In the US: Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island retains the top spot with an impressive $22m... Kevin Smith's poorly-reviewed buddy cop movie COP OUT, starring Bruce Willis, managed a respectable $18m to take #2... and horror remake THE CRAZIES does well to grab #3 with £16m...
US TOP 10
1. (1) Shutter Island - $22,200,000
2. (-) Cop Out - $18,565,000
3. (-) The Crazies - $16,521,000
4. (3) Avatar -$14,000,000
5. (4) Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - $9,800,000
6. (2) Valentine's Day - $9,505,000
7. (6) Dear John - $5,000,000
8. (5) The Wolfman - $4,123,000
9. (7) The Tooth Fairy - $3,450,000
10. (8) Crazy Heart - $2,540,000
In the UK: Avatar's still #1, having regained its position the weekend before... horror THE CRAZIES does nicely with £1.1m to debut at #3... rom-com LEAP YEAR underperforms to premiere at #7 with £728k... there's a terrible reaction to John Travolta actioner FROM PARIS WITH LOVE, which debuts at #8 with £678k... BAFTA buzz helps Colin Firth's A SINGLE MAN break into the Top 10 at #9 with £381k... and there's catastrophic news for Harrison Ford's EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES and Robert DeNiro's EVERYTHING'S FINE, which both fail to break into the Top 10 (in at 17 and 21 respectively)...
UK TOP 10
1. (1) Avatar - £2,260,319
2. (3) The Lovely Bones - £1,203,251
3. (-) The Crazies - £1,194,207
4. (2) The Princess And The Frog - £870,953
5. (5) Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief - £853,859
6. (4) Valentine's Day - £822,366
7. (-) Leap Year - £728,251
8. (-) From Paris With Love - £678,950
9. (-) A Single Man - £381,489
10. (9) Invictus - £292,899
