End Of February Derby

Now with fresh-baked Add On.

Another weekend, another three days seeing how much more money Avatar makes ...

And the tall blue people now approach the $700 million domestic divide after 71 days of release. (If a movie makes $700 million worldwide, the conglomerate that releases it is ecstatic with joy, and Avatar has picked that much lucre up inside Canada and the fifty states. Truly amazing ...)

The Nikkster has the early returns:

1. Shutter Island (Paramount) Week 2 [3,003 Theaters] Friday $6.7M, Estimated Weekend $21M, Estimated Cume $75M

2. Cop Out (Warner Bros) NEW [3,150 Theaters] Friday $5.9M, Estimated Weekend $16.7M

3. The Crazies (Overture) NEW [2,476 Theaters] Friday $5.9M, Estimated Weekend $15.3M

4. Avatar (Fox) Week 11 [2,456 Theaters] Friday $3.1M, Etimated Weekend $12.5M, Estimated Cume $705M

5. Valentine's Day (Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,578 Theaters] Friday $2.9M, Estimated Weekend $8.8M, Estimated Cume $100M

6. Percy Jackson (Fox) Week 3 [3,302 Theaters] Friday $2.4M, $Estimated Weekend $8.8M, Estimated Cume $70.2M

7. Dear John (Sony) Week 4 [3,006 Theaters] Friday $1.5M, Estimated Weekend $4.3M, Estimated Cume $71.8M

8. The Wolfman (Universal) Week 3 [3,043 Theaters] Friday $1.1M, Estimated Weekend $3.8M, Estimated Cume $57M

9. Tooth Fairy (Fox) Week 6 [2,249 Theater] Friday $730K, Estimated Weekend $2.8M, Estimated Cume $53.1M

10. Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight) Week 11 [1,158 Theaters] Friday $610K, Estimated Weekend $2.4M, Estimated Cume $25M

Add On: The wire has now been crossed, and Shutter Island hangs onto the top spot with $22.2 million, Cop Out collects $18.5 million, with The Crazies earning $16.5 million. The 70% animated Avatar makes another $14 million in the fourth spot, and now has $706.9 million in its domestic kitty.