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UPDATE… Abbreviated Weekend Results: Obviously huge pent-up demand for a true children’s classic, an ‘A’ CinemaScore, plus an overheated box office converged for a monster hit. Universal’s The Lorax is lunging past $79M could bis the biggest grossing film ever from a Dr Seuss book, as well as the biggest opener of 2012, the 4th biggest March opener, the 8th biggest animated PG film, and the 5th biggest animated 3D film. The $70M-budget toon from Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Hop) also is the 8th biggest Universal opener of all time. And remember: the next animated kid film isn’t until April 27th. Yowza! Warner Bros also had mega-success with its low-budget found footage R-rated opener Project X which hit $20+M. Overall weekend biz is up for the 9th weekend in a row in 2012: +15% over last year. But will next weekend require me to post an autopsy report for John Carter? 1. The Lorax (Universal) NEW [3,729 Theaters] Friday $17.4M, Saturday $30.2M, Weekend $68.7M 2. Project X (Warner Bros) NEW [3,055 Theaters] Friday $8.1M, Saturday $7.9M, Weekend $20.4M Well, THE LORAX gets an excellent Sat. bounce 89% – which will put the Sat. figure in the 33 million range. 3day figure is north of 70 million – perhaps 73 with a shot at 75.0. Project X is -2% from Friday – which isn’t bad. Sat. number close to 8.0 - so this could land 20-21 for the weekend. Act of Valor is -32% from last Sat. 6.450. 3day will be 14.0-14.5 and a cume of 45.6. Safe House holds well -29% for 3.650. FSS = 7.5-8.0 and cume will be 108.8. Good Deeds drops -49% for 3.450. Weekend just north of 7.0 and cume of 26.0. Journey 2 -40% from last Sat. for 3.4. 3day not quite 7.0 and cume of 85.5. The Vow has good hold of -38% for 2.8. Weekend should be 6.0-6.3 and cume 111.5. This Means War -25% for 2.8. 3day around 6.0 and cume of 41.8. Ghost Rider -40% for 2.350 for FSS around 5.0 or close to. Cume 45+. The Artist claims 10th place with Sat. gross of 1.850 and 3day of 4.0. Cume 37.2. Wanderlust has about the same for Sat. but look for the Sunday gross from the Artist to carry it into the top 10. Wanderlust ends just below 4.0 for a cume of 12.6. Just read the fine print – WANDER (ing around) LUST (ing for grosses.) Weekend is up a healthy 28% from last year.

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Fuck.. I just realised..Lorax's Friday was the biggest day of 2012 so far

Agree.. We could see the best single day of 2012 yet

65 seems high..But 60 mill could be the target

Of course it will..Its gonna be huge..But im still in the 400-500 mill area..OW will be huge around the world but how great will the legs be...Thats the question IMO

How old are you cjohn

Well put

Thor and CA also had 3D

Italiens just dont give a fuck

I could live with that

Doubt it.. But lorax could do DM numbers

I hope you're right..How much is 11,5 mill adm in $?

I'll raise to 8!!!!

It will be big no doubt

Do we even have 1 italien guy here?

60 mill people and 116.000 sq miles

We still need to see a super hero movie do that in 2012..Double from the last or more

Agree.. HG will help with that...

Expected

Would require a huge jump tomorrow

Sounds about right.. Looks like 22-23 mill will happen.Great weekend again

Looks like 55 mill will happen...