The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend.
Clint Eastwood's new drama Gran Torino took first place at the box office with an estimated $29 million, a new record for the 78-year-old actor, topping the $18 million his Space Cowboys made in 2000. The movie increased its theater count from 84 theaters to 2,808 this weekend and averaged an impressive $10,337 per location. Since opening on December 12 in New York and Los Angeles, the film has earned $40.1 million so far. The Warner Bros. release, directed by, produced by and starring Eastwood, cost about $33 million to make.
Two other newcomers also opened with more than $20 million. 20th Century Fox's new comedy Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson, opened to $21.5 million from 3,226 theaters, while Rogue Pictures' new supernatural thriller The Unborn, directed by David Goyer and starring Odette Yustman, was close behind in third with $21.1 million from 2,357 theaters.
Fox's Marley & Me dropped down the fourth but added another $11.4 million in its third weekend to bring its total to $123.7 million.
Paramount Pictures' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button rounded out the top five with $9.5 million. After three weeks, the David Fincher fantasy drama starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett has reached $94.3 million. It carried a budget of about $150 million.
Sixth place belonged to Disney's Bedtime Stories, which earned $8.6 million for a total of $97.2 million after three weeks. Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise's Valkyrie added $6.7 million in its third weekend for a total of $71.5 million. Jim Carrey's Yes Man made $6.2 million in its fourth weekend for a sum of $89.4 million.
TriStar Pictures' Not Easily Broken also opened in 724 theaters and earned $5.6 million.
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