| Title |
Weekend |
Total |
Analysis |
| The Vow |
$41.7M |
$41.7M |
Surprisingly, the romantic drama had the best opening of 2012 so far. Unsurprisingly, 72% of the audience was female. |
| Safe House |
$39.3M |
$39.3M |
Denzel Washington's second best debut after American Gangster. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island |
$27.6M |
$27.6M |
Swapping Dwayne Johnson for Brendan Fraser proved to be a good move; sequel outperformed the original. (which opened at $21M) |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (3-D) |
$23M |
$23M |
Despite coming in fourth, the re-release helped push Phantom Menace past E.T. and Shrek 2 to become the 5th highest-grossing movie of all time. |
| Chronicle |
$12.3M |
$40.1M |
After debuting at #1, dropped just 44 percent, an impressive hold for a "found footage" flick. |