Andrew Stewart of Variety:
Sony/Screen Gems scored a touchdown pass this Super Bowl weekend at the domestic B.O. with its Nicholas Sparks lit adaptation "Dear John" opening to an estimated $32.4 million, tackling 20th Century Fox's holdover phenom "Avatar," which landed in the No. 2 spot with $23.6 million in its eighth frame.
The weekend's other wide opener, Lionsgate's John Travolta-starrer "From Paris With Love" launched in the No. 3 spot with a disappointing $8.1 million at 2,722 playdates. Pic is estimated to see a steep drop Sunday with its core male aud staying home for the game.
Studios expect to see a 50-60% decline across the board.
"Dear John," produced by Relativity Media, wooed young femmes in a big way totaling 84%.
Pic hit notable highs on Friday and Saturday with $13.8 million and $12.4 million, respectively, and is expected to drop 50% on Sunday for an estimated $6.2 million. Total gives it just enough yardage to become the highest grossing film ever opening over the pigskin frame. Previous record holder was Disney's "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour," bowing to $31.1 million on Feb. 1, 2008.
Fox Searchlight's "Crazy Heart" arguably saw the biggest post-Oscar nominations boost, earning $3.6 million after jumping from 239 screens to 819 in its eighth frame for a cume of $11.2 million. Pic scored mentions for stars Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal, as well as for songsters T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham in the original song category.
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