Dr. Seuss' The Lorax earned $70.7 million at the box office this weekend, easily besting its competition and taking the honor of highest-grossing debut of 2012 so far.
The second place film, Project X, made almost $50 million less in its first week.
Those two combined with Act of Valor and its $13.7 million haul gave the top three films over $100 million combined, an impressive first for Hollywood this year.
Fourth place belonged to Denzel Washington’s Safe House, while Tyler Perry and his Good Deeds continued to do well in fifth place with a $7 million weekend.
Best Picture winner The Artist returned to the top ten after the buzz of its Academy Awards triumph, banking another $3.9 million. The weekend Top 10:
- The Lorax, $70.7 million
- Project X, $20.8 million
- Act of Valor, $13.7 million
- Safe House, $7.2 million
- Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, $7 million
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, $6.9 million
- The Vow, $6.1 million
- This Means War, $5.6 million
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, $4.7 million
- The Artist, $3.9 million