Moviegoers to get ' to ' Natalie Portman: report to the box office January 21-23

This is a good week Natalie Portman or Jeff Bridges. Both stars have two films in the top 10 at the box office this weekend. Edge, however, goes Portman, who had only new wide release film this week, "no strings attached," which debuted atop the box office chart.

Romantic comedy Portman-Ashton Kutcher earned $ 20.3 million, with forecasts and the manner in which substances are a modest $ 25 million, according to the information on the costs to make the movie. Credit the absence of any other new releases, better than expected relative dearth of reviews, a multiplexing connection phase of movies aimed at women (which consists of 70 percent reported "no strings" audience) and Portman high quality Golden Globe for "Black Swan" win earlier in the week. In fact, "Black Swan" (holding a strong sixth place this weekend) may have paved the way for the success of "no strings"; would you really buy Portman as sexually explicit friend-with-benefits, if you go to town with Mila Kunis in drama Ballet seen?

Last week's Champ, "the Green Hornet," belong to the second place in its second week. As a result of strong word-of-mouth masked hero saga put only 46%, to $ 18.1 million. Seth Rogen vehicle has won $ 63.4 million in 10 days, it is unlikely that he will top career-best $ 148.8 million earned by Rogen "picked up" in 2007.

Last weekend of the other new release, "Dilemma," also fell only 46%--is not bad considering the bad word-of-mouth and its competition for adult romance audience such as "no strings attached." this weekend, "Dilemma" earned $ 9.7 million for the 10-day total of 33.3 million dollars.

In number 4 "King speech" experience does not fall at all of last week's business (although he added 137 theatres, so that the middle of the screen is a little less). Its estimated take was 9.2 million dollars, for a total of up to date of $ 58.6 million. Colin Firth Golden Globe win probably helped the movie ticket sales, while the upset win of film over the "social network" of the producers Guild Awards last night you should add only its Oscar prospects, which in turn will increase its box office even more.

In the fifth place was "Dilizans?t", just 27 percent from last week and adding another $ 8 million to its coffers. Its total extent is $ 138.6 million, so that it can cross the 150 million dollars within few weeks. Eventually it may even surpass bridges other current films, "TRON: legacy," which this week, hung there at no. 10 and brought its total to $ 163.3 million.

Complete top 10:
1. "no strings attached," 20.3 million dollars (3,018 screens), the new release
2. "the Green Hornet," 18.1 million dollars (3,584) $ 63.4 million total
3. "Dilemma," 9.7 million dollars (2,943), 33.3 million dollars
4. "the King's speech," 9.2 million dollars (1,680), 58.6 million dollars
5. ' Dilizans?t, ' 8.0 million dollars (3,464), 138.6 million dollars
6. "the Black Swan," 6.2 million dollars (2,407), 83.6 million dollars
7. "fighter" 4.5 million dollars (2,275), 73.0 million dollars
8. "Little Fockers," the 4.4 million dollars (2,979), 141.2 million dollars
9. "keep on Yogi, ' $ 4.1 million (EUR 2,510) 88.9 million dollars
10. "TRON: legacy" 3.7 million dollars (2,018), 163.3 million dollars

• Follow Gary Susman on Twitter @ garysusman.

View the original article here