Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, March 8, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $2,889,975 | +11% | 3,729 | $775 | $82,878,830 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | Project X | $1,603,264 | +2% | 3,055 | $525 | $28,574,995 | 7 | |
| 3 | (3) | Act of Valor | $925,339 | +4% | -41% | 3,053 | $303 | $49,100,597 | 14 |
| 4 | (4) | Safe House | $587,190 | +5% | -26% | 2,553 | $230 | $110,803,815 | 28 | Previews | John Carter | $500,000 | 0 | – | $500,000 |
| 5 | (5) | The Vow | $496,723 | +9% | -25% | 2,826 | $176 | $113,613,746 | 28 |
| 6 | (8) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $486,944 | +29% | +3% | 3,060 | $159 | $87,030,611 | 28 |
| 7 | (6) | This Means War | $442,927 | +9% | -24% | 2,342 | $189 | $43,139,350 | 21 |
| 8 | (7) | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $388,508 | +3% | -43% | 2,132 | $182 | $27,542,449 | 14 |
| 9 | (10) | Wanderlust | $330,330 | +3% | -33% | 2,002 | $165 | $13,864,120 | 14 |
| 10 | (9) | The Artist | $321,504 | 0% | -2% | 1,756 | $183 | $38,155,023 | 105 |
| 11 | (11) | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $308,595 | +10% | -40% | 2,487 | $124 | $46,100,147 | 21 |
| 12 | (12) | Gone | $210,913 | +10% | -22% | 2,186 | $96 | $9,831,282 | 14 |
| - | (13) | Chronicle | $126,265 | +8% | -45% | 1,054 | $120 | $61,362,872 | 35 |
| - | (14) | The Descendants | $94,578 | +1% | -38% | 694 | $136 | $80,777,762 | 114 |
| - | (17) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $79,141 | +25% | -56% | 731 | $108 | $473,592,468 | 4,678 |
| - | (15) | Hugo | $75,245 | -2% | -52% | 406 | $185 | $71,645,804 | 107 |
| - | (16) | The Woman in Black | $73,016 | +5% | -56% | 812 | $90 | $52,540,246 | 35 |
| - | (18) | Born to be Wild 3D | $27,735 | +0% | +45% | 40 | $693 | $16,885,903 | 336 |
| - | (19) | The Grey | $26,656 | +14% | -65% | 308 | $87 | $50,836,301 | 42 |
| - | (21) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,745 | +14% | +40% | 314 | $82 | $130,900,341 | 84 |
| - | (20) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $24,598 | +9% | -25% | 266 | $92 | $186,365,173 | 84 |
| - | (22) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $21,691 | +6% | -28% | 126 | $172 | $23,749,650 | 91 |
| - | (27) | The Adventures of Tintin | $21,232 | +28% | +11% | 215 | $99 | $77,243,736 | 79 |
| - | (24) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $20,585 | +10% | +13% | 303 | $68 | $31,596,115 | 75 |
| - | (26) | We Bought a Zoo | $19,761 | +16% | +13% | 266 | $74 | $74,481,656 | 77 |
| - | (25) | Big Miracle | $19,745 | +10% | -55% | 359 | $55 | $19,441,105 | 35 |
| - | (28) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $18,447 | +44% | -18% | 107 | $172 | $208,083,766 | 84 |
| - | (23) | Red Tails | $18,071 | -6% | -49% | 249 | $73 | $49,227,987 | 49 |
| - | (29) | Contraband | $12,580 | +13% | -29% | 197 | $64 | $66,410,885 | 56 |
| - | (30) | Joyful Noise | $10,176 | +9% | -44% | 202 | $50 | $30,809,154 | 56 |
| - | (31) | Albert Nobbs | $7,234 | +2% | -43% | 68 | $106 | $2,753,052 | 79 |
| - | (32) | One for the Money | $6,567 | +12% | -56% | 117 | $56 | $26,084,528 | 42 |
| - | (33) | Shame | $4,652 | -18% | -7% | 22 | $211 | $3,873,838 | 98 |
| - | (35) | Happy Feet Two | $3,332 | +10% | -9% | 85 | $39 | $64,006,466 | 112 |
| - | (34) | Being Flynn | $3,084 | -24% | 4 | $771 | $58,415 | 7 | |
| - | (36) | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $1,916 | -20% | 26 | $74 | $165,597 | 14 | |
