Young moviegoers return to the theaters before the Super Bowl as Chronicle [CHRNC] earned an estimated $22.0 million to finish atop the weekend box office. The found footage film about kids abusing their superpowers attracted an audience that was 61% under the age of 25 and 55% male.
The Woman in Black [WMBLK] debuted a close second with $21.0 million. The supernatural horror brought out a crowd that was 57% under the age of 25 and 59% female.
Last week's top film The Grey [TGREY] dropped 52% to $9.5 million in its second weekend.
Big Miracle [BMRCL] opened fourth overall at $8.5 million. Surprisingly, the demographic for the saving whales tale skewed very young women at 68% female and 67% under 25.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | CHRONICLE | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| 2 | THE WOMAN IN BLACK | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 3 | THE GREY | $9,500,000 | $34,700,000 |
| 4 | BIG MIRACLE | $8,484,065 | $8,484,065 |
| 5 | UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING | $5,600,000 | $54,353,000 |
| 6 | ONE FOR THE MONEY | $5,250,000 | $19,667,987 |
| 7 | RED TAILS | $5,000,000 | $41,323,458 |
| 8 | THE DESCENDANTS | $4,600,000 | $65,522,652 |
| 9 | MAN ON A LEDGE | $4,460,000 | $14,724,774 |
| 10 | EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE | $3,925,000 | $26,793,000 |
| 11 | CONTRABAND | $3,490,135 | $62,103,435 |
| 12 | THE ARTIST | $2,565,000 | $20,584,244 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): CHRNC, WMBLK, TGREY, BMRCL