- $22.2M/ $75.1M Last week, the dynamic pairing of Scorsese and Dicaprio set personal records for an opening weekend. This week they continue that trend, slipping a modest 45% to remain in the top spot. The question now is whether or not Viacom missed an Oscar opportunity by delaying the film's release for so long.
2. Cop Out
- $18.6M Kevin Smith is well on his way to his highest grossing film ever(Zack and Miri
brought in $30M). The director's latest, his first film he helmed that he didn't script, played to fans of both action and comedy. Warner Bros. is touting that the film was a huge hit in urban markets. The brothas have loved them some Kevin Smith ever since Chasing Amy
, yo.3. The Crazies- $16.5M
The Crazies nearly recouped it's entire $19M budget in one weekend, cashing in on a brilliant marketing campaign and a relative lack of horror films in recent weeks.
4. Avatar
- $14M/$707M Remember all that speculation as to whether or not Avatar would surpass Titanic's domestic haul of $600M? Well, now it's kicking the ship's hull to the tune of over $100M, and going strong.
5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
- $9.8M/$71.2M 6. Valentine's Day
- $9.51M/$100M Ok, it's made it's $100M. Everyone can stop going to see this.....now.
7. Dear John
- $5M/$72.6M 8. The Wolfman- $4.12M/$57.2M
9. Tooth Fairy
- $3.45M/$53.9M I wonder if even The Rock wishes this film would quietly fade into the ether. The longer it makes money, the more chances there are for people to see him in that ridiculous outfit.
10. Crazy Heart
- $2.54M/$25.1M Also...
Oscar nominees continue to reap the benefits, as Leo Tolstoy biopic The Last Station jumped up a whopping 90% and hauled in $1.06M for a 13th place finish. The Blind Side
and Precious
also maintained strong holds attributed to their recent Oscar success.Roman Polanski's political thriller, The Ghost Writer, saw the biggest jump, haulting in over $870,000 at only 43 locations. That's a per site average of over $20,000.
