Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, March 15, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $3,429,005 | +10% | +19% | 3,746 | $915 | $135,623,015 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) | John Carter | $2,103,858 | +3% | 3,749 | $561 | $39,657,453 | 7 | |
| 3 | (3) | Project X | $967,365 | +3% | -40% | 3,055 | $317 | $44,125,846 | 14 | Previews | 21 Jump Street | $700,000 | 0 | – | $700,000 |
| 4 | (4) | Act of Valor | $630,062 | +6% | -32% | 2,951 | $214 | $58,720,369 | 21 |
| 5 | (5) | A Thousand Words | $515,030 | +6% | 1,890 | $273 | $8,352,821 | 7 | |
| 6 | (6) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $492,289 | +11% | +1% | 2,525 | $195 | $92,605,686 | 35 |
| 7 | (7) | Safe House | $451,300 | +3% | -23% | 2,144 | $210 | $117,493,095 | 35 |
| 8 | (9) | The Vow | $403,391 | +8% | -19% | 2,478 | $163 | $119,063,255 | 35 |
| 9 | (8) | Silent House | $396,013 | -3% | 2,124 | $186 | $8,491,744 | 7 | |
| 10 | (10) | This Means War | $382,883 | +9% | -14% | 1,949 | $196 | $48,399,782 | 28 |
| 11 | (11) | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $219,653 | +9% | -43% | 1,516 | $145 | $31,356,333 | 21 |
| 12 | (-) | The Artist | $208,580 | -35% | 1,505 | $139 | $41,065,419 | 112 | |
| 13 | (12) | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $207,948 | +7% | -33% | 1,804 | $115 | $48,882,392 | 28 |
| - | (13) | Friends with Kids | $174,203 | +3% | 369 | $472 | $2,729,982 | 7 | |
| - | (14) | Wanderlust | $170,205 | +8% | -48% | 1,220 | $140 | $16,224,100 | 21 |
| - | (15) | Chronicle | $101,538 | +6% | -20% | 595 | $171 | $62,669,961 | 42 |
| - | (16) | Gone | $93,733 | +15% | -56% | 1,144 | $82 | $11,092,094 | 21 |
| - | (18) | Hugo | $60,614 | +14% | -19% | 313 | $194 | $72,506,680 | 114 |
| - | (17) | The Descendants | $60,328 | +4% | -36% | 517 | $117 | $81,704,811 | 121 |
| - | (20) | The Woman in Black | $52,577 | +15% | -28% | 433 | $121 | $53,232,159 | 42 |
| - | (19) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $48,555 | +5% | +89% | 287 | $169 | $131,371,952 | 91 |
| - | (21) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $38,889 | +12% | +111% | 229 | $170 | $208,545,311 | 91 |
| - | (22) | Born to be Wild 3D | $36,692 | +12% | +32% | 40 | $917 | $17,131,590 | 343 |
| - | (23) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $35,106 | +18% | -56% | 258 | $136 | $474,058,536 | 4,685 |
| - | (26) | We Bought a Zoo | $25,030 | +13% | +27% | 228 | $110 | $74,766,806 | 84 |
| - | (24) | The Adventures of Tintin | $24,639 | 0% | +16% | 153 | $161 | $77,483,763 | 86 |
| - | (27) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $20,544 | +2% | 18 | $1,141 | $308,400 | 7 | |
| - | (25) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $19,700 | -12% | -9% | 109 | $181 | $24,001,741 | 98 |
| - | (29) | Big Miracle | $18,950 | +22% | -4% | 238 | $80 | $19,661,450 | 42 |
| - | (28) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $18,211 | +10% | -26% | 208 | $88 | $186,591,613 | 91 |
| - | (30) | The Grey | $14,304 | +3% | -46% | 151 | $95 | $51,017,282 | 49 |
| - | (32) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $11,860 | +8% | -42% | 202 | $59 | $31,757,335 | 82 |
| - | (31) | Red Tails | $11,784 | -1% | -35% | 178 | $66 | $49,389,049 | 56 |
| - | (33) | Contraband | $10,060 | +6% | -20% | 119 | $85 | $66,528,000 | 63 |
| - | (36) | Joyful Noise | $6,668 | +35% | -34% | 103 | $65 | $30,890,390 | 63 |
| - | (34) | Albert Nobbs | $6,272 | +20% | -13% | 45 | $139 | $2,814,343 | 86 |
| - | (35) | Haywire | $5,849 | +16% | +626% | 82 | $71 | $18,920,595 | 56 |
| - | (37) | Being Flynn | $4,613 | +19% | +50% | 12 | $384 | $119,986 | 14 |
