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'The Vow' Easily Cracks $40 Million During Healthy FrameFebruary 12, 2012 08:16 AM
With four new releases opening to $20 million+ this weekend, it feels more like July than February.
The Vow took in $15.325 million on Friday and $16.7 million on Saturday—a 9% increase. Sony is estimating that the romantic drama will make $9.675 million today. Women account for 72% of ticket sales, while 55% of the overall audience is under 25. It's clear that The Vow is a bit polarizing based on the 73% approval rating on Flixster from more than 17,000 users.
Safe House is not far behind The Vow. Universal's CIA-themed thriller completely shattered expectations this weekend by posting $13.8 million on Friday and $16.6 million on Saturday—a 20.2% jump. Universal has Safe House pegged at $8.9 million today. Surprisingly, Safe House is split 50/50 when it comes to audience gender, and 62% of the audience is over 30. Nearly 16,000 Flixster users combined to give Safe House a lukewarm 72% approval rating. Safe House is Denzel Washington's second-strongest opening behind American Gangster's $43.6 million debut in 2007. Washington plays the villain in both films.
Families showed up in droves for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The Warner Bros. release managed $6.570 million on Friday and $12,715 million on Saturday—a staggering 94% increase. WB is predicting $8.265 million for today. The audience breakdown is 50/50 male/female and 54% under 25. Unfortunately, word-of-mouth is less than enthusiastic as a result of a 51% approval rating from more than 8,000 Flixster users.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace roped in $8.650 million on Friday and $8.550 million on Saturday—a 1% drop. The audience breakdown is 60% male, and 49% under 25.
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Jun. 25 - Sun, Jun. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toy Story 3 | $59,337,669 | -46% | 4,028 | 0 | $14,731 | $226,889,351 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Grown Ups | $40,506,562 | -- | 3,534 | -- | $11,462 | $40,506,562 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Knight and Day | $20,139,985 | -- | 3,098 | -- | $6,501 | $27,428,513 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | The Karate Kid (2010) | $15,547,421 | -48% | 3,740 | 77 | $4,157 | $135,788,721 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The A-Team | $6,204,454 | -57% | 3,242 | -302 | $1,914 | $63,047,432 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | Get Him to the Greek | $3,140,780 | -49% | 2,189 | -403 | $1,435 | $54,616,495 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Shrek Forever After | $3,101,365 | -45% | 2,340 | -867 | $1,325 | $229,539,089 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | $2,845,684 | -49% | 1,851 | -754 | $1,537 | $86,221,879 | 5 | Disney |
| 9 | Killers | $1,938,681 | -62% | 2,271 | -348 | $854 | $43,938,754 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Jonah Hex | $1,627,442 | -70% | 2,825 | 0 | $576 | $9,171,083 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Iron Man 2 | $1,436,378 | -50% | 1,169 | -443 | $1,229 | $306,943,647 | 8 | Paramount |
| 12 | Marmaduke | $977,386 | -60% | 1,110 | -1385 | $881 | $30,008,941 | 4 | Fox |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex and the City 2 | $1,219,345 | -49% | 901 | -779 | $1,353 | $93,072,615 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Robin Hood | $648,925 | -54% | 669 | -377 | $970 | $103,301,770 | 7 | Universal |
| 3 | How to Train Your Dragon | $477,499 | 186% | 333 | 120 | $1,434 | $215,422,528 | 14 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Solitary Man | $476,431 | 12% | 177 | 70 | $2,692 | $2,070,915 | 6 | Anchor Bay |
| 5 | Letters to Juliet | $406,548 | -49% | 509 | -297 | $799 | $49,537,429 | 7 | Summit |
| 6 | Please Give | $276,398 | -42% | 219 | -53 | $1,262 | $3,134,688 | 9 | Sony Classics |
| 7 | Date Night | $241,385 | -33% | 286 | -59 | $844 | $97,320,419 | 12 | Fox |
| 8 | Splice | $240,365 | -74% | 340 | -604 | $707 | $16,229,106 | 4 | Warner Bros |
| 9 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) | $222,990 | -14% | 134 | -12 | $1,664 | $8,680,922 | 15 | Music Box |