| - | (38) | Pariah | $1,894 | +29% | -20% | 13 | $146 | $736,095 | 72 |
| - | (37) | Paan Singh Tomar | $1,498 | -27% | 10 | $150 | $26,325 | 7 | |
| - | (39) | The Sitter | $1,110 | -6% | -39% | 21 | $53 | $30,531,713 | 91 |
| - | (42) | The Devil Inside | $843 | +102% | +55% | 17 | $50 | $53,203,521 | 63 |
| - | (40) | Haywire | $806 | -14% | -81% | 32 | $25 | $18,856,810 | 49 |
| - | (41) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $655 | -9% | -4% | 8 | $82 | $303,877 | 77 |
| - | (43) | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $130 | -66% | 10 | $13 | $1,151,816 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $10,241,200 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $2,889,975 | 3,729 | $82,878,830 |
| 2 | Project X | $1,603,264 | 3,055 | $28,574,995 |
| 3 | Act of Valor | $925,339 | 3,053 | $49,100,597 |
| 4 | Safe House | $587,190 | 2,553 | $110,803,815 |
| - | John Carter | $500,000 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 5 | The Vow | $496,723 | 2,826 | $113,613,746 |
| 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $486,944 | 3,060 | $87,030,611 |
| 7 | This Means War | $442,927 | 2,342 | $43,139,350 |
| 8 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $388,508 | 2,132 | $27,542,449 |
| 9 | Wanderlust | $330,330 | 2,002 | $13,864,120 |
| 10 | The Artist | $321,504 | 1,756 | $38,155,023 |
| 11 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $308,595 | 2,487 | $46,100,147 |
| 12 | Gone | $210,913 | 2,186 | $9,831,282 |
| - | Chronicle | $126,265 | 1,054 | $61,362,872 |
| - | The Descendants | $94,578 | 694 | $80,777,762 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $79,141 | 731 | $473,592,468 |
| - | Hugo | $75,245 | 406 | $71,645,804 |
| - | The Woman in Black | $73,016 | 812 | $52,540,246 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $27,735 | 40 | $16,885,903 |
| - | The Grey | $26,656 | 308 | $50,836,301 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,745 | 314 | $130,900,341 |
| - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $24,598 | 266 | $186,365,173 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $21,691 | 126 | $23,749,650 |
| - | The Adventures of Tintin | $21,232 | 215 | $77,243,736 |
| - | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $20,585 | 303 | $31,596,115 |
| - | We Bought a Zoo | $19,761 | 266 | $74,481,656 |
| - | Big Miracle | $19,745 | 359 | $19,441,105 |
| - | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $18,447 | 107 | $208,083,766 |
| - | Red Tails | $18,071 | 249 | $49,227,987 |
| - | Contraband | $12,580 | 197 | $66,410,885 |
| - | Joyful Noise | $10,176 | 202 | $30,809,154 |
| - | Albert Nobbs | $7,234 | 68 | $2,753,052 |
| - | One for the Money | $6,567 | 117 | $26,084,528 |
| - | Shame | $4,652 | 22 | $3,873,838 |
| - | Happy Feet Two | $3,332 | 85 | $64,006,466 |
| - | Being Flynn | $3,084 | 4 | $58,415 |
| - | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $1,916 | 26 | $165,597 |
| - | Pariah | $1,894 | 13 | $736,095 |
| - | Paan Singh Tomar | $1,498 | 10 | $26,325 |
| - | The Sitter | $1,110 | 21 | $30,531,713 |
| - | The Devil Inside | $843 | 17 | $53,203,521 |
| - | Haywire | $806 | 32 | $18,856,810 |
| - | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $655 | 8 | $303,877 |
| - | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $130 | 10 | $1,151,816 |
| Reporting: 44 | $10,241,200 | total | ||