Pamela McClintock of THR:
Sony's 3D The Green Hornet grossed an estimated $34 million from 3,584 theaters over the weekend to nab the second-best opening ever for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Sony estimates the superhero picture will gross $40.5 million through Monday.
But Green Hornet couldn't reverse a troubling downturn at the domestic box office for studio popcorn pictures. Overall revenues for the weekend were down a steep 25% from last year, as well as being the lowest since 2007.
Ron Howard's Vince Vaughn/Kevin James comedy The Dilemma, from Universal, got off to a rough start, grossing $17.4 million from 2,940 theaters through Sunday. The film placed No. 2. Universal puts the four-day total at $20.7 million.
The bright spot continued to be more specialized fare, including Paramount's True Grit.
The Coen brothers Western placed No. 3, grossing an estimated $11.1 for a cume of $126.4 million through Sunday. Paramount estimates the film will gross a total $13.3 million for the four-day holiday weekend, putting the film's cume at $128.5 million through Monday.
The Weinstein Co.'sThe King's Speech didn't miss a beat as it expanded nationwide, grossing an estimated $9.1 million from 1,583 locations for a cume of $44.6 million. King's Speech came in No. 4...
John Young of EW:
'Green Hornet' on pace for $40.5 mil holiday weekend...
Next Up: Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher try having a meaningless sex relationship with No Strings Attached
Meantime--Awards season kicks into high gear tonight when the 68th annual Golden Globes take place--hosted by Ricky Gervais @ 8 PM on NBC
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