| Title | Weekend | Total | Analysis |
| Act of Valor | $24.7M | $24.7M | On Oscar weekend, the box office goes to a group of Navy SEALs playing themselves. The movie earned more than twice its $12M-production budget the first weekend of active duty. |
| Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $16M | $16MM | Not even Tyler Perry can hold off the SEALs; the director-producer-star's second weakest opening ever. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $13.4M | $76.7M | Moves back to its opening weekend #3 spot (#4 last weekend); now just shy of of earning back its $79M production budget. |
| Safe House | $11.4M | $98.1M | Denzel Washington movie now safely a hit, with $134M worldwide earnings so far. |
| The Vow | $10M | $103M | Love holds strong for Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, who keep This Means War and Wanderlust out of top 5. |