2010 psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio "Shutter Island" earned an estimated $22.2 million, out-grossing any new releases and putting its total box office at over $75 million.
Feature film rights to the 2003 novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane were first optioned to Columbia Pictures in 2003, but the rights lapsed back to the author. The author's representatives then sold the rights to the production company Phoenix Pictures, who hired screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis to script the novel for a film adaptation. The project was in development for a year. By October 2007, the project had developed into a co-production between the studios Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who had worked together on three films, were both attracted to Shutter Island as their next collaboration. Locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Nova Scotia were scouted. Production began on March 6, 2008.
"Avatar" continues to astound. James Cameron's extravaganza fell only 14 percent its eleventh weekend in theaters to gross an additional $14 million, putting its domestic gross at an unbelievable $706 million. The minimal drop will give Twentieth Century Fox added ammunition as it tries to hold onto 3-D screens opposite Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" next weekend.
Of the new releases, Kevin Smith's buddy comedy "Cop Out," starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, was the highest grosser with a $18.5 million opener and a second-place spot in the rankings.
Overture Films' R-rated horror film "The Crazies" debuted at $16.5 million for third place.
Fifth place belonged to Fox's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." The PG-rated film is one of the only family films in the marketplace and its $9.8 million gross, representing a scant 36 percent fall, illustrates the movie's staying power.
The rest of the top ten was dominated by holdovers. Warner Bros.' "Valentine's Day" took the 6th slot with an additional $9.5 million. The ensemble romantic comedy has now earned $100 million.
Seventh place belonged to "Dear John," the Sony film financed by Relativity Media, that grossed an estimated $5 million its fourth weekend in theaters. The 30 percent drop brings the Amanda Seyfried-Channing Tatum romance to a total cume of $72.6 million.
R-rated "The Wolfman" held onto the 8th slot, grossing $4 million for a total gross of $57 million.
And slot ten went to the Oscar-nominated "Crazy Heart," which earned $2.5 million for the tenth spot at the box office. The Jeff Bridges vehicle has now earned an impressive $25 million, a figure that's likely to grow if Bridges wins the Oscar for Best Actor at the Academy Awards next weekend.
"The Tooth Fairy" took spot nine, earning $3.4 million. The Dwayne Johnson-starrer has now grossed an estimated $54 million.
Source : Entertainment Weekly
