This weekend at multiplexes, two new films open; action comedy Cop Out starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, and horror remake The Crazies starring Timothy Olymphant. Will either of these films have what it takes to knock Shutter Island out of the top spot? Let’s find out.

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This weekend audiences visited Shutter Island in droves while most films experienced bigger than usual drop offs coming off of last weekend’s record shattering President Day frame. Even the mighty Avatar experienced a decline of 32%, its largest drop since opening 10 weeks ago. Take a look.

After a record setting President’s Day weekend the box office will cool off a bit with only one new release hitting theatres. After a release date shuffle, the long anticipated Shutter Island from director Martin Scorsese finally arrives. Can Shutter Island capitalize on being the only new film for the frame or will it be swallowed up by last weekend’s trio of hit films? Let’s take a look.

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With the Valentine’s Day falling in the middle of President’s Day weekend the box office was on fire as 3 new films had terrific debuts and the other films in the top 10 experienced smaller than usual declines (some were even up for the frame).   Valentine’s Day easily stole the hearts of couples looking for romance this weekend and debuted at #1. All the dateless guys helped The Wolfman edge out Percy Jackson for second place, although the two are expected to swap places when Monday’s numbers are added into the mix. 

Valentine’s Day with its sprawling cast and characters is a bit too much and too little at the same time. There are way too many characters which in turn means way too little screen time for some of the more interesting characters and storylines. Although to be honest, each of the stories lead to a predictable cliché ending that you’ve seen countless times before. Each plot line feels formulaic and overly schmaltzy and almost sitcom like. Most of the talented cast is game (although some just phone it in) but they don’t have all that much to work with. In fact the character development is so minimal that I never really got past the actor and into their fictional counterparts. It was more like there’s Ashton Kutcher again or where’s Julia Roberts? 

Audiences have 3 new films to choose from over the Presidents Day holiday frame which also happens to be Valentine’s Day weekend as well. The aptly named romantic comedy Valentine’s Day is the film to beat this weekend with all the couples and single gals racing to theatres to see it. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is aiming to be the next Harry Potter, while The Wolfman attempts to reboot the classic horror figure for today’s audience.

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The latest film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, Dear John will go down in history as the film that knocked Avatar out of the top spot. Dear John also came close to the largest debut in history for a Super Bowl weekend nearly edging out the gross of the Hannah Montana 3-D concert from 2 years ago. This weekends only other new release, the John Travolta vehicle, From Paris With Love, bombed in third place.