Proving that people always like seeing things blow up and will pay to see it, 2012 wreaked havoc on the weekend box office pulling in a strong $65 million on its opening weekend. Here are the weekend box office numbers:
1. 2012 – Weekend/Total Gross: $65 million (new)
2. A Christmas Carol (2009) – Weekend Gross: $22 million -Total Gross: $63 million (↓ from #1 last weekend)
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats - Weekend Gross: $6 million -Total Gross: $23 million (↓ from #3 last weekend)
4. Precious - Weekend Gross: $6 million – Total Gross: $9 million (↑ from #12 last weekend)
5. This Is It - Weekend Gross: $5 million – Total Gross: $68 million (↓from #2 last weekend)
6. The Fourth Kind – Weekend Gross: $5 million – Total Gross: $21 million (↓ from #4 last weekend)
7. Couples Retreat - Weekend Gross: $4.25 million – Total Gross: $102 million (#7 last weekend)
8. Paranormal Activity – Weekend Gross: $4.20 million – Total Gross: $104 million ( ↓ from #5 last weekend)
9. Law Abiding Citizen – Weekend Gross: $4 million – Total Gross: $67 million ( ↓ from #8 last weekend)
10. The Box - Weekend Gross: $3 million – Total Gross: $13 million (↓ from #6 last weekend)
