In its first week of wide release, Zero Dark Thirty has topped the US Box Office chart, taking $24 million as it expanded onto over 2,800 screens from just over a hundred. Its success came as a surprise to many, who’d expected Gangster Squad to top the chart.
In the end the gangster noir placed third with $16.7 million, which isn’t a bad start, but probably not what Warner was hoping for its star studded movie, which has had a lot of buzz ever since the screenplay first started doing the rounds in Hollywood.
Proving spoof horror can still find an audience, the Marlon Wayans starring A Haunted House placed second on the chart with $18.8 million.
Those were the only new entries on the chart, but a couple films got a bump from the Oscar nominations, with Lincoln rising 16% from the previous weekend to take its US takings across the $150 million mark. Silver Linings Playbook also got a 38% bump to return to the top 10, thanks to its eight Oscar nominations.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 11th-13th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Zero Dark Thirty | $24.0 | $29.4 |
| 2 | A Haunted House | $18.8 | $18.8 |
| 3 | Gangster Squad | $16.7 | $16.7 |
| 4 | Django Unchained | $11.0 | $125.3 |
| 5 | Les Miserables | $10.1 | $119.2 |
| 6 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $9.0 | $278.1 |
| 7 | Lincoln | $6.3 | $152.5 |
| 8 | Parental Guidance | $6.1 | $60.6 |
| 9 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | $5.1 | $30.7 |
| 10 | Silver Linings Playbook | $5.0 | $41.3 |