	$2,796	$7,082	10
84	(69)	Melancholia	Magnolia Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,770	-69.95%	5	$554	$3,023,196	101
85	(81)	Vettai	UTV Communications	Action	$2,518	-22.95%	1	$2,518	$202,581	38
86	(77)	Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$2,242	-53.52%	2	$1,121	$862,901	227
87	(re-entry)	How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster?	First Run Features	Drama	$1,698		4	$425	$12,430	26
88	(88)	Kill List	IFC Films	Horror	$1,463	-28.95%	4	$366	$19,401	17
89	(76)	Return	Dada Films	Drama	$1,327	-80.24%	1	$1,327	$10,128	10
90	(new)	Cirkus Columbia	Strand	Drama	$1,284		1	$1,284	$1,284	3
91	(90)	Tomboy	Rocket Releasing	Drama	$1,228	+31.76%	2	$614	$122,112	94
92	(89)	La piel que habito	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,149	-7.49%	4	$287	$3,167,958	129
93	(re-entry)	Mozart's Sister	Music Box Films	Drama	$1,118		2	$559	$706,622	185
94	(101)	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey	Submarine Deluxe	Documentary	$1,080	+468.42%	2	$540	$287,281	122
95	(96)	Sing Your Song	S2BN	Documentary	$956	+43.54%	1	$956	$32,083	38
96	(97)	The Whale	Paladin	Documentary	$677	+23.54%	1	$677	$69,944	164
97	(85)	La conqu�te	Music Box Films	Drama	$423	-83.82%	2	$212	$65,366	101
98	(re-entry)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$402		1	$402	$34,109,100	2,341
99	(re-entry)	Man on a Mission	First Run Features	Documentary	$396		1	$396	$8,548	38
100	(98)	Take Shelter	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$322	-38.31%	4	$81	$1,724,431	143
101	(71)	My Reincarnation	Long Shot Factory	Documentary	$319	-95.74%	2	$160	$82,618	115
102	(105)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$98	+366.67%	3	$33	$18,081,936	4,497

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