Weekend Box Office (3/02-3/04): The Lorax Makes A Lot of Green

auto · 03-04-12, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Deadline

1. The Lorax (Universal) NEW [3,729 Theaters]
Friday $17.4M, Saturday $31.3M, Weekend $70.7M

2. Project X (Warner Bros) NEW [3,055 Theaters]
Friday $8.1M, Saturday $7.6M, Weekend $20.7M

3. Act of Valor (Relativity) Week 2 [3,093 Theaters]
Friday $3.8M, Saturday $6.1M, Weekend*$13.7M (-44%), Cume*$45.2M

4. Safe House (Universal) Week 4 [2,553 Theaters]
Friday $1.9M, Saturday $3.5M,*Weekend $7.3M, Cume $108.3M

5. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (Lionsgate) Week*2 [2,132 Theaters]
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $3.4M,*Weekend $7.0M (-55%), Cume $25.7M

6. Journey 2 (Warner Bros) Week 4 [3,060 Theaters]
Friday $1.3M, Saturday $3.2M, Weekend $6.9M, Cume $85.6M

7. The Vow (Screen Gems/Sony) Week*4 [2,826 Theaters]
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $2.7M,*Weekend $6.0M,*Cume $111.6M

8. This Means War (Fox) Week 3 [2,342 Theaters]
Friday $1.6M, Saturday $2.6M, Weekend $5.6M, Cume $41.4M

9. Ghost Rider 2 (Sony) Week*3 [2,487 Theaters[]
Friday $1.1M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $4.6M,*Cume $44.8M

10. The Artist (Weinstein) Week 15 [1,756 theaters]
Friday $938K, Saturday $1.6M, Weekend $3.8M, Cume $37M

Saw The Lorax with my daughter for her third birthday on Friday. Cute flick but I had no clue it would make this kind of money.

Deftones · 03-04-12, 04:42 PM

Probably made the money due to the lack of kid's movies out right now.

onebyone · 03-04-12, 04:46 PM

Wow, I really, really, really underestimated the appeal of The Lorax. It cleaned up.

I cannot believe anyone saw Project X. The trailer looked just so god awful, but I guess I am just not the target audience.

Dr. DVD · 03-04-12, 05:04 PM

Surprised at The Lorax. Guess family films are kind of a guaranteed hit nowadays, especially if there's no major competition for the same market like the Holiday season.

Ash Ketchum · 03-04-12, 05:11 PM

Does this mean GHOST RIDER 2 and THIS MEANS WAR are officially flops?

Dr. DVD · 03-04-12, 05:21 PM

^ I would hope so. Nicolas Cage and Reese Witherspoon need to make movies together, so they can only cost the studios one flop simultaneously as opposed to wasting money on individual ones.

Supermallet · 03-04-12, 06:03 PM

Nicolas Cage is a master of disaster. Reese Witherspoon isn't in his league.

bluetoast · 03-04-12, 06:04 PM

So they should remake She's Out of My League and reverse it.

Daytripper · 03-05-12, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD

Surprised at The Lorax. Guess family films are kind of a guaranteed hit nowadays, especially if there's no major competition for the same market like the Holiday season.

Yeah, there were just way too many childrens films releasd from Thanksgiving to Christmas. All could have made a cool 50-75M more each had there not been so many ("The Muppets", "Hugo", "Arthur Christmas" etc etc).

Groucho · 03-05-12, 12:19 PM

Moviepass

dan30oly · 03-05-12, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum

Does this mean GHOST RIDER 2, THIS MEANS WAR, and THE ARTIST are officially flops?

fixered

Dragon Tattoo · 03-05-12, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dan30oly

fixered

I'm sure they'll be fine with their Oscars.

arminius · 03-05-12, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dan30oly

fixered

Out of those three only The Artist made more than its budget in domestic and it made more than both those worldwide.

davidh777 · 03-05-12, 04:43 PM

Thanks for the thread, auto, and good title too (since we're now judging those

).

Surprised by the Lorax numbers, but I did like Despicable Me and Horton Hears a Who so I'll probably catch up with this.

Fortuitous that Dr. Seuss' birthday fell on Friday so they could tie the movie in with that date. For a number of years, elementary schools have celebrated Seuss' birthday as Read Across America Day, and this year I know they were all mentioning The Lorax in the same breath.

Plus they obviously spent a fortune on advertising.

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onebyone DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,446	Re: Weekend Box Office (3/02-3/04): The Lorax Makes A Lot of Green Wow, I really, really, really underestimated the appeal of The Lorax. It cleaned up. I cannot believe anyone saw Project X. The trailer looked just so god awful, but I guess I am just not the target audience. __________________ October Horror Challenge 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Rank 'Em as you See 'Em 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 18,486	Re: Weekend Box Office (3/02-3/04): The Lorax Makes A Lot of Green Surprised at The Lorax. Guess family films are kind of a guaranteed hit nowadays, especially if there's no major competition for the same market like the Holiday season. __________________ "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." -Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects

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Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 18,486	Re: Weekend Box Office (3/02-3/04): The Lorax Makes A Lot of Green ^ I would hope so. Nicolas Cage and Reese Witherspoon need to make movies together, so they can only cost the studios one flop simultaneously as opposed to wasting money on individual ones. __________________ "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." -Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects

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davidh777 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 15,972	Re: Weekend Box Office (3/02-3/04): The Lorax Makes A Lot of Green Thanks for the thread, auto, and good title too (since we're now judging those ). Surprised by the Lorax numbers, but I did like Despicable Me and Horton Hears a Who so I'll probably catch up with this. Fortuitous that Dr. Seuss' birthday fell on Friday so they could tie the movie in with that date. For a number of years, elementary schools have celebrated Seuss' birthday as Read Across America Day, and this year I know they were all mentioning The Lorax in the same breath. Plus they obviously spent a fortune on advertising. __________________ Challenges: Drive-In 2013 \| Action 2013 \| Academy Award 2013 \| TV on DVD* 2013 \| Holiday 2012 \| Comedy 2012 \| Horror 2012 \| Criterion 2012 / 2011 \| Animation 2012 / 2011 / 2010 \| Sci-Fi 2012 / 2011 / 2010 \| Historical 2012 / 2011 / 2010 \| Make-Your-Own 2012 (Buffy/Avengers) / 2011 (Chuck) \| Leap Day 2012