March Madness Tops The Voice, Dwts
03 April 2012
March Madness Tops The Voice, Dwts
BOX OFFICE MAKING STRONG RECOVERY
With the second week of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games leading the way with $58.6 million and Warner Bros.' Wrath of the Titans following with $33.5 million, the box office continued to show a strong recovery from last year. According to Box Office Mojo, the total for the weekend came to $148.6 million, up 19 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago, when Hop opened with $37.5 million. For the year to date, overall box office revenue is up 20 percent to $2.62 billion. Attendance is up 22.8 percent.The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date) 1. The Hunger Games, Lionsgate, $58,551,063, 2 Wks. ($248,483,901); 2. Wrath of the Titans, Warner Bros., $33,457,188, (New); 3. Mirror Mirror , Relativity Media, $18,132,085, (New); 4. 21 Jump Street , Sony, $14,830,066, 3 Wks. ($92,882,690); 5. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Universal, $7,784,645, 5 Wks. ($189,332,445); 6. John Carter , Disney, $2,029,500, 4 Wks. ($66,233,839); 7. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen , CBS Films, $1,272,643, 4 Wks. ($3,169,622); 8. Act of Valor , Relativity Media, $1,001,906, 6 Wks. ($67,745,400); 9. A Thousand Words , Paramount, $902,587, 4 Wks. ($16,508,068); 10. Journey 2 The Mysterious Island , Warner Bros., $810,338, 8 Wks. ($98,455,595).
03/04/2012
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