Next up is Duplicity in seventh place, another film I haven't seen. Despite the star power, I cannot claim to have a strong desire to do so.
Eighth place is the Disney remake adventure Race to Witch Mountain. This feature is fun but a little hollow upon exit. I had hoped for something a little more substantive.
12 Rounds is clinging to life in its second weekend. This is an action film that will have to wait for DVD to really make any of its money back, and I suspect it will do quite well in that market
The final film in the roundup is Sunshine Cleaning, an indie comedy that has gotten good notice but did not do as well as had been hoped as its release expands. I enjoyed the film, although I have to wonder if this weekend is enough to warrant a wider release.
Next weekend is Easter and we will have three new features arriving. Seth Rogen's Observe and Report brings an R-rated Paul Blart to the cineplex, while Dragonball: Evolution attempts to draw in more money than the recent Street Fighter debacle. The third film is the tween-targeted Hannah Montana: The Movie, which I can guarantee you will not be reviewed by me.
Three movies dropped off the top ten this week: Taken (11), The Last House on the Left (12), and Watchmen (13).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | Fast & Furious | $70,950,500 | $70,950,500 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $32,609,165 | $104,799,387 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $9,481,647 | $37,171,280 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | Knowing | $8,146,156 | $58,219,770 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | I Love You, Man | $7,722,469 | $49,159,559 | 3 |
| 6 | N | Adventureland | $5,722,039 | $5,722,039 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Duplicity | $4,174,240 | $32,250,215 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | Race to Witch Mountain | $3,212,602 | $58,249,111 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | 12 Rounds | $2,260,906 | $8,982,767 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sunshine Cleaning | $1,807,164 | $4,702,721 | 4 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
I guess I was a little bit under when I made my Fast & Furious prediction. Seriously, who would have guessed it would have such a monstrous opening? Still, I think I did all right for the most part. I was able to get six of the positions correct and some of those gross predictions were so close it is almost spooky. We will see where next week takes us.
Here is how the field matched up:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | Fast & Furious | $70,950,500 | $41 million |
| 2 | 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $32,609,165 | $32 million |
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3 | 3 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $9,481,647 | $12 million |
| 6 | 4 | Adventureland | $5,722,039 | $10.5 million |
| 5 | 5 | I Love You, Man | $7,722,469 |
$10 million |
| 4 | 6 | Knowing | $8,146,156 | $8 million |
| 7 | 7 | Duplicity | $4,174,240 | $4.5 million |
| 8 | 8 | Race to Witch Mountain | $3,212,602 | $3.5 million |
| 10 | 9 | Sunshine Cleaning | $1,807,164 | $3 million |
| 9 | 10 | 12 Rounds | $2,260,906 | $2.5 million |
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