Although this weekend’s big release Book of Eli staring acting vet Denzel Washington ranked in over $31 million it was no match for the monster that is Avatar. The other new release this weekend, The Lovely Bones starting Mark Walberg and Rachel Weisz come in at #3 with around $17 million.  Golden Globe nominated films The Blind Side and Up In The Air rounded out the top 10 at the box office.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE

Jan. 15 – 17

Title	Engagements		Estimated Weekend Box Office
1.	Avatar (20th Century Fox)	3,285	$41,300,000
2.	The Book of Eli (Warner Bros.)	3,111	$31,615,000
3.	The Lovely Bones (Paramount)	2,563	$17,000,000
4.	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (20th Century Fox)	3,296	$11,500,000
5.	Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.)	3,173	$9,825,000
6.	The Spy Next Door (Lionsgate)	2,924	$9,700,000
7.	It’s Complicated (Universal)	2,673	$7,672,000
8.	Leap Year (Universal)	2,512	$5,828,000
9.	The Blind Side (Warner Bros. )	2,408	$5,565,000
10.	Up in the Air (Paramount)	2,107	$5,460,000
in millions of dollars