| - | (38) | Shame | $3,409 | -7% | -27% | 20 | $170 | $3,909,002 | 105 |
| - | (39) | One for the Money | $3,241 | -6% | -51% | 64 | $51 | $26,132,869 | 49 |
| - | (40) | Pariah | $3,129 | +2% | +65% | 19 | $165 | $769,552 | 79 |
| - | (41) | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $1,041 | -14% | -46% | 10 | $104 | $176,168 | 21 |
| - | (42) | The Sitter | $896 | -23% | -19% | 12 | $75 | $30,542,576 | 98 |
| - | (43) | Paan Singh Tomar | $526 | +80% | -65% | 5 | $105 | $35,437 | 14 |
| - | (45) | The Devil Inside | $304 | +174% | -64% | 10 | $30 | $53,207,537 | 70 |
| - | (44) | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $50 | -68% | -62% | 4 | $13 | $1,154,174 | 35 |
| Reporting movies: 47 | $12,190,897 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $3,429,005 | 3,746 | $135,623,015 |
| 2 | John Carter | $2,103,858 | 3,749 | $39,657,453 |
| 3 | Project X | $967,365 | 3,055 | $44,125,846 |
| - | 21 Jump Street | $700,000 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 4 | Act of Valor | $630,062 | 2,951 | $58,720,369 |
| 5 | A Thousand Words | $515,030 | 1,890 | $8,352,821 |
| 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $492,289 | 2,525 | $92,605,686 |
| 7 | Safe House | $451,300 | 2,144 | $117,493,095 |
| 8 | The Vow | $403,391 | 2,478 | $119,063,255 |
| 9 | Silent House | $396,013 | 2,124 | $8,491,744 |
| 10 | This Means War | $382,883 | 1,949 | $48,399,782 |
| 11 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $219,653 | 1,516 | $31,356,333 |
| 12 | The Artist | $208,580 | 1,505 | $41,065,419 |
| 13 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $207,948 | 1,804 | $48,882,392 |
| - | Friends with Kids | $174,203 | 369 | $2,729,982 |
| - | Wanderlust | $170,205 | 1,220 | $16,224,100 |
| - | Chronicle | $101,538 | 595 | $62,669,961 |
| - | Gone | $93,733 | 1,144 | $11,092,094 |
| - | Hugo | $60,614 | 313 | $72,506,680 |
| - | The Descendants | $60,328 | 517 | $81,704,811 |
| - | The Woman in Black | $52,577 | 433 | $53,232,159 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $48,555 | 287 | $131,371,952 |
| - | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $38,889 | 229 | $208,545,311 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $36,692 | 40 | $17,131,590 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $35,106 | 258 | $474,058,536 |
| - | We Bought a Zoo | $25,030 | 228 | $74,766,806 |
| - | The Adventures of Tintin | $24,639 | 153 | $77,483,763 |
| - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $20,544 | 18 | $308,400 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $19,700 | 109 | $24,001,741 |
| - | Big Miracle | $18,950 | 238 | $19,661,450 |
| - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $18,211 | 208 | $186,591,613 |
| - | The Grey | $14,304 | 151 | $51,017,282 |
| - | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $11,860 | 202 | $31,757,335 |
| - | Red Tails | $11,784 | 178 | $49,389,049 |
| - | Contraband | $10,060 | 119 | $66,528,000 |
| - | Joyful Noise | $6,668 | 103 | $30,890,390 |
| - | Albert Nobbs | $6,272 | 45 | $2,814,343 |
| - | Haywire | $5,849 | 82 | $18,920,595 |
| - | Being Flynn | $4,613 | 12 | $119,986 |
| - | Shame | $3,409 | 20 | $3,909,002 |
| - | One for the Money | $3,241 | 64 | $26,132,869 |
| - | Pariah | $3,129 | 19 | $769,552 |
| - | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $1,041 | 10 | $176,168 |
| - | The Sitter | $896 | 12 | $30,542,576 |
| - | Paan Singh Tomar | $526 | 5 | $35,437 |
| - | The Devil Inside | $304 | 10 | $53,207,537 |
| - | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $50 | 4 | $1,154,174 |
| Reporting: 47 | $12,190,897 | total | ||