Despite competition from the Super Bowl, Chronicle has got off to a good start at the box office, with a $22 million opening weekend. It’s certainly not bad for a movie that only cost $12 million to make, and seems to have been helped by a strong buzz and good word of mouth.
In second place with $21 million was The Woman In Black. It was no Harry Potter style opening, but bodes well for Daniel Radcliffe’s post-Hogwarts career. In fact it’s the first time ever that two movies have opened north of $20 million against the Super Bowl, and the fact both are somewhat male-skewing is perhaps surprising.
The only other new entry on the chart was Big Miracle with $8.5 million. While relatively in line with expectations, the whale tale is now unlikely to become a breakout hit.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Chronicle | $22.0 | $22.0 |
| 2 | The Woman In Black | $21.0 | $21.0 |
| 3 | The Grey | $9.5 | $34.7 |
| 4 | Big Miracle | $8.5 | $8.5 |
| 5 | Underworld Awakening | $5.6 | $54.3 |
| 6 | One For The Money | $5.2 | $19.6 |
| 7 | Red Tails | $5.0 | $41.3 |
| 8 | The Descendants | $4.6 | $65.5 |
| 9 | Man On A Ledge | $4.5 | $14.7 |
| 10 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $3.9 | $26.7 |
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