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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, Sep. 3 - Mon, Sep. 6
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The American | $16,662,333 | -- | 2,823 | -- | $5,902 | $19,806,118 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Machete | $14,102,888 | -- | 2,670 | -- | $5,282 | $14,102,888 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Takers | $13,535,992 | -34% | 2,206 | 0 | $6,136 | $39,986,817 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | The Last Exorcism | $8,750,191 | -57% | 2,874 | 0 | $3,045 | $33,522,575 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Going the Distance (2010) | $8,508,290 | -- | 3,030 | -- | $2,808 | $8,508,290 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | The Expendables | $8,317,824 | -13% | 3,398 | 0 | $2,448 | $93,885,594 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Other Guys | $6,664,628 | 6% | 2,607 | -574 | $2,556 | $108,130,839 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Eat Pray Love | $6,175,610 | -9% | 2,663 | -445 | $2,319 | $70,279,644 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Inception | $5,884,355 | 21% | 1,704 | -366 | $3,453 | $278,457,609 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $4,806,685 | 2% | 2,708 | -90 | $1,775 | $23,672,660 | 3 | Universal |
| 11 | Despicable Me | $4,047,680 | 42% | 1,600 | -233 | $2,530 | $241,498,630 | 9 | Universal |
| 12 | Vampires Suck | $3,941,945 | -25% | 2,434 | -799 | $1,620 | $33,240,602 | 3 | Fox |
| 13 | The Switch (2010) | $3,917,061 | -15% | 1,885 | -132 | $2,078 | $22,292,201 | 3 | Miramax |
| 14 | Piranha 3D | $3,010,152 | -30% | 1,789 | -702 | $1,683 | $23,105,959 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Toy Story 3 | $2,735,035 | 171% | 1,520 | 920 | $1,799 | $408,890,408 | 12 | Disney |
| 16 | Lottery Ticket | $2,717,275 | -30% | 1,310 | -663 | $2,074 | $21,074,972 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $2,961,801 | -26% | 812 | 0 | $3,648 | $758,247,840 | 38 | Fox |
| 2 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $1,985,220 | -21% | 807 | -759 | $2,460 | $29,267,130 | 4 | Universal |
| 3 | Salt | $1,600,665 | -15% | 705 | -463 | $2,270 | $115,561,662 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Get Low | $1,561,454 | -5% | 560 | -10 | $2,788 | $5,760,386 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | Dinner for Schmucks | $1,275,303 | -28% | 804 | -697 | $1,586 | $71,166,816 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Step Up 3D | $995,485 | -19% | 434 | -467 | $2,294 | $41,284,397 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | Grown Ups | $747,050 | 179% | 383 | 120 | $1,951 | $160,191,860 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $643,127 | -5% | 455 | -368 | $1,413 | $42,209,323 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $600,448 | 127% | 357 | 45 | $1,682 | $61,776,459 | 8 | Disney |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $545,245 | 6% | 396 | -80 | $1,377 | $298,798,466 | 10 | Summit |
| 11 | The Kids Are All Right | $494,036 | -5% | 239 | -103 | $2,067 | $19,891,258 | 9 | Focus |
| 12 | The Last Airbender | $420,220 | 0% | 257 | -49 | $1,635 | $131,157,151 | 10 | Paramount |
| 13 | Hubble 3D | $387,366 | 47% | 123 | -28 | $3,149 | $15,110,422 | 25 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 14 | Ramona and Beezus | $366,799 | 15% | 305 | -49 | $1,203 | $25,306,200 | 7 | Fox |
| 15 | The Karate Kid (2010) | $316,839 | 27% | 227 | -28 | $1,396 | $176,308,872 | 13 | Sony / Columbia |
| 16 | The Girl Who Played With Fire | $301,856 | 2% | 157 | -19 | $1,923 | $6,643,255 | 9 | Music Box |
| 17 | Shrek Forever After | $248,302 | 29% | 179 | -28 | $1,387 | $238,371,987 | 16 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 18 | Charlie St. Cloud | $189,220 | -11% | 220 | -113 | $860 | $31,001,010 | 6 | Universal |
| 19 | Knight and Day | $164,150 | -10% | 142 | -87 | $1,156 | $76,231,739 | 11 | Fox |
