Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the week of 9-15 March 2012. The Lorax held onto the top of the charts for its second week, greening up $52.7 million, for a two-week total of $135.6 million. Disney’s big-screen, big-budget version of ERB’s Barsoomian adventure, John Carter, opened at #2, earning $39.7 million. Silent House opened at #5, spooking up $8.5 million. Eddie Murphy’s new comedy, A Thousand Words, opened at #6. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island slipped from #6 to #8, actioning up $5.6 million, for a five-week total of $92.6 million.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance fell from #9 to #13, burning up $2.8 million, for a four-week total of $48.9 million. Chronicle slipped from #13 to #16, making $1.3 million, for a six-week total of $62.7 million. Hugo slipped from #16 to #20, clocking in $850 thousand, for a sixteen-week total of $72.5 million. The Woman in Black fell from #17 to #22, haunting up $700 thousand, for a six-week total of $53.2 million. The Secret World of Arrietty fell from #14 to #23, earning $600 thousand, for a four-week total of $17.8 million. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked slipped from #21 to #24, singing up $450 thousand (just about the same amount as last week), for a thirteen-week total of $131.4 million. Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace fell from #18 to #25, forcing $450 thousand, for a five-week total of $43.0 million.
Falling out of the top 25 this week was:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (last week’s #24) in its thirteenth week in release (box office total: $186.6 million)