The weekend box office title remained up for grabs as earning estimates for Date Night [DATEN] and Clash of the Titans [CLASH] are within a hair of each other. The Steve Carell [SCARE] and Tina Fey [TFEY] comedy debuted with an estimated $27.1 million, just ahead of the $26.9 million reported by the fantasy remake for its second weekend. Studios have a tendency to inflate weekend estimates, so the crown won't be settled until the actual numbers come in Monday afternoon.
Clash of the Titans tumbled 56% from its opening weekend, bringing its 10 day total to $110.5 million. Moviegoers have been critical of the sub-par 3D conversion.
On the other hand, the 3D animated How to Train Your Dragon [HTRYD] declined just 13% in its third weekend. The animated fantasy finished third with $25.4 million.
Why Did I Get Married Too [WDIG2] fell 62% to $11 million, while fellow sophomore pic The Last Song [LSONG] lost just 37% to $10 million.
The weekend's other newcomer, Letters to God [LTGOD] mailed in $1.1 million for 10th place.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | DATE NIGHT | $27,100,000 | $27,100,000 |
| 2 | CLASH OF THE TITANS | $26,875,000 | $110,468,000 |
| 3 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | $25,350,000 | $133,891,000 |
| 4 | WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? | $11,000,000 | $48,520,000 |
| 5 | THE LAST SONG | $10,018,000 | $42,441,000 |
| 6 | ALICE IN WONDERLAND | $5,615,000 | $319,323,000 |
| 7 | HOT TUB TIME MACHINE | $5,430,000 | $36,969,000 |
| 8 | THE BOUNTY HUNTER | $4,300,000 | $56,001,000 |
| 9 | DIARY OF A WIMPY KID | $4,100,000 | $53,756,727 |
| 10 | LETTERS TO GOD | $1,121,000 | $1,121,000 |
| 11 | SHUTTER ISLAND | $885,000 | $125,001,000 |
| 12 | AVATAR | $870,000 | $743,714,322 |
source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): DATEN, CLASH, SCARE, TFEY, HTRYD, WDIG2, LSONG, LTGOD