'Shutter Island' storms North American box office
Director Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" clung to its number-one boxoffice position for the second weekend running, netting 22.2 million dollars from Friday to Sunday, estimated figures showed.
The critically acclaimed police mystery starring Leonardo DiCaprio raked in 75.1 million dollars since its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, according to preliminary data from box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.
The latest Bruce Willis police-action comedy flick "Cop Out" opened in second place with 18.6 million dollars. Willis and partner-detective played by Tracy Morgan go through several wacky adventures in this Warner Bros. flix directed by Kevin Smith.
In third place was also newcomer "The Crazies," about the military's containment of a man-made virus that causes permanent insanity and death. Starring Timothy Olyphant, it pulled in 16.5 million dollars in its opening weekend.
In fourth place but still raking in millions, was science-fiction epic "Avatar," the highest-grossing film of all time with more than two billion dollars worldwide. in its 11th week on North American release, Canadian James Cameron's film made another 14 million dollars.
The Oscar-nominated movie is followed by mythological adventure-fantasy "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," based on Rick Riordan's book and starring Pierce Brosnan and Uma Thurman. The movie earned 9.8 million dollars in its third week.
Romantic ensemble "Valentine's Day," starring Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner and Jessica Alba amongst others scooped 9.5 million dollars in its third week for sixth place.
Seventh place went to romantic tearjerker "Dear John," an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, which pulled in five million dollars in its fourth week.
"The Wolfman," a remake of the lycanthrope legend starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, took 4.1 million dollars for eighth place in its third week.
Ninth place was occupied by the Dwayne Johnson comedy "The Tooth Fairy" with 3.5 million dollars in its sixth week.
And bringing up the rear, in 10th place was "Crazy Heart," a low-budget drama about a washed-up country singer struggling to rebuild his career, starring Jeff Bridges in the Oscar-nominated lead role. The film earned 2.5 million dollars in its 11th week.
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LifeStyle | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/12/2010
Vases come in as many shapes and colors as the blooms they are meant to hold - and the containers last much longer. This year, pick a new vessel for your Valentine's Day bouquet.
- Caroline Tiger
Handy dandy
Someone will always be handing you flowers with the wall-mounted Bestow Vase/Candle Holder ($75). Available at velocityartand design.com.
Glass is greener
The iconic Alvar Aalto vase in apple green ($145) whispers of springtime. Available at Foster's Urban Homeware, 33 N. Third St. and shopfosters.com.
Showstopper
Let the flowers fall where they may in the undulating curves of the Anemone Vase ($250). Available at Simon Pearce, 1333 Lenape rd., West Chester, and simonpearce.com.
Rock, flowers, scissors
Frank Gehry's Rock Vase ($175) in bone china stands alone as a mini-sculpture. Available at Tiffany & co., 1414 Walnut St. and tiffany.com.
Graceful globs
Susan Clark's Arch Vases ($350-$600) are the most delicate dollops of handblown glass. Available at thefutureperfect.com.
Instant makeover
Transform any glass, bottle, or Mason jar into a vase with the porcelain Vasemaker ($34). Available at local online boutique shophorne.com.
A fresh perspective
Turn blooms on their side with Roost's Topsy-Turvy Vases ($27.95-$47.95). Available at Scarlett Alley, 241 race St.
Metal for your petals
A hand-hammered stainless steel Anthia Vase ($70) by Mary Jurek offers the shimmer of silver in a lovely silhouette. Available at Manor Home & Gifts, 210 S. 17th St., and manorhg.com.
Caroline Tiger is a Philadelphia writer. Visit her design blog at carolinetiger.com/design-phan.
‘Valentine’s Day’ courts $52.4M opening weekend
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Like "Dear John," "Valentine's Day" drew mainly women, with the female crowd making up 68 percent of the audience, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros.
Playing in 3,665 theaters, "Valentine's Day" had a strong average of $14,300 a cinema. That compared with a $9,267 average in 3,356 theaters for "Percy Jackson" and $9,506 in 3,222 cinemas for "The Wolfman."
Newcomers and holdovers offered something for everyone, with "Valentine's Day" and "Dear John" catering to the date crowd, "Percy Jackson" filling the family niche and the R-rated "The Wolfman" pulling in horror fans.
the breadth of movies in the market lifted Hollywood to a record Presidents Day weekend, with Hollywood.com estimating the overall three-day haul at $193 million. That's up 3 percent from the previous record set over Presidents Day weekend last year, when "Friday the 13th" led with a $40.6 million debut.
In limited release, India's "My name is Khan" debuted strongly with $1.9 million in 120 theaters, averaging $15,500 a cinema. Released by Fox Searchlight, "My name is Khan" features Shahrukh Khan, a superstar in India's Bollywood movie industry based in Mumbai.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Tuesday.
1. "Valentine's Day," $52.4 million.
2. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief," $31.1 million.
3. "The Wolfman," $30.6 million.
4. "Avatar," $22 million.
5. "Dear John," $15.3 million.
6. "The Tooth Fairy," $5.6 million.
7. "From Paris with Love," $4.7 million.
8. "Edge of Darkness," $4.6 million.
9. "Crazy Heart," $4 million.
10. "When in Rome," $3.4 million.
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