With the nation watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, The Roommate [RMATE] led the weekend box office with an estimated $15.6 million. The PG-13 rated thriller attracted primarily to young women, as females under the age of 21 made up 66% of the audience.
Sanctum [JCSNC] opened in second place with $9.2 million. While 84% of its ticket sale came from 3D, the cave diving thriller received poor marks its audience.
No Strings Attached [NSATA] finished third in its third weekend, grossing $8.4 million to advance its total to $51.8 million.
Last weekend's top film, The Rite [TRITE] tumbled 62% to sixth place at $5.6 million, while fellow sophomore release The Mchanic [MCHNC] dropped 53% to $5.4 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE ROOOMMATE | $15,600,000 | $15,600,000 |
| 2 | SANCTUM | $9,224,970 | $9,224,970 |
| 3 | NO STRINGS ATTACHED | $8,400,000 | $51,788,000 |
| 4 | THE KING'S SPEECH | $8,310,000 | $84,125,000 |
| 5 | THE GREEN HORNET | $6,100,000 | $87,200,000 |
| 6 | THE RITE | $5,565,000 | $23,677,000 |
| 7 | THE MECHANIC | $5,370,000 | $20,080,266 |
| 8 | TRUE GRIT | $4,750,000 | $155,012,000 |
| 9 | THE DILEMMA | $3,448,475 | $45,739,945 |
| 10 | BLACK SWAN | $3,400,000 | $95,887,857 |
| 11 | THE FIGHTER | $2,900,000 | $82,463,000 |
| 12 | YOGI BEAR | $2,335,000 | $95,453,000 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): RMATE, JCSNC, NSATA, TRITE, MCHNC