Weekend Box Office: March 23 - 25

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  The Hunger Games - $155 million

2.  21 Jump Street - $21.3 million

3.  The Lorax - $13.1 million

4.  John Carter - $5 million

5.  Act of Valor - $2 million

6.  Project X - $1.95 million

7.  A Thousand Words - $1.92 million

8.  October Baby - $1.7 million

9.  Safe House - $1.4 million

10.  Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $1.3 million

So, let's just recap how many records that The Hunger Games broke with its estimated $155 million opening this weekend:

• Third-highest opening weekend of all time being Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and The Dark Knight, and it's the highest-ever for a non-sequel
• Highest-ever opening weekend for a non-summer release, beating Alice in Wonderland's $116 million
• Its $19.7 million in midnight screenings ranks just ahead of The Dark Knight's $18.5 million for seventh-best midnight opening ever.
• It's opening day total of $68 million is the best ever for a non-sequel, and the fifth-highest opening day of all time.

So wow, it made a lot of money.  Bring on Catching Fire!

As far as the other films clamoring for attention this weekend, 21 Jump Street held up well with $21.3 million.  The Lorax continued to be the family destination as that earned a still-strong $13.1 million, although The Hunger Games will race past it as 2012's highest-grosser this week.  Poor John Carter was barely noticed this weekend, earning just $5 million.  It's $62.3 million domestic total is less than what The Hunger Games made in just one day.  Ouch. 

Next weekend, Hunger Games will relinquish its IMAX screens to Wrath of the Titans.  It will also face competition from the first of this year's two Snow White movies, Mirror Mirror.  Also opening in theater is the should-not-be-R-rated Bully.  That one definitely sounds worth checking out.