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RANK	RLW	TITLE	RATING	TOP 12	STUDIO	SITE CHANGE	THEATRES	WK	F S S M T W TH	7 DAY AVG	7 DAY CHG	TOTAL
JANE EYRE FOCUS Starring: Mia Wasikowska Judi Dench Director: Cary Fukunaga Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.	new	JANE EYRE	PG-13		FOCUS		248	20	n/a	n/a	0	$9,971,497
IN A BETTER WORLD SONY CLASSICS Starring: Ulrich Thomsen Mikael Persbrandt Director: Susanne Bier Genre: Foreign MPAA Rating: R A drama about a Holocaust survivor who meets his twin sister he thought died in the in the concentration camps.	new	IN A BETTER WORLD	R		SONY CLASSICS		51	17	n/a	n/a	0	$617,315
WIN WIN FOX SEARCHLIGHT Starring: Paul Giamatti Melanie Lynskey Director: Thomas McCarthy Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.	new	WIN WIN			FOX SEARCHLIGHT		248	19	n/a	n/a	0	$8,934,332
BORN TO BE WILD WARNER BROS. Starring: Director: Genre: IMAX MPAA Rating: Since 1969, the animal orphanage at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy continues to be home to countless animals that were orphaned, injured or needed special care. Many are successfully returned to the wild.	new	BORN TO BE WILD			WARNER BROS.		57	16	n/a	n/a	0	$4,816,649
SOMETHING BORROWED Warner Bros. Starring: Kate Hudson John Krasinski Director: Luke Greenfield Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A story about a Manhattan attorney who becomes involved with her best friend's fiancé.	new	SOMETHING BORROWED	PG-13		Warner Bros.		47	12	$10,146	$1,449	0	$39,046,489
ANOTHER EARTH FOX SEARCHLIGHT Starring: William Mapother Brit Marling Director: Mike Cahill Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.	new	ANOTHER EARTH	PG-13		FOX SEARCHLIGHT		4	1	$16,731	$2,390	0	$112,266
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS FOX Starring: Reese Witherspoon Robert Pattinson Director: Francis Lawrence Genre: Period MPAA Rating: PG-13 During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recently-orphaned veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with a second-rate traveling circus. He falls in love with Marlena, one of the show's star performers, but their romance is complicated by Marlena's husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss.	new	WATER FOR ELEPHANTS	PG-13		FOX		91	14	$23,489	$3,356	0	$28,639,149
A BETTER LIFE Summit Starring: Demián Bichir Nancy Lenehan Director: Chris Weitz Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 From the director of About a Boy comes A BETTER LIFE – a touching, poignant, multi-generational story about a father’s love and the lengths a parent will go to give his child the opportunities he never had.	new	A BETTER LIFE	PG-13		Summit		182	5	$47,999	$6,857	0	$1,508,834
FAST FIVE UNIVERSAL Starring: Vin Diesel Paul Walker Director: Justin Lin Genre: Crime MPAA Rating: PG-13 Fugitives Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner are pursued by lawmen.	new	FAST FIVE	PG-13		UNIVERSAL		212	13	$52,150	$7,450	0	$209,550,125
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN FOX SEARCHLIGHT Starring: Hugh Jackman Vivian Wu Director: Wayne Wang Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.	new	SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN	PG-13		FOX SEARCHLIGHT		61	2	$89,949	$12,850	0	$526,119
BEGINNGERS FOCUS Starring: Ewan McGregor Christopher Plummer Director: Mike Mills Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.	new	BEGINNGERS	R		FOCUS		157	8	$92,375	$13,196	0	$4,801,188
THE HANGOVER: PART II Warner Bros. Starring: Director: Genre: MPAA Rating: R	new	THE HANGOVER: PART II	R		Warner Bros.		275	9	$127,076	$18,154	0	$252,628,017
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER RELATIVITY Starring: Heather Graham Jaleel White Director: John Schultz Genre: Kids/Family MPAA Rating: PG Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.	new	JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER	PG		RELATIVITY		190	7	$131,893	$18,842	0	$14,816,388
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Fox Starring: Jennifer Lawrence James McAvoy Director: Matthew Vaughn Genre: Action MPAA Rating: PG-13 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS , following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s...	new	X-MEN: FIRST CLASS	PG-13		Fox		295	8	$170,929	$24,418	0	$144,436,333
GREEN LANTERN Warner Bros. Starring: Ryan Reynolds Director: Martin Campbell Genre: 3-D MPAA Rating: PG-13 A man is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.	new	GREEN LANTERN	PG-13		Warner Bros.		421	6	$172,334	$24,619	0	$114,144,109
THOR Paramount Starring: Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Director: Kenneth Branagh Genre: Adventure MPAA Rating: PG-13 Partially disabled medical student Dr. Donald Blake discovers his heretofore unknown alter ego, the Norse warrior, Thor.	new	THOR	PG-13		Paramount		236	12	$178,853	$25,550	0	$180,373,264
KUNG FU PANDA 2 Paramount Starring: Jack Black Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Genre: Animated MPAA Rating: PG	new	KUNG FU PANDA 2	PG		Paramount		250	9	$186,857	$26,694	0	$161,019,514
RIO Fox Starring: Anne Hathaway Jesse Eisenberg Director: Carlos Saldanha Genre: 3-D MPAA Rating: G A nerdy macaw from small-town Minnesota takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro.	new	RIO	G		Fox		210	15	$202,094	$28,871	0	$142,837,003
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS SONY CLASSICS Starring: Director: Genre: MPAA Rating: PG-13	new	MIDNIGHT IN PARIS	PG-13		SONY CLASSICS		621	10	$219,560	$31,366	0	$45,002,766
THE TREE OF LIFE FOX SEARCHLIGHT Starring: Brad Pitt Sean Penn Director: Terrence Malick Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.	new	THE TREE OF LIFE	PG-13		FOX SEARCHLIGHT		230	9	$314,224	$44,889	0	$11,352,374
