The Martin Scorsese-directed thriller Shutter Island lead the box office this weekend, grossing $40 million in domestic markets.
But the real story continues to be the strong performance of Avatar. The 3D motion-capture blockbuster placed third with a $16 million take in its 10th weekend in release. That only adds to the movie’s lead in the all-time box office race, and it has now grossed $687 million domestically. Avatar‘s overseas gross of $1.78 billion brings its worldwide total to $2.4 billion.
Second place went to the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day with $17.1 million, while teen fantasy film Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief landed just behind Avatar with a weekend gross of $15.3 million. The Wolfman landed in fifth place with a $9.8 million weekend.
Overseas, Percy has grossed $67 million for a $126 million total to date. Wolfman has made about $46 million overseas for a $97 million bottom line to date.
Also still doing respectable business is Fox’s Alvin and the Chimpmunks: The Squeakquel, which earned an estimated $935,000 this weekend ‘ it’s ninth ‘ to bring its domestic total to $215.6 million. Alvin has made nearly as much overseas, $208 million, making it a major hit with a worldwide gross of $424 million.
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog earned about $519,000 for a domestic total of $102.7 million in its 11th week of wide release and 13th week overall. The film has grossed about $84 million overseas for a total of $187 million.
