Taylor Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The Lorax (Universal) NEW [3,729 Theaters]Friday $17.4M, Saturday $30.2M, Weekend $68.7MProject X (Warner Bros) NEW [3,055 Theaters]Friday $8.1M, Saturday $7.9M, Weekend $20.4M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassfairy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The Lorax is blowing my mind right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggestgeekever Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That's.... a bigger increase than Rango got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyneOh1040 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That Saturday increase is INSANE. I know it's not unprecedented, but I thought this would be a near repeat of Horton's run. This story certainly isn't any more familiar. I think casting Efron and Swift really played a larger role in this than some of us might think. So great to see the box office alive again, hopefully JC can keep the pace going next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 FUCKThere is no other word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggestgeekever Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That'd be the biggest animation OW since Toy Story 3.... holy SHIT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This can't be accurate. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoot Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Holy crap Lorax.Animation 2012!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 biggest in over a year and a half 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safari Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Oh yeah! Proof that animation isn't going away anytime soon! Hooray for The Lorax! Edited March 4, 2012 by Safari92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 INSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE!! :blink: :blink: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incepted Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 68 million?! Are you kidding me? That is unbelievable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Good Lord!LOL Nikke supposed to be travelling. Edited March 4, 2012 by ECSTASY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 So can Lorax outgross DM ?Lorax:Cinemasorce - A70+% Saturday bumpNonsequelWhat kind of legs can we expect ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theultimatebiu Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Well it is a very colouful movie...so this means Hunger Games will make $200M OW right??(it's a joke...for those stupid amongst us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 That's absolutely massive, I knew it would get a big Saturday jump but this even exceeded my predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 It could go higher!!!!70-75 mill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The Lorax (Universal) NEW [3,729 Theaters] Friday $17.4M, Saturday $30.2M, Weekend $68.7M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggestgeekever Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 $33 million?!?! There's just no way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