MONTE CARLO Fox Starring: Selena Gomez Leighton Meester Director: Tom Bezucha Genre: Romantic MPAA Rating: PG A young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a 5-star hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in a whirlwind of paparazzi, private planes, couture gowns, storybook romances, and a vacation in Monte Carlo.	new	MONTE CARLO	PG		Fox		360	4	$367,468	$52,495	0	$22,140,056
SUPER 8 Paramount Starring: Elle Fanning Kyle Chandler Director: J.J. Abrams Genre: Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13	new	SUPER 8	PG-13		Paramount		658	7	$434,935	$62,134	0	$124,670,037
LARRY CROWNE UNIVERSAL Starring: Tom Hanks Julia Roberts Director: Tom Hanks Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college. 12	new	LARRY CROWNE	PG-13	0.59%	UNIVERSAL		1035	4	$517,535	$73,934	0	$34,844,940
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS FOX Starring: Jim Carrey Carla Gugino Director: Mark Waters Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel. 11	new	MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS	PG	0.75%	FOX		591	6	$657,107	$93,872	0	$64,157,927
BRIDESMAIDS UNIVERSAL Starring: Kristen Wiig Maya Rudolph Director: Paul Feig Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R A comedy centered on two women battling to plan their friend's wedding party. 10	new	BRIDESMAIDS	R	0.87%	UNIVERSAL		680	11	$765,115	$109,302	0	$164,597,985
BAD TEACHER SONY Starring: Cameron Diaz Justin Timberlake Director: Jake Kasdan Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R A comedy centered around a foul-mouthed, junior high teacher who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague -- a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher. 9	new	BAD TEACHER	R	1.72%	SONY		2034	5	$1,509,719	$215,674	0	$95,875,407
WINNIE THE POOH Walt Disney Starring: Peter Cullen Craig Ferguson Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall Genre: Animated MPAA Rating: G 8	new	WINNIE THE POOH	G	3.48%	Walt Disney		2405	2	$3,063,568	$437,653	0	$20,657,865
CARS 2 Walt Disney Starring: Owen Wilson Michael Caine Director: Brad Lewis, John Lasseter Genre: Kids/Family MPAA Rating: G Racing star Lightning McQueen teams up with his best friend Mater for an international adventure as they go up against the world's fastest cars. 7	new	CARS 2	G	3.86%	Walt Disney		2668	5	$3,394,253	$484,893	0	$179,769,548
ZOOKEEPER Sony Starring: Kevin James Director: Frank Coraci Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG The animals at one particular zoo decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper gain the attention of one particular woman. 6	new	ZOOKEEPER	PG	6.06%	Sony		3215	3	$5,324,585	$760,655	0	$64,530,840
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON PARAMOUNT Starring: Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel Director: Michael Bay Genre: Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons... 5	new	TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON	PG-13	6.91%	PARAMOUNT		3375	4	$6,080,229	$868,604	0	$331,921,414
HORRIBLE BOSSES WARNER BROS. Starring: Colin Farrell Jason Bateman Director: Seth Gordon Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R Three friends decide to murder their overbearing bosses with disastrous results. 4	new	HORRIBLE BOSSES	R	7.43%	WARNER BROS.		3104	3	$6,534,849	$933,550	0	$89,101,552
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS SONY Starring: Justin Timberlake Mila Kunis Director: Will Gluck Genre: MPAA Rating: R The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic. 3	new	FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS	R	11.69%	SONY		2926	1	$10,278,131	$1,468,304	0	$28,900,281
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 Warner Bros. Starring: Emma Watson Daniel Radcliffe Director: David Yates Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 2	new	HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2	PG-13	26.15%	Warner Bros.		4375	2	$22,995,228	$3,285,033	0	$296,534,509
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA Paramount Starring: Chris Evans Hugo Weaving Director: Joe Johnston Genre: Action MPAA Rating: PG-13 After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals. 1	new	THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA	PG-13	30.49%	Paramount		3715	1	$26,808,744	$3,829,821	0	$91,867,268

JANE EYRE

FOCUS

IN A BETTER WORLD

SONY CLASSICS

WIN WIN

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

BORN TO BE WILD

WARNER BROS.

SOMETHING BORROWED

Warner Bros.

ANOTHER EARTH

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

FOX

A BETTER LIFE

Summit

FAST FIVE

UNIVERSAL

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

BEGINNGERS

FOCUS

THE HANGOVER: PART II

Warner Bros.

JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER

RELATIVITY

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

Fox

GREEN LANTERN

Warner Bros.

THOR

Paramount

KUNG FU PANDA 2

Paramount

RIO

Fox

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

SONY CLASSICS

THE TREE OF LIFE

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

MONTE CARLO

Fox

SUPER 8

Paramount

LARRY CROWNE

UNIVERSAL

MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS

FOX

BRIDESMAIDS

UNIVERSAL

BAD TEACHER

SONY

WINNIE THE POOH

Walt Disney

CARS 2

Walt Disney

ZOOKEEPER

Sony

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

PARAMOUNT

HORRIBLE BOSSES

WARNER BROS.

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

SONY

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2

Warner Bros.

THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA

Paramount