Tops at the Box Office: The Lion King roars for a 2nd week

1. The Lion King 3D- $22.1M/$61.7M
You've got every reason to worry. With The Lion King's re-release on 3D kicking even Brad Pitt's butt for the second week in a row, Disney now knows they can probably follow a similar plan for the rest of their extensive catalog.  So don't be surprised if you get Treasure Planet 3D in the next couple of years. In fact the film is doing so well that Disney is extending Lion King's stay a few more weeks.

2. Moneyball- $20.6M
Moneyball has a lot working in it's favor that should have studio execs smiling right now. The debut is actually pretty good for a baseball movie. Brad Pitt's performance is getting a lot of attention, and may gain the actor some Oscar looks. The script is by Aaron Sorkin, and the film is being presented in a similar way as The Social Network, which had an incredible six month run in theaters. And did we mention we're in the heart of the Major League Baseball playoffs? All reasons to expect Moneyball will be hanging around for quite awhile.
3. Dolphin Tale- $20.3M
You'd think that Dolphin Tale would get swallowed up by The Lion King, both of which are competing for the same family demogaphic, but that wasn't the case. The film about a dolphin with a prosthetic has been clicking with people in test audiences for weeks, and that appears to have carried over.
4. Abduction- $11.2M
Hmmm..curiouser and curiouser. Abduction had a very soft opening, the type that makes you question Taylor Lautner's viability as a solo star. To be fair, Robert Pattinson hasn't exactly set the box office on fire with his non-Twilight work either. And Kristen Stewart had been turning heads on her own without the help of the vampire franchise. So it'll be interesting to see where Lautner goes from here, because 2012 was supposed to be his year, springboarding off of Abduction's presumed success.
5. Killer Elite- $9.5M
Killer Elite might've stolen some of Abduction's thunder, although the two are clearly aiming for totally different age brackets. Jason Statham is the real draw here, and the film is a step down from The Mechanic, but better than Crank: High Voltage. What might be most disturbing is that the names of Clive Owen and Robert De Niro couldn't put more butts in seats.
6. Contagion- $8.56M/$57.1M
7. Drive- $5.77M/$21.4M
It's better than it looks. The 49% drop is on the low end for similar films, and pretty good considering audiences generally looked down on it.
8. The Help- $4.4M/$154M
9. Straw Dogs- $2.1M/$8.88M
10. I Don't Know How She Does It- $2.05M/$8.02M