Presidential Derby

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Early results for the long weekend show one animated entry:

1. The Vow (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 2 [2,958 Theaters] Est Friday $7.1M (-53%), Est 4-Day Holiday $29M, Est Cume $90M

2. Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D (Sony) NEW [3,174 Theaters] Est Friday $7M, Est 4-day Holiday $25M

3. Safe House (Universal) Week 3 [3,121 Theaters] Est Friday $6.5M (-52%), Est 4-Day Holiday $26M, Est Cume $80M

4. This Means War (Fox) NEW [3,189 Theaters] Est Friday $5.1M, Est 4-Day Holiday $18M

5. Journey 2 3D (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,500 Theaters] Est Friday $4.4M (-33%), Est 4-Day Holiday $26M, Est Cume $59M

6. Chronicle (Fox) Week 3 [2,556 Theaters] Est Friday $2M, Est 4-Day Holiday $10M, Est Cume $53.5M

7. Woman In Black (CBS Films) Week 3 [2,559 Theaters] Est Friday $2M, Est 4-Day Holiday $8M, Est Cume $46.6M

8. Star Wars 3D (Luscafilms/Fox) Week 2 [2,655 Theaters] Est Friday $1.9M (-78%), Est 4-Day Holiday $10M, Est Cume $35.9M

9. Secret World Of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli/Disney) NEW [1,522 Theaters] Est Friday $1.5M, Est 4-Day Holiday $8M

10. The Grey (Open Road) Week 4 [2,107 Theaters] Est Friday $800K, Est 4-Day Holiday $3.7M, Est Cume $48.6

The Nikkster tells us:

... Disney had very low expectations for its latest Studio Ghibli toon out of Japan. But even if The Secret World Of Arrietty looks like this long weekend’s big flop, Friday will be the highest opening of a Ghibli film. ...

Add On: The Times tells us:

... "The Secret World of Arrietty" failed to crack the $10-million mark at the box office this weekend, [but] the film still had the biggest opening of any of the anime films Walt Disney Studios has released in the U.S. ...