My Bloody Valentine

This weekend may be all about LOVE...and honoring past Presidents But it will probably belong to a machete-wielding killer who wears a hockey mask

Marcus Nispel brings Jason Voorhees back to life in the Friday the 13th remake (reviews) Hear Confessions of a Shopaholic (reviews) from Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy Clive Owen and Naomi Watts take action in The International (reviews) Witness cinema history as Joaquin Phoenix's "last movie" Two Lovers (reviews) opens (sniff-sniff)

Pamela McClintock and Dave McNary of Variety:

The convergence of Valentine's Day and Presidents Day is expected to equal big business at the domestic box office.

Not to mention that "Friday the 13th" actually opens on Friday the 13th.

Warner Bros./New Line's horror reboot is expected to win the weekend. If tracking is any indication, "Friday the 13th" should prove another sizable score for New Line, which brought the film with it when it was absorbed into Warner Bros. last year.

Film was produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and goes out in 3,105 runs. The two other new openers are Disney's chick pic "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (2,507 theaters) and Sony's thriller "The International" (2,365).

"Confessions," starring Isla Fisher, could find itself in a catfight with Warners/New Line holdover "He's Just Not That Into You," which is expected to remain a top player after bowing to a robust $27.8 million last weekend. Latter film has the advantage of a star-studded, ensemble cast.

To open two female-driven pics one week apart is a risky maneuver. Also, some box office observers suggest that "Confession's" subject line -- shopping -- won't resonate well in tough economic times. At the same time, Disney should see a solid gross by the time the long weekend is over.

According to tracking, "The International" is likely to struggle. Film should appeal to adult moviegoers, but it could lose older women to "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "He's Just Not That Into You."

"The International" will also have to compete with 20th Century Fox's sleeper hit "Taken," which has cumed north of $57 million in under two weeks.

Both younger moviegoers and older fans of the classic franchise are driving sales for "Friday the 13th." As of Thursday, online ticket service Fandango reported that more than 50% of all tickets sales were for the horror remake.

Directed by Marcus Nispel, "Friday the 13th" will combine elements of the first four films.

Domestic big office should see a huge spike in traffic on Saturday as couples head to the multiplex. The last time that Valentine's Day fell on a Saturday was in 2004, when Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore romancer "50 First Dates" saw a 96% increase in business on Saturday. (Horror and romantic comedies are the two favorite genres for people going out on dates.)....

Joshua Rich of EW:

....reinvigorated Jason franchise slicing off the biggest piece of the box office pie

Next Week: Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen get Fired Up playing football jocks who attend cheer leading camp. And Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail does some time...