‘Shutter Island’ Continues To Thrill At Box Office

Martin Scorsese’s thriller “Shutter Island” held serve at the domestic box office, leading all releases with an estimated $22.2 million. The film, held back from a November release, has earned over $75 million in two weeks.

The two new major releases – Kevin Smith’s “Cop Out” and horror remake “The Crazies” – came in second and third, respectively, in an anemic box office weekend. “Cop Out” countered mixed reviews to bring in $18.5 million, while “The Crazies” earned $16.5 million.

3D juggernaut “Avatar” crossed the $700 million threshold domestically after adding in its projected weekend tally of $14 million.

Here’s the Top Five, courtesy of BoxOfiiceMojo.com:

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Weekend Gross	% Change	Average	Total Gross	Week #
1	1	Shutter Island	$22,200,000	-45.9%	$7,393	$75,076,000	2
2	N	Cop Out	$18,565,000	-	$5,894	$18,565,000	1
3	N	The Crazies	$16,521,000	-	$6,672	$16,521,000	1
4	3	Avatar	$14,000,000	-13.8%	$5,700	$706,904,000	11
5	4	Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief	$9,800,000	-35.8%	$2,968	$71,214,000	3
6	2	Valentine’s Day	$9,505,000	-43.0%	$2,657	$100,358,000	3
7	6	Dear John	$5,000,000	-29.9%	$1,663	$72,624,000	4
8	5	The Wolfman	$4,123,000	-58.3%	$1,355	$57,244,000	3
9	7	Tooth Fairy	$3,450,000	-20.8%	$1,534	$53,866,000	6
10	8	Crazy Heart	$2,540,000	-14.3%	$2,213	$25,087,000	11