Universal will be celebrating today after The Lorax didn’t just beat expectations, it absolute annihilated them. Most had thought it was looking at a opening around the $30 million mark, but it ended up with a fantastic $70 million, which is one of the best starts ever for an animated movie. It’s also amongst the best March openings and the top first three days for a film based on a book by Dr. Seuss.
Project X didn’t do too badly either. With no big stars and a ‘found footage’ feel, many were uncertain whether the film would find an audience as there aren’t many films to directly compare it to, but it made a more than respectable $20 million.
They were the only two new entries, although The Artist did get a bit of a post-Oscars bump, re-entering that box office top 10. Overall it was the best weekend of the year so far, which will have Hollywood being cautiously optimistic after a rocky few months.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of March 2nd-4th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $70.7 | $70.7 |
| 2 | Project X | $20.7 | $20.7 |
| 3 | Act Of Valor | $13.7 | $45.2 |
| 4 | Safe House | $7.2 | $108.2 |
| 5 | Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds | $7.0 | $25.7 |
| 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $6.9 | $85.6 |
| 7 | The Vow | $6.1 | $111.7 |
| 8 | This Means War | $5.6 | $41.4 |
| 9 | Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance | $4.7 | $44.8 |
| 10 | The Artist | $3.9 | $37.0 |
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