>Seven full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run well ahead of last year’s slow pace and now has moved solidly ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years.
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume
All films in wide release playing between February 13 and February 19 grossed $217 million, up 20% from the same week in 2011 and up a similar percentage from the four-year average for the comparable week. Year to date, 2012 is now running 27% ahead of 2011 and now 5% ahead of the average for the same period the last four years.
All Wide-Release Films February 13-19
(millions) 4yr vs vs
(millions) 4yr vs vs
2011 Avg 2012 2011 Avg
Week #7 $180 $180 $217 +20% +20%
Year to Date $1040 $1250 $1317
+27% + 5%Updated Estimates of Final Grosses
The Vow $143 million (87 percentile)
Safe House $139 million (87 percentile)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $104 million (79 percentile)
Chronicle $71 million (67 percentile)
Contraband $68 million (67 percentile)
Underworld Awakening $65 million (65 percentile)
The Woman in Black $60 million (62 percentile)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance $59 million (60 percentile)
The Grey $56 million (59 percentile)
Red Tails $51 million (56 percentile)
This Means War $49 million (54 percentile)
Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace 3D $48 million (54 percentile)
Beauty and the Beast 3D $46 million (53 percentile)
The Artist $33 million (40 percentile)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close $32 million (38 percentile)
Joyful Noise $31 million (35 million)
The Iron Lady $28 million (31 percentile)
One for the Money $25 million (27 percentile)
Secret World of Arrietty $25 million (28 percentile)
Big Miracle $22 million (23 percentile)
Haywire $19 million (18 percentile)
Man on a Ledge $18 million (18 percentile)
Safe House $139 million (87 percentile)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $104 million (79 percentile)
Chronicle $71 million (67 percentile)
Contraband $68 million (67 percentile)
Underworld Awakening $65 million (65 percentile)
The Woman in Black $60 million (62 percentile)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance $59 million (60 percentile)
The Grey $56 million (59 percentile)
Red Tails $51 million (56 percentile)
This Means War $49 million (54 percentile)
Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace 3D $48 million (54 percentile)
Beauty and the Beast 3D $46 million (53 percentile)
The Artist $33 million (40 percentile)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close $32 million (38 percentile)
Joyful Noise $31 million (35 million)
The Iron Lady $28 million (31 percentile)
One for the Money $25 million (27 percentile)
Secret World of Arrietty $25 million (28 percentile)
Big Miracle $22 million (23 percentile)
Haywire $19 million (18 percentile)
Man on a Ledge $18 million (18 percentile)
Weekend Predictions for February 24-26 should be posted late Wednesday.
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