| 20 | Predators | $113,825 | -26% | 111 | -76 | $1,025 | $51,788,833 | 9 | Fox |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao's Last Dancer | $444,200 | 48% | 95 | 20 | $4,676 | $1,782,210 | 3 | Samuel Goldwyn |
| 2 | We Are Family | $366,354 | -- | 78 | -- | $4,697 | $366,354 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 3 | Cairo Time | $222,075 | 22% | 55 | 7 | $4,038 | $905,576 | 5 | IFC |
| 4 | The Tillman Story | $179,480 | 467% | 24 | 19 | $7,478 | $303,560 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Animal Kingdom | $149,868 | 21% | 56 | 17 | $2,676 | $574,789 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | Winter's Bone | $148,762 | 6% | 90 | -27 | $1,653 | $5,640,006 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | What If... | $146,272 | 49% | 69 | 14 | $2,120 | $328,956 | 3 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 8 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $120,299 | -21% | 34 | 6 | $3,538 | $336,376 | 2 | Music Box |
| 9 | Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 | $100,242 | -- | 31 | -- | $3,234 | $100,242 | 1 | Music Box |
| 10 | I Am Love | $86,772 | 34% | 49 | -3 | $1,771 | $4,696,290 | 12 | Magnolia |
| 11 | Under the Sea 3D | $84,253 | 56% | 16 | 0 | $5,266 | $24,110,954 | 82 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 12 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | $70,422 | -34% | 93 | -64 | $757 | $90,702,019 | 15 | Disney |
| 13 | Flipped | $69,995 | -1% | 28 | 2 | $2,500 | $770,136 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | The A-Team | $66,915 | 0% | 54 | -38 | $1,239 | $77,187,334 | 13 | Fox |
| 15 | The Concert | $59,171 | 13% | 20 | 0 | $2,959 | $453,416 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Soul Kitchen | $53,761 | 340% | 15 | 6 | $3,584 | $121,709 | 3 | IFC |
| 17 | The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest | $48,697 | -5% | 18 | -3 | $2,705 | $424,239 | 5 | National Geographic |
| 18 | Marmaduke | $47,065 | 17% | 45 | -21 | $1,046 | $33,630,347 | 14 | Fox |
| 19 | Lebanon | $40,619 | 45% | 17 | 3 | $2,389 | $201,420 | 47 | Sony Classics |
| 20 | Restrepo | $37,243 | -9% | 33 | -4 | $1,129 | $1,180,393 | 11 | National Geographic |
| 21 | Centurion | $37,174 | -13% | 19 | 7 | $1,957 | $99,204 | 2 | Magnolia |
| 22 | Filière 13 | $36,807 | -32% | 36 | -37 | $1,022 | $1,847,265 | 5 | Alliance Films |
| 23 | Peepli Live | $36,403 | -40% | 26 | -19 | $1,400 | $754,836 | 4 | UTV |
| 24 | A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop (San Qiang Pai an Jing Qi) | $35,033 | -- | 5 | -- | $7,007 | $35,033 | 1 | Sony Classics |
| 25 | The Extra Man | $30,001 | 15% | 28 | 4 | $1,071 | $375,758 | 6 | Magnolia |
| 26 | Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) | $25,884 | -29% | 18 | -3 | $1,438 | $485,194 | 7 | NeoClassics |
| 27 | Last Train Home | $24,207 | -- | 1 | -- | $24,207 | $24,207 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 28 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) | $22,563 | 0% | 24 | -5 | $940 | $10,019,207 | 25 | Music Box |
| 29 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $19,972 | 30% | 24 | -4 | $832 | $1,624,062 | 13 | Sony Classics |
| 30 | A Film Unfinished | $18,164 | -11% | 5 | 0 | $3,633 | $123,643 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 31 | My Dog Tulip | $17,886 | -- | 1 | -- | $17,886 | $19,590 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 32 | Cyrus | $17,524 | 8% | 26 | -6 | $674 | $7,381,108 | 12 | Fox Searchlight |
| 33 | Agora | $16,063 | 152% | 6 | -3 | $2,677 | $577,823 | 15 | Newmarket |
| 34 | Micmacs | $15,703 | 81% | 22 | 9 | $714 | $1,209,645 | 15 | Sony Classics |
| 35 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | $14,540 | 14% | 5 | -4 | $2,908 | $3,218,649 | 21 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 36 | Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child | $13,452 | -2% | 7 | 2 | $1,922 | $194,806 | 7 | Arthouse Films |
