Zero Dark Thirty rides controversy and awards buzz to #1 spot during first weekend in wide release, while A Haunted House scoffs at Gangster Squad's third place finish.

Zero Dark Thirty: $24M

Kathryn Bigelow
CAA - Brian Siberell

Jessica Chastain
CAA - Hylda Queally
Mosaic - Paul Nelson

Joel Edgerton
CAA - Kim Hodgert

A Haunted House: $18.8M

Michael Tiddes
Principato Young Entertainment - Allen Fischer and Brian Dobbins

Marlon Wayans
CAA - Jason Heyman
New Wave Entertainment - Lisa Blum

David Koechner
CAA - Jason Heyman
Brillstein Entertainment Partners - Alex Murray

Gangster Squad: $16.7M

Ruben Fleischer
UTA - Jason Burns

Josh Brolin
CAA - Michael Cooper

Ryan Gosling
IFA - Ilene Feldman
Artist Management - Carolyn Govers

Django Unchained: $11.1M

Quentin Tarantino
WME - Mike Simpson

Jamie Foxx
CAA - Steve Smooke
LBI Entertainment - Rick Yorn

Leonardo DiCaprio
LBI Entertainment  - Rick Yorn

Les Miserables: $10.1M

Tom Hooper
ICM Partners - Doug MacLaren

Hugh Jackman
WME - Patrick Whitesell

Anne Hathaway
CAA - Bryan Lourd
Management 360 - Suzan Bymel

Source: Box Office Mojo