Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, March 16, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | 21 Jump Street | $13,239,489 | 3,121 | $4,242 | $13,239,489 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $6,784,200 | +98% | -29% | 3,769 | $1,800 | $142,407,215 | 15 |
| 3 | (2) | John Carter | $3,968,487 | +89% | -60% | 3,749 | $1,059 | $43,625,940 | 8 |
| 4 | (3) | Project X | $1,545,145 | +60% | -61% | 2,922 | $529 | $45,670,991 | 15 |
| 5 | (4) | Act of Valor | $1,143,216 | +81% | -43% | 2,765 | $413 | $59,863,585 | 22 |
| 6 | (5) | A Thousand Words | $1,130,794 | +120% | -41% | 1,895 | $597 | $9,483,615 | 8 |
| 7 | (7) | Safe House | $825,600 | +83% | -38% | 1,920 | $430 | $118,318,695 | 36 |
| 8 | (new) | Casa de mi Padre | $780,056 | 382 | $2,042 | $780,056 | 1 | ||
| 9 | (8) | The Vow | $760,355 | +88% | -40% | 2,175 | $350 | $119,823,610 | 36 |
| 10 | (10) | This Means War | $760,279 | +99% | -38% | 1,660 | $458 | $49,160,061 | 29 |
| 11 | (9) | Silent House | $733,221 | +85% | -72% | 2,124 | $345 | $9,224,965 | 8 |
| 12 | (6) | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $717,764 | +46% | -18% | 1,935 | $371 | $93,323,450 | 36 |
| - | (14) | Friends with Kids | $457,287 | +163% | -23% | 640 | $715 | $3,187,269 | 8 |
| - | (11) | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $401,346 | +83% | -51% | 1,016 | $395 | $31,757,679 | 22 |
| - | (new) | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $269,351 | 254 | $1,060 | $269,351 | 1 | ||
| - | (13) | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $268,125 | +29% | -49% | 1,024 | $262 | $49,150,517 | 29 |
| - | (15) | Wanderlust | $171,025 | +0% | -66% | 698 | $245 | $16,395,125 | 22 |
| - | (16) | Chronicle | $153,093 | +51% | -40% | 432 | $354 | $62,823,054 | 43 |
| - | (18) | Hugo | $135,770 | +124% | -10% | 383 | $354 | $72,642,450 | 115 |
| - | (27) | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $120,444 | +486% | +108% | 62 | $1,943 | $428,844 | 8 |
| - | (17) | Gone | $101,005 | +8% | -67% | 476 | $212 | $11,193,099 | 22 |
| - | (19) | The Descendants | $88,328 | +46% | -51% | 347 | $255 | $81,793,139 | 122 |
| - | (20) | The Woman in Black | $84,214 | +60% | -46% | 305 | $276 | $53,316,373 | 43 |
| - | (21) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $81,583 | +68% | +16% | 286 | $285 | $131,453,535 | 92 |
| - | (new) | Seeking Justice | $75,692 | 231 | $328 | $75,692 | 1 | ||
| - | (22) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $71,351 | +83% | -18% | 229 | $312 | $208,616,662 | 92 |
| - | (23) | Born to be Wild 3D | $54,228 | +48% | +33% | 40 | $1,356 | $17,185,818 | 344 |
| - | (31) | The Grey | $44,823 | +213% | +35% | 219 | $205 | $51,062,105 | 50 |
| - | (29) | Big Miracle | $42,480 | +124% | -4% | 236 | $180 | $19,703,930 | 43 |
| - | (38) | Being Flynn | $41,767 | +805% | +248% | 88 | $475 | $161,753 | 15 |
| - | (25) | We Bought a Zoo | $41,566 | +66% | -18% | 188 | $221 | $74,808,372 | 85 |
| - | (24) | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $35,351 | +1% | -52% | 156 | $227 | $474,093,887 | 4,686 |
| - | (28) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $29,286 | +49% | -32% | 86 | $341 | $24,031,027 | 99 |
| - | (30) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $28,556 | +57% | -43% | 125 | $228 | $186,620,169 | 92 |
| - | (33) | Red Tails | $25,734 | +118% | -23% | 152 | $169 | $49,414,783 | 57 |
| - | (26) | The Adventures of Tintin | $24,822 | +1% | -25% | 123 | $202 | $77,508,585 | 87 |
| - | (-) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $21,401 | -56% | 108 | $198 | $102,465,227 | 87 | |
| - | (40) | One for the Money | $20,713 | +539% | +85% | 112 | $185 | $26,153,582 | 50 |
