Edge of Darkness could beat it. At the most though, it will be #1 for two more weeks. Valentines Day will definitely be #1 12-14. I suppose Dear John could win SB Weekend.

^^

that's what i said as well. it could potentially be no:1 for 2 more weeks. i think it is the favorite as well. valentine's day will easily win weekend after that.

80%+ sat increase fo sho

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Mojo is up!

Aside from Avatar, The Blind Side had the best drop in the top 10.

21.7% drop, though it lost 19.8% of its theaters this weekend. It's per theater average only dropped 2.4%. Once it passes Twister, it will be WB's 5th biggest original film ever (behind HP1, Batman 1, The Hangover, and I Am Legend).

Looks to get to $240 m, even before Oscar nods are announced. This will be its tenth week in the top 10.

Sherlock Holmes also held quite well this weekend! It's Complicated looks to coast past $100 m soon.

Avatar continues to do great. By now, it's probably the #2 film of all time.

Um...did everything else from this year fall off a cliff already? Leap Year and Spy Next Door have disappeared.
Sheesh, 2010 is really redefining frontloadedness at this point. Terrible runs so far.

Eli drops 57% and Bones 54%. Wow.

Does anyone know if we're going to be up this weekend on last year's?

Not really, BK. Most of the smaller movies (Leap Year, Daybreakers) lost nearly 1,000 theaters a piece with the new releases. The Spy Next Door faced competition from the exact same type of family movie. The Book of Eli is coming off of a holiday weekend and is a normal action movie. The Lovely Bones is only slightly more frontloaded like a normal chick flick. We've just been used to the holiday season being nice to films!

Avatar's hold is absolutely stunning...down only 12%?! The hell?! Considering its running time and the likely deflated Friday, we'll see a $34-36 million weekend, putting it at $550+ million by the end of its sixth frame...which is just amazing. It will cruise past Titanic's gross on the weekend following the announcement of Oscar nominations. A $700+ million total gross is an absolute lock at this point and $800 million is a possibility.


Legion's opening is fine. I really did not expect it to top Daybreakers' start, considering the way worse reviews, the hokey-looking clips and and the overload of R-rated post-apocalyptic actioners...but looks like the marketing worked and it'll make $17-18 million over the weekend. But I don't expect any solid legs in the long run. In fact, this might still wind up with less than $40 million overall.


The Book of Eli was actually hit less than I expected and now still has a solid shot at $90+ million, though I still see it falling short of $100 million. Nonetheless, it'll be one of Denzel's biggest grossers.


After Race to Witch Mountain's disappointment last year, Tooth Fairy is another let-down. I don't see it making more than $14 million over the weekend and even in the best-case scenario it'll make $50-55 million in total, but likely a bit less. The Rock should really rethink his career choices.


Sherlock Holmes definitely rebounded after initially mediocre holds. We're looking at $190+ million by the end of the weekend, so that $200+ million is definitely happening. It should finish somewhere in the vicinity of $205 million.


It's Complicated is doing very well too and should pass $100 million before the next weekend.


The Blind Side's run is still amazing! Tenth week in the Top 10 as it looks!

Avatar and Blind Side have managed to surprise week after week. Blind Side has done that for 10 weeks now and Avatar is already at its 6th weekend.

Whatever happens from now on these are the two best runs of 2009 in my list. They are actually fighting for #1 and #2 in which Avatar definitely has the upper hand