'Shutter Island' tops weekend box office

 

From the Associated Press:

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's voyage to "Shutter Island" has landed them at No. 1 at the weekend box office.

Their creepy crime thriller set at a remote insane asylum opened with $40.2 million. "Shutter Island" is the fourth collaboration for Scorsese and DiCaprio and the best opening yet for both the director and star.

The previous weekend's top movie, the all-star romance "Valentine's Day," slipped to No. 2 with $17.2 million. It raised its total to $87.4 million after 10 days in theaters.

The science-fiction sensation "Avatar" is still going strong after two months in theaters, coming in third with $16.1 million and raising its record domestic total to $687.8 million.

From Hollywood.com with final figures due Monday:

1. "Shutter Island," $40.2 million.

2. "Valentine's Day," $17.2 million.

3. "Avatar," $16.1 million.

4. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," $15.3 million.

5. "The Wolfman," $9.8 million.

6. "Dear John," $7.3 million.

7. "The Tooth Fairy," $4.5 million.

8. "Crazy Heart," $3 million.

9. "From Paris With Love," $2.5 million.

10. "Edge of Darkness," $2.2 million.