For the second weekend in a row, moviegoers made Paramount's Shutter Island [SHISL] the top destination at the box office. The thriller earned an estimated $22.2 million to push its total over $75 million.
Warner Bros.' comedy Cop Out [2COPS] took the silver medal with a $18.6 million debut. The opening is the highest ever for Kevin Smith [KSMIT], who directed a film he didn't not script for the first time.
Overture's The Crazies [CRAZI] scored a respectable $16.5 million for the bronze. Though the horror remake earned good reviews, films of the genre typically drop off quickly after opening weekend.
Bagging another $14 million in its 11th weekend of release, Avatar advanced its all-time domestic record gross to $706.9 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | SHUTTER ISLAND | $22,200,000 | $75,076,000 |
| 2 | COP OUT | $18,565,000 | $18,565,000 |
| 3 | THE CRAZIES | $16,521,000 | $16,521,000 |
| 4 | AVATAR | $14,000,000 | $706,904,794 |
| 5 | PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTENING THIEF | $9,800,000 | $71,214,859 |
| 6 | VALENTINE'S DAY | $9,505,000 | $100,358,000 |
| 7 | DEAR JOHN | $5,000,000 | $72,624,000 |
| 8 | THE WOLFMAN | $4,123,265 | $57,243,525 |
| 9 | THE TOOTH FAIRY | $3,450,000 | $53,866,121 |
| 10 | CRAZY HEART | $2,540,000 | $25,087,112 |
| 11 | THE BLIND SIDE | $1,295,000 | $248,813,000 |
| 12 | THE BOOK OF ELI | $1,130,000 | $92,524,000 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): SHISL, 2COPS, KSMIT, CRAZI