| - | (32) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $12,638 | +7% | -64% | 105 | $120 | $31,769,973 | 83 |
| - | (45) | The Devil Inside | $11,207 | +3,587% | +1,133% | 77 | $146 | $53,218,744 | 71 |
| - | (35) | Joyful Noise | $8,968 | +34% | -46% | 65 | $138 | $30,899,358 | 64 |
| - | (36) | Albert Nobbs | $8,759 | +40% | -12% | 48 | $182 | $2,823,102 | 87 |
| - | (39) | Shame | $4,999 | +47% | -22% | 18 | $278 | $3,914,001 | 106 |
| - | (37) | Haywire | $4,347 | -26% | -64% | 69 | $63 | $18,924,942 | 57 |
| - | (44) | Paan Singh Tomar | $866 | +65% | -57% | 5 | $173 | $36,303 | 15 |
| - | (42) | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $254 | -76% | -76% | 3 | $85 | $176,422 | 22 |
| Reporting movies: 46 | $35,329,985 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jump Street | $13,239,489 | 3,121 | $13,239,489 |
| 2 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $6,784,200 | 3,769 | $142,407,215 |
| 3 | John Carter | $3,968,487 | 3,749 | $43,625,940 |
| 4 | Project X | $1,545,145 | 2,922 | $45,670,991 |
| 5 | Act of Valor | $1,143,216 | 2,765 | $59,863,585 |
| 6 | A Thousand Words | $1,130,794 | 1,895 | $9,483,615 |
| 7 | Safe House | $825,600 | 1,920 | $118,318,695 |
| 8 | Casa de mi Padre | $780,056 | 382 | $780,056 |
| 9 | The Vow | $760,355 | 2,175 | $119,823,610 |
| 10 | This Means War | $760,279 | 1,660 | $49,160,061 |
| 11 | Silent House | $733,221 | 2,124 | $9,224,965 |
| 12 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $717,764 | 1,935 | $93,323,450 |
| - | Friends with Kids | $457,287 | 640 | $3,187,269 |
| - | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $401,346 | 1,016 | $31,757,679 |
| - | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $269,351 | 254 | $269,351 |
| - | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $268,125 | 1,024 | $49,150,517 |
| - | Wanderlust | $171,025 | 698 | $16,395,125 |
| - | Chronicle | $153,093 | 432 | $62,823,054 |
| - | Hugo | $135,770 | 383 | $72,642,450 |
| - | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $120,444 | 62 | $428,844 |
| - | Gone | $101,005 | 476 | $11,193,099 |
| - | The Descendants | $88,328 | 347 | $81,793,139 |
| - | The Woman in Black | $84,214 | 305 | $53,316,373 |
| - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $81,583 | 286 | $131,453,535 |
| - | Seeking Justice | $75,692 | 231 | $75,692 |
| - | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $71,351 | 229 | $208,616,662 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $54,228 | 40 | $17,185,818 |
| - | The Grey | $44,823 | 219 | $51,062,105 |
| - | Big Miracle | $42,480 | 236 | $19,703,930 |
| - | Being Flynn | $41,767 | 88 | $161,753 |
| - | We Bought a Zoo | $41,566 | 188 | $74,808,372 |
| - | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D | $35,351 | 156 | $474,093,887 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $29,286 | 86 | $24,031,027 |
| - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $28,556 | 125 | $186,620,169 |
| - | Red Tails | $25,734 | 152 | $49,414,783 |
| - | The Adventures of Tintin | $24,822 | 123 | $77,508,585 |
| - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $21,401 | 108 | $102,465,227 |
| - | One for the Money | $20,713 | 112 | $26,153,582 |
| - | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $12,638 | 105 | $31,769,973 |
| - | The Devil Inside | $11,207 | 77 | $53,218,744 |
| - | Joyful Noise | $8,968 | 65 | $30,899,358 |
| - | Albert Nobbs | $8,759 | 48 | $2,823,102 |
| - | Shame | $4,999 | 18 | $3,914,001 |
| - | Haywire | $4,347 | 69 | $18,924,942 |
| - | Paan Singh Tomar | $866 | 5 | $36,303 |
| - | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $254 | 3 | $176,422 |
| Reporting: 46 | $35,329,985 | total | ||