Kevin Smith’s latest film, “Cop Out,” came in a close second this weekend with $18.56 million. This marks Smith’s first directing gig on a movie that he has not written himself. He said that when he first read the script, written by brothers Mark and Robb Cullen, he immediately fell in love with it. The movie stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, as two NYPD partners who are trying to recover a rare baseball card that was stolen from Willis’ character. They get into more than they expect, when they cross paths with a gangster obsessed with baseball memorabilia.
When asked how he felt about taking second place to a Martin Scorsese film, Kevin Smith said, “It’s a f****** honor to follow The Man.”
“The Crazies,” starring Timothy Olyphant is a remake of the 1973 George A. Romero film. Many critics are giving the film praise, giving it a lot of credit for the genre. It opened this weekend in third, with a little over $16.5 million dollars.
Here are the rest of the box office stats for February26-28:
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Theater Count / Change | Average | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # | |
| 1 | 1 | Shutter Island | Par. | $22,200,000 | -45.9% | 3,003 | +12 | $7,393 | $75,076,000 | $80 | 2 |
| 2 | N | Cop Out | WB | $18,565,000 | – | 3,150 | – | $5,894 | $18,565,000 | $30 | 1 |
| 3 | N | The Crazies | Over. | $16,521,000 | – | 2,476 | – | $6,672 | $16,521,000 | $20 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | Avatar | Fox | $14,000,000 | -13.8% | 2,456 | -125 | $5,700 | $706,904,000 | – | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Fox | $9,800,000 | -35.8% | 3,302 | -94 | $2,968 | $71,214,000 | $95 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | Valentine’s Day | WB | $9,505,000 | -43.0% | 3,578 | -87 | $2,657 | $100,358,000 | $52 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Dear John | SGem | $5,000,000 | -29.9% | 3,006 | -56 | $1,663 | $72,624,000 | $25 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | The Wolfman | Uni. | $4,123,000 | -58.3% | 3,043 | -180 | $1,355 | $57,244,000 | $150 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Tooth Fairy | Fox | $3,450,000 | -20.8% | 2,249 | -274 | $1,534 | $53,866,000 | $48 | 6 |
| 10 | 8 | Crazy Heart | FoxS | $2,540,000 | -14.3% | 1,148 | +59 | $2,213 | $25,087,000 | $7 | 11 |
| 11 | 13 | The Blind Side | WB | $1,295,000 | -10.8% | 945 | -115 | $1,370 | $248,813,000 | $29 | 15 |
| 12 | 11 | The Book of Eli | WB | $1,130,000 | -40.2% | 975 | -480 | $1,159 | $92,524,000 | $80 | 7 |
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