"Roommate" scare up a weekend win Super Cup: report of the Office February 4-6

Having regard to the Super Bowl and icy weather, experts do not expect much from this weekend box office and "roommate" collected just enough mojo these low expectations.

"Roommate" may be watered-down, PG-13 version of "Single white female", but is sufficiently powerful to debut at no. 1 with $ 15.6 million, what the forecast experts. Credit Fame TV star Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester, consistent with the youth and the strong appeal of rating female moviegoers who were planning to watch football on Sunday. A provisional budget is only recorded thriller 16 million dollars only for hair over this weekend estimated gross.

Weekend of the other new wide release, underwater action thriller "Sanctum," was predicted to open around 12 million dollars, but considering its Studio came in at 9.2 million dollars for the opening of second place. The movie tells James Cameron as a producer and a Member State of the art 3D effects (with their accompanying ticket surcharges) and opens it in a few theatres ' roommate. "but the r rating keep younger viewers and the movie is not helped by the lack of star power or its complaint of Super males Cup weekend. It will be the site for the movie to make back the reported 30 million dollars in the budget in the cinema.

Another movie with a strong female appeal, a romantic comedy "no strings attached," came the No. 3 with $ 8.4 million. This is provided for only 37% from last week. Also, it was sufficient to move the film's three-week total past sign of the $ 50 million.

The fourth coming is "King of the speech," which continues to grow in several theatres in the second weekend after an announcement of its 12 nominations for an Academy Award. Historic friend feel good movie earned $ 8.3 million, just 25 percent from last week, as Oscar buzz continues to build the best picture frontrunner.

At no. 5 is "the Green Hornet," determination of 46% to $ 6.1 million. In four weeks, the masked hero movie has won $ 87.2 million.

Last week two new wide releases, "Rite" (which debuted at the beginning of a week ago) and "technician" (which premiered iat No. 3) fell on places sixth and seventh this weekend. Rounding top 10 are two other strong Oscar contenders, "Dilizans?t" (No. 8) and "Black Swan" (number 10), as well as bromance "Dilemma" (number 9).

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Complete top 10:
1. "the Roommate, 15.6 million dollars (2,534 screens), the new release
2. the "Sanctum," 9.2 million dollars (2,787), new release
3. the "no strings attached," 8.4 million dollars (3,050) $ 51.8 million total
4. "the King's speech," 8.3 million dollars (2,584), 84.1 million dollars
5. "the Green Hornet," 6.1 million dollars (3,033), 87.2 million dollars
6. "the rite," 5.6 million dollars (2,985), 23.7 million dollars
7. "engineer officer" 5.4 million dollars (2,704), 20.1 million dollars
8. ' Dilizans?t, ' 4.8 million dollars (2,902), 155.0 million dollars
9. "Dilemma," 3.45 million dollars (2,545), 45.7 million dollars
10. "the Black Swan," 3.40 million dollars (1,977) 95.9 million dollars

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