“Shutter Island” #1; Biggest Opening for Scorsese and DiCaprio; Avatar Going Strong
12:00 pm, February 21st, 2010
BOX OFFICE
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UPDATE: 12:00PM – 2/21/10 -
Shutter Island outdid the projections, earning $40.2 million at the box office, not only winning the weekend, but also giving director Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio their biggest openings ever.
Valentine’s Day ($17.2 million) came in at #2, while all-time champ Avatar keeps going strong — this week finishing a close #3 with $16.1 million. It’s made $687.8 million overall.
ORIGINAL POST – 2/20/10 -
Early projections give the weekend box office title to Shutter Island, with an estimated three-day take of $35 million. The sum would be the best ever opening for director Martin Scorsese.
The psychological thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a marshal investigating a spooky institution in the 1950s.
Barring a drastic change over the course of Saturday and Sunday, last week’s champ, Valentine’s Day, will fall to #2, just ahead of Percy Jackson & The Olympians and… all-time #1 Avatar, which is now approaching $700 million in North America.
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