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'The Vow' Set To Barely Finish Ahead Of 'Safe House'February 11, 2012 08:27 AM
With $15.350 million in the bank on Friday, The Vow is on pace to claim the #1 spot during its debut frame. Word-of-mouth is off to a solid start for the romantic drama thanks to an 82% approval rating from more than 16,200 Flixster users. There's no doubt that The Vow will top the $30.5 million debut of Dear John, the film that currently represents the best opening for Screen Gems.
Safe House isn't far behind The Vow, and there's still a chance it could pull of a #1 finish. Universal's CIA flick managed a healthy $13.8 million on Friday. Safe House is on pace to be Denzel Washington's best opening since 2007's American Gangster tallied $43.6 million. Nearly 15,000 Flixster users have combined to give Safe House a mediocre 69% approval rating.
Journey 2 and The Phantom Menace 3D are also running very close to each other. The Phantom Menace 3D raked in $8.650 million on Friday, and Journey 2 isn't far behind with $6.570 million. If families show up today and tomorrow for The Phantom Menace 3D, then it could gain a bigger lead over Journey 2.
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Studio Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Fri, Jun. 25 - Sun, Jun. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toy Story 3 | $59,000,000 | -47% | 4,028 | 0 | $14,647 | $226,551,682 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Grown Ups | $41,000,000 | -- | 3,534 | -- | $11,602 | $41,000,000 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Knight and Day | $20,500,000 | -- | 3,098 | -- | $6,617 | $27,788,528 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | The Karate Kid (2010) | $15,400,000 | -48% | 3,740 | 77 | $4,118 | $135,641,300 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The A-Team | $6,000,000 | -58% | 3,242 | -302 | $1,851 | $62,842,978 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | Get Him to the Greek | $3,000,000 | -51% | 2,189 | -403 | $1,370 | $54,475,715 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Shrek Forever After | $2,875,000 | -49% | 2,340 | -867 | $1,229 | $229,312,724 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | $2,801,000 | -50% | 1,851 | -754 | $1,513 | $86,177,195 | 5 | Disney |
| 9 | Killers | $2,000,000 | -60% | 2,271 | -348 | $881 | $44,000,073 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Jonah Hex | $1,600,000 | -70% | 2,825 | 0 | $566 | $9,143,641 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Iron Man 2 | $1,375,000 | -52% | 1,169 | -443 | $1,176 | $306,882,269 | 8 | Paramount |
| 12 | Marmaduke | $970,000 | -61% | 1,110 | -1385 | $874 | $30,001,555 | 4 | Fox |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex and the City 2 | $1,275,000 | -47% | 901 | -779 | $1,415 | $93,128,270 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Robin Hood | $632,000 | -56% | 669 | -377 | $945 | $103,284,845 | 7 | Universal |
| 3 | Solitary Man | $478,000 | 12% | 177 | 70 | $2,701 | $2,072,484 | 6 | Anchor Bay |
| 4 | How to Train Your Dragon | $455,000 | 172% | 333 | 120 | $1,366 | $215,400,029 | 14 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Letters to Juliet | $391,000 | -51% | 509 | -297 | $768 | $49,521,881 | 7 | Summit |
| 6 | Please Give | $292,405 | -38% | 219 | -53 | $1,335 | $3,150,695 | 9 | Sony Classics |
| 7 | Date Night | $225,000 | -38% | 285 | -60 | $789 | $97,304,034 | 12 | Fox |
| 8 | The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) | $215,148 | -24% | 143 | -23 | $1,505 | $5,299,123 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 9 | City Island | $125,000 | -31% | 105 | -28 | $1,190 | $6,149,945 | 15 | Anchor Bay |
| 10 | Furry Vengeance | $122,000 | 9% | 157 | -78 | $777 | $17,284,923 | 9 | Summit |
| 11 | Mother and Child | $94,691 | 73% | 119 | 66 | $796 | $790,372 | 8 | Sony Classics |
| 12 | Kick-Ass | $51,000 | -33% | 102 | -55 | $500 | $48,059,579 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter's Bone | $446,000 | 27% | 67 | 28 | $6,657 | $1,072,952 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 2 | Cyrus | $300,000 | 65% | 17 | 13 | $17,647 | $565,032 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Micmacs | $87,830 | -11% | 52 | 1 | $1,689 | $723,589 | 5 | Sony Classics |
| 4 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $80,392 | 20% | 20 | 8 | $4,020 | $358,997 | 3 | Sony Classics |
| 5 | Babies | $49,477 | -46% | 64 | -33 | $773 | $7,202,720 | 8 | Focus |
| 6 | Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) | $35,732 | -- | 5 | -- | $7,146 | $35,732 | 1 | Sony Classics |
| 7 | Restrepo | $30,453 | -- | 2 | -- | $15,227 | $30,453 | 1 | National Geographic |
| 8 | Agora | $11,806 | -43% | 5 | 0 | $2,361 | $193,625 | 5 | Newmarket |