| 10 | The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) | $217,193 | -23% | 143 | -23 | $1,519 | $5,301,168 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $164,383 | -34% | 226 | -41 | $727 | $162,697,608 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Death at a Funeral (2010) | $141,926 | -5% | 156 | -5 | $910 | $42,594,453 | 11 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 13 | City Island | $131,342 | -28% | 105 | -28 | $1,251 | $6,156,287 | 15 | Anchor Bay |
| 14 | The Back-up Plan | $124,579 | 34% | 147 | -19 | $847 | $37,243,202 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 15 | Furry Vengeance | $123,352 | 10% | 157 | -78 | $786 | $17,286,275 | 9 | Summit |
| 16 | The Bounty Hunter | $99,460 | -53% | 104 | -70 | $956 | $66,944,678 | 15 | Sony / Columbia |
| 17 | Mother and Child | $94,751 | 73% | 119 | 66 | $796 | $790,432 | 8 | Sony Classics |
| 18 | The Last Song | $85,334 | -38% | 123 | -76 | $694 | $62,787,219 | 13 | Disney |
| 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) | $80,064 | -33% | 172 | -56 | $465 | $62,902,167 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 20 | Oceans | $77,336 | 157% | 127 | 68 | $609 | $19,249,650 | 10 | Disneynature |
| 21 | Just Wright | $74,184 | -56% | 111 | -47 | $668 | $21,219,092 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 22 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | $61,842 | -18% | 105 | -41 | $589 | $63,694,618 | 15 | Fox |
| 23 | Kick-Ass | $34,926 | -54% | 102 | -55 | $342 | $48,043,505 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter's Bone | $437,355 | 24% | 70 | 31 | $6,248 | $1,064,308 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 2 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | $362,553 | 60% | 86 | 58 | $4,216 | $954,232 | 3 | IFC |
| 3 | Cyrus | $301,227 | 66% | 17 | 13 | $17,719 | $566,259 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | I Am Love | $248,120 | 104% | 27 | 19 | $9,190 | $439,451 | 2 | Magnolia |
| 5 | Hubble 3D | $231,858 | -13% | 50 | 0 | $4,637 | $9,161,464 | 15 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Raavan | $89,972 | -81% | 0 | -119 | -- | $663,286 | 2 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 7 | Micmacs | $79,381 | -20% | 52 | 1 | $1,527 | $715,140 | 5 | Sony Classics |
| 8 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $78,281 | 17% | 20 | 8 | $3,914 | $356,886 | 3 | Sony Classics |
| 9 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $74,791 | -11% | 36 | -5 | $2,078 | $2,658,829 | 11 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 10 | Harry Brown | $65,150 | -25% | 56 | -8 | $1,163 | $1,604,899 | 9 | Samuel Goldwyn |
| 11 | Ondine | $63,606 | 8% | 39 | 16 | $1,631 | $256,171 | 17 | Magnolia |
| 12 | Babies | $45,041 | -51% | 64 | -33 | $704 | $7,198,284 | 8 | Focus |
| 13 | Avatar | $44,572 | -1% | 15 | -2 | $2,971 | $749,535,574 | 28 | Fox |
| 14 | Le Baiser du Barbu | $40,308 | -42% | 52 | -1 | $775 | $172,452 | 2 | Alliance Films |
| 15 | Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) | $39,162 | -- | 5 | -- | $7,832 | $39,162 | 1 | Sony Classics |
| 16 | Restrepo | $35,581 | -- | 2 | -- | $17,791 | $35,581 | 1 | National Geographic |
| 17 | Under the Sea 3D | $33,931 | -3% | 13 | -2 | $2,610 | $22,587,887 | 72 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 18 | Les Amours Imaginaires | $33,787 | -42% | 20 | -3 | $1,689 | $314,890 | 3 | Alliance Films |
| 19 | Alice in Wonderland (2010) | $27,399 | -67% | 65 | -75 | $422 | $334,162,182 | 17 | Disney |
| 20 | Magnificent Desolation | $25,090 | 5% | 1 | -4 | $25,090 | $33,192,421 | 249 | IMAX |
| 21 | South of the Border | $21,545 | -- | 1 | -- | $21,545 | $21,545 | 1 | Cinema Libre |
| 22 | The City of Your Final Destination | $20,151 | 34% | 15 | 0 | $1,343 | $409,902 | 11 | Screen Media Films |
| 23 | Mademoiselle Chambon | $19,486 | 42% | 9 | 2 | $2,165 | $144,690 | 5 | Lorber |
| 24 | The Killer Inside Me | $19,248 | 74% | 4 | 3 | $4,812 | $37,510 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 25 | The Square | $17,804 | -4% | 8 | -4 | $2,226 | $379,697 | 12 | Apparition |
| 26 | L'Enfant Prodige | $17,372 | -36% | 16 | -14 | $1,086 | $726,859 | 6 | Alliance Films |
| 27 | Stonewall Uprising | $16,238 | 3% | 6 | 2 | $2,706 | $50,301 | 2 | First Run Features |
