None of this weekend's new releases managed to break into the top 3. Instead, Dolphin Tale claimed the top spot, earning an estimated $14.2 million. As expected, Moneyball held strong at 2nd place, earning $12.5 million. Dream House underperformed this weekend, earning only $8.2 million, but it wasn't completely unexpected due to a weak marketing push and lack of critical praise.
Next week's releases include Real Steel, The Ides of March, and the beginning of a limited run of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence). Here are the top 10 box office results for this weekend:
1. Dolphin Tale - $14,245,000
2. Moneyball - $12,500,000
3. The Lion King 3D - $11,057,000
4. 50/50 - $8,858,000
5. Courageous - $8,800,000
6. Dream House - $8,209,000
7. Abduction - $5,650,000
8. What's Your Number? - $5,600,000
9. Contagion - $5,040,000
10. Killer Elite - $4,855,000