| 37 | Solitary Man | $12,310 | 13% | 24 | 5 | $513 | $4,339,456 | 16 | Anchor Bay |
| 38 | Change of Plans | $12,027 | -22% | 2 | 0 | $6,014 | $36,086 | 2 | IFC |
| 39 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $11,540 | 10% | 6 | -1 | $1,923 | $147,072 | 5 | Anchor Bay |
| 40 | La Soga | $11,140 | -34% | 5 | -7 | $2,228 | $161,832 | 4 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 41 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | $10,161 | 25% | 16 | 4 | $635 | $2,921,181 | 13 | IFC |
| 42 | Prince of Broadway | $9,770 | -- | 1 | -- | $9,770 | $9,770 | 1 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 43 | The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) | $9,615 | 28% | 12 | -1 | $801 | $6,348,641 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Life During Wartime | $7,802 | -46% | 8 | -6 | $975 | $257,538 | 7 | IFC |
| 45 | The Cremaster Cycle (2010 re-issue) | $7,373 | 333% | 1 | -20 | $7,373 | $104,931 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 46 | Date Night | $7,159 | -30% | 11 | -2 | $651 | $98,711,404 | 22 | Fox |
| 47 | Ondine | $7,104 | 66% | 3 | -1 | $2,368 | $541,170 | 27 | Magnolia |
| 48 | White Wedding (2009) | $7,004 | -- | 4 | -- | $1,751 | $7,004 | 1 | Dada Films |
| 49 | Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) | $6,287 | 0% | 9 | -1 | $699 | $362,886 | 11 | Sony Classics |
| 50 | Winnebago Man | $5,606 | -25% | 7 | 0 | $801 | $139,801 | 9 | Kino International |
| 51 | The People I've Slept With | $5,172 | 50% | 2 | 1 | $2,586 | $17,612 | 4 | People Pictures |
| 52 | Army of Crime | $4,518 | 3% | 2 | 0 | $2,259 | $26,188 | 3 | Lorber |
| 53 | Metropolis (1927) (2010 re-issue) | $4,301 | 1620% | 3 | 2 | $1,434 | $365,538 | 18 | Kino International |
| 54 | Dogtooth (Kynodontas) | $3,633 | 150% | 2 | 1 | $1,817 | $51,429 | 11 | Kino International |
| 55 | Princess Kaiulani | $3,395 | 225% | 3 | 2 | $1,132 | $876,304 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 56 | Mademoiselle Chambon | $3,320 | -63% | 5 | -6 | $664 | $314,336 | 15 | Lorber |
| 57 | The Milk of Sorrow | $3,022 | 58% | 2 | 1 | $1,511 | $6,416 | 2 | Olive Films |
| 58 | Spoken Word | $3,022 | 486% | 2 | 0 | $1,511 | $27,098 | 7 | Variance |
| 59 | Please Give | $2,887 | -90% | 13 | -32 | $222 | $4,021,688 | 19 | Sony Classics |
| 60 | The Nature of Existence | $2,863 | -37% | 2 | 0 | $1,432 | $47,311 | 12 | Walking Shadows |
| 61 | 16 to Life | $2,819 | -- | 2 | -- | $1,410 | $2,819 | 1 | Waterdog Films |
| 62 | Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di Ferragosto) | $2,414 | 23% | 1 | -1 | $2,414 | $673,721 | 25 | Zeitgeist |
| 63 | Les Amours Imaginaires | $1,862 | 83% | 5 | 2 | $372 | $508,210 | 13 | Alliance Films |
| 64 | Two in the Wave | $1,644 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,644 | $28,179 | 16 | Lorber Films |
| 65 | The Little Traitor | $1,575 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,575 | $374,823 | 39 | Westchester Films |
| 66 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $1,574 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,574 | $23,294,160 | 153 | National Geographic |
| 67 | Countdown to Zero | $1,444 | 43% | 5 | 1 | $289 | $253,823 | 7 | Magnolia |
| 68 | Mother and Child | $1,214 | -27% | 2 | -2 | $607 | $1,100,501 | 18 | Sony Classics |
| 69 | The Sicilian Girl | $1,057 | -23% | 2 | -1 | $529 | $23,942 | 5 | Music Box |
| 70 | Mugabe and the White African | $964 | -- | 1 | -- | $964 | $6,449 | 7 | First Run |
| 71 | John Rabe | $879 | -- | 1 | -- | $879 | $56,486 | 16 | Strand |
| 72 | This Movie is Broken | $646 | -36% | 2 | 0 | $323 | $34,826 | 11 | Alliance Films |
| 73 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | $550 | 120% | 1 | 0 | $550 | $67,765 | 14 | Indican Pictures |
| 74 | Everyone Else | $415 | 159% | 1 | 0 | $415 | $93,702 | 64 | Cinema Guild |
| 75 | Neshoba: The Price of Freedom | $88 | -- | 1 | -- | $88 | $12,510 | 4 | First Run |
