weekend box office

Shutter Island Wins the Box Office

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both had the biggest openings of their careers this weekend, with Shutter Island bringing in an estimated $40.2 million. The creepy thriller soared to the top of the box-office charts, beating out last week’s winner Valentine’s Day, which made $17.6 million, and Avatar, which brought in $16.1 million and is now only days away from hitting a $700 million domestic gross. [HR]

Shutter Island Wins the Box Office