It was a surprise upset at the box office this past weekend as Dolphin Tale managed to swim by The Lion King to claim victory, while Moneyball maintained the #2 position with the help of some strong word of mouth. The Lion King dropped to #3, but unfortunately none of the weekend’s new releases were able to draw a crowd as 50/50, Courageous and Dream House all stalled out at approximately $8 million. Rom-com What’s Your Number? did slightly worse, debuting at #8 with just $5.6 million. At least Kevin Smith should feel better knowing that Zack and Miri Make a Porno no longer has the lowest opening weekend for a Seth Rogen film. Was the world just not ready for a comedy about cancer? Look for the box office to return to life next weekend as Real Steel and The Ides of March enter the ring.

1. Dolphin Tale — $14.2M
2. Moneyball — $12.5M
3. The Lion King — $11.1M
4. 50/50 — $8.85M
5. Courageous — $8.8M
6. Dream House — $8.21M
7. Abduction — $5.65M
8. What’s Your Number? — $5.6M
9. Contagion — $5.04M
10. Killer Elite — $4.86M