Screen Gems scored another number one genre release even if The Roommate’s estimated $15.6m opening haul was not as emphatic as previous launches from the company’s storied past.
Super Bowl weekend is always a time when the US switches to another past-time and the session is traditionally a slow one.
Universal’s caving adventure Sanctum produced by James Cameron debuted in second place on a disappointing $9.2m.
Several Oscar contenders are nearing the $100m mark. The King’s Speech in fourth place stands at $84.1m through TWC while Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan in tenth has grossed $95.9m.
Next weekend’s wide releases are Focus Feature’s action film The Eagle starring Channing Tatum; Buena Vista’s animated film Gnomeo & Juliet; Sony’s rom-com Just Go With It starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston; and Paramount’s teen doc Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.
Estimated Top 10 North America Feb 4-6, 2011
Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date
1 (-) The Roommate (Screen Gems) SPRI $15.6m –
2 (-) Sanctum (Universal) UPI $9.2m –
3 (2) No Strings Attached (Paramount) PPI $8.4m $51.8m
4 (5) The King’s Speech (TWC) FilmNation $8.3m $84.1m
5 (4) The Green Hornet (Sony) SPRI $6.1m $87.2m
6 (1) The Rite (Warner Bros/New Line) WBPI $5.6m $23.7m
7 (3) The Mechanic (CBS Films) SPRI $5.4m $20.1m
8 (6) True Grit (Paramount) PPI $4.8m $155m
9 (7) The Dilemma (Universal) UPI $3.4m $45.7m
10 (8) BlackSwan (Fox Searchlight) Fox Int’l $3.4m $95.9m
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