| 28 | Let It Rain | $15,660 | -4% | 5 | 3 | $3,132 | $41,056 | 2 | IFC |
| 29 | Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di Ferragosto) | $14,785 | -37% | 13 | -2 | $1,137 | $572,797 | 15 | Zeitgeist |
| 30 | 8: The Mormon Proposition | $14,093 | -67% | 12 | -4 | $1,174 | $77,672 | 2 | Red Flag Releasing |
| 31 | Holy Rollers | $12,956 | -19% | 13 | 0 | $997 | $262,628 | 22 | First Independent Pictures |
| 32 | Agora | $12,565 | -39% | 3 | -2 | $4,188 | $194,308 | 5 | Newmarket |
| 33 | The Secret of Kells | $10,438 | -6% | 15 | 0 | $696 | $637,995 | 17 | GKIDS |
| 34 | The Lottery | $10,064 | 174% | 3 | 0 | $3,355 | $34,885 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 35 | La Mission | $9,066 | -61% | 11 | -6 | $824 | $997,225 | 12 | Screen Media |
| 36 | Kings of the Evening | $8,936 | -44% | 4 | -1 | $2,234 | $72,579 | 20 | Indican Pictures |
| 37 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $8,883 | -26% | 19 | -7 | $468 | $88,761,720 | 20 | Fox |
| 38 | Breathless (2010 re-issue) | $7,935 | -43% | 3 | -1 | $2,645 | $158,029 | 5 | Rialto |
| 39 | Dogtooth (Kynodontas) | $6,686 | -- | 2 | -- | $3,343 | $6,686 | 1 | Kino International |
| 40 | Princess Kaiulani | $6,253 | -65% | 8 | -8 | $782 | $826,624 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 41 | Only the Brave (2010) | $6,232 | -28% | 2 | -1 | $3,116 | $132,459 | 5 | Indican Pictures |
| 42 | Ajami | $5,179 | 122% | 5 | 2 | $1,036 | $608,330 | 41 | Kino International |
| 43 | The Trotsky | $4,708 | -40% | 12 | 2 | $392 | $399,732 | 8 | Tribeca Films |
| 44 | This Movie is Broken | $4,642 | -- | 1 | -- | $4,642 | $4,642 | 1 | Alliance Films |
| 45 | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | $4,595 | -9% | 3 | -1 | $1,532 | $76,621 | 63 | Music Box |
| 46 | The Little Traitor | $4,444 | 4% | 1 | 0 | $4,444 | $354,996 | 29 | Westchester Films |
| 47 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $4,395 | -2% | 3 | 0 | $1,465 | $23,233,180 | 143 | National Geographic |
| 48 | Survival of the Dead | $3,988 | 42% | 10 | 2 | $399 | $93,636 | 5 | Magnet Magnolia |
| 49 | The Joneses | $3,799 | -63% | 3 | -4 | $1,266 | $1,465,191 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 50 | The Father of My Children | $3,723 | -3% | 3 | -1 | $1,241 | $144,022 | 6 | IFC |
| 51 | A Prophet (Un prophète) | $3,202 | 139% | 2 | 0 | $1,601 | $2,084,637 | 18 | Sony Classics |
| 52 | John Rabe | $2,998 | -33% | 3 | -1 | $999 | $43,351 | 6 | Strand |
| 53 | Looking for Eric | $2,935 | -27% | 9 | -1 | $326 | $55,804 | 7 | IFC |
| 54 | Metropolis (1927) (2010 re-issue) | $2,899 | -77% | 1 | -5 | $2,899 | $258,210 | 8 | Kino International |
| 55 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | $2,857 | -30% | 8 | 2 | $357 | $128,486 | 12 | IFC |
| 56 | Best Worst Movie | $2,610 | 3% | 1 | 0 | $2,610 | $58,570 | 10 | Area23a |
| 57 | The Cremaster Cycle (2010 re-issue) | $2,335 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,335 | $79,778 | 12 | International Film Circuit |
| 58 | The Human Centipede (First Sequence) | $2,307 | -40% | 7 | -3 | $330 | $181,467 | 9 | IFC |
| 59 | The Oath | $2,154 | 38% | 2 | 0 | $1,077 | $32,435 | 8 | Zeitgeist |
| 60 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | $1,888 | -49% | 4 | -3 | $472 | $172,739 | 8 | Magnolia |
| 61 | Cropsey | $1,680 | -7% | 2 | 0 | $840 | $25,124 | 4 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 62 | Chloe | $1,631 | -89% | 3 | -24 | $544 | $3,070,992 | 14 | Sony Classics |
| 63 | Here and There (Tamo i Ovde) | $1,414 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,414 | $21,895 | 7 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 64 | Racing Dreams | $1,190 | -49% | 3 | 1 | $397 | $44,723 | 6 | Hanover House |
| 65 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | $1,132 | -62% | 1 | 0 | $1,132 | $34,837 | 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 66 | Space Station 3D | $934 | -45% | 1 | 0 | $934 | $81,958,961 | 428 | IMAX |
| 67 | Everyone Else | $535 | -50% | 1 | -1 | $535 | $69,004 | 54 | Cinema Guild |
| 68 | Letters to God | $461 | -- | 2 | -- | $231 | $2,848,587 | 12 | Vivendi |
| 69 | Whiz Kids | $300 | -- | 1 | -- | $300 | $5,016 | 4 | Shadow Distribution |
| 70 | Dream Boy | $173 | -- | 1 | -- | $173 | $6,319 | 14 | Regent |
