On the eve of the Academy Awards, real-life Navy SEALs stormed the weekend box office as Act of Valor [AOVAL] debuted in first place with an estimated $24.7 million. The military recruitment film turned feature release attracted an audience that was over 70% male.
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds [GDEED] finished second at $16.0 million. As expected, the drama drew older women with 85% over the age of 25.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [MYSTR] moved up to third place with $13.5 million. The 3D film has grossed $76.7 million after 3 weeks.
The weekend's other two new wide openers hardly made a dent. The comedy Wanderlust [WLUST] earned $6.6 million, while the thriller Gone [GONE] managed just $5 million.
| Title | F-S-S | Total | |
| 1 | Act Of Valor | 24,700,000 | 24,700,000 |
| 2 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | 13,475,000 | 76,731,351 |
| 4 | Safe House | 11,368,700 | 98,065,260 |
| 5 | Vow, The | 10,000,000 | 103,007,343 |
| 6 | Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance | 8,800,000 | 37,832,082 |
| 7 | This Means War | 8,500,000 | 33,570,636 |
| 8 | Wanderlust | 6,626,620 | 6,626,620 |
| 9 | Gone | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 10 | Secret World Of Arrietty, The | 4,503,000 | 14,660,805 |
| 11 | Chronicle | 3,705,000 | 58,004,927 |
| 12 | Star Wars: Episode I - Phantom Menace | 3,100,000 | 40,369,630 |
Tag(s): AOVAL, GDEED, MYSTR, WLUST, GONE