Sunday, February 28, 2010

Scorsese's "Shutter Island" top film at box office


"Shutter Island" earned $22.2 million during the three days beginning Friday, taking its 10-day haul to $75.1 million, distributor Paramount Pictures said.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who has collaborated previously with Scorsese, stars in the picture as a federal marshal stranded at a prison hospital for the criminally insane off the coast of Massachusetts in 1954.

"Cop Out," which stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as a pair of New York City cops, opened at No. 2 with $18.6 million in ticket sales, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said.

Overture Films' zombie conspiracy thriller, "The Crazies," an update of a 1973 George Romero picture, followed at No. 3 with $16.5 million.

Both films had been targeting openings in the low- to mid-teen millions.

Paramount is a unit of Viacom Inc. Warner Bros. is a unit of Time Warner Inc. Overture is a unit of Liberty Media Corp.

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