Jumper has leapt to an excellent $8.21M on Friday, and it should bound to a solid $34.47M for the Valentine’s Day through President’s Day 5-day box office frame. After finishing in a virtual dead heat with Disney’s Step Up to the Streets on Thursday, Doug Liman’s sci-fi adventure pic overwhelmed the competition on Friday. Meanwhile, Step Up 2 received a slight Thursday-to-Friday bump dancing to a $6.25M 2nd day. The low budget sequel to the 2006 surprise hit should reach $28.45M for the 5-day for an anticipated weekend-best PTA of $11,518 per location.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount), the well-reviewed family fantasy movie at over 3,800 locations, has recovered from a disappointing Thursday, collecting an estimated $4.75M on Friday. Directed by Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls), and checking in with a reported budget of $100M+, Spiderwick will have banked $25.35M or so by Monday night. That’s well short of the $28.53M that 2007’s Bridge to Terabithia (Disney) delivered in 4 days last President’s weekend.

Romantic comedy holdover Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros) out-paced Universal’s Definitely Maybe in the date movie chase on Friday $3.9M-$2.9M. The Matthew McConaughey/Kate Hudson flick should wind up the weekend with an estimated $18.75M for a new cume of $45.3M. Definitely Maybe, starring Ryan Reynolds, will manage only a 5th-place finish with a disappointing $14.4M over the 5 day period.

In Bruge (Focus) is proving to be a potent specialty film, expanding to 112 locations while maintaining a $2,377 PTA Friday. The Colin Farrell/Ralph Fiennes black comedy is headed for a $1.24M 5-day and a likely $11,000+ PTA.

Among other specialty releases, George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead (Weinstein/MGM) had a so-so opening with $1,840 per on 42 screens. The genre film will scare up about $245,000 in its first 4 days of release.

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES
1. Jumper (Fox) - $8.21M - $2,396 PTA - $14.84M cume
2. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) - $6.25M - $2,530 PTA - $12.85M cume
3. The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) - $4.75M - $1,235 PTA - $7.05M cume
4. Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros) -$3.9M - $1,248 PTA - $32.8M cume
5. Definitely Maybe (Universal) - $2.9M - $1,316 PTA - $6.01M cume
6. Welcome Back, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) - $2.17M - $910 PTA - $22.4M cume
7. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $1.31M - $607 PTA - $120.5M cume
8. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $1.02M - $444 PTA - $78M cume
9. The Eye (Lionsgate) - $850,000 - $399 PTA - $23.9M cume
10. 27 Dresses (Fox) - $840,000 - $434 PTA - $67.6M cume
11. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds (Disney) - $775,000 - $1,131 PTA - $55.9M cume
12. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $700,000 - $496 PTA - $28.6M cume
*In Bruge (Focus) – $270,000 - $2,377 PTA - $882,000 cume
*George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead (Weinstein Company/MGM) - $78,000 - $1,840 PTA - $78,000 cume
*Tout est parfait [Everything is Fine] (Alliance Films) - $30,000 - $1,168 PTA - $30,000
*The Band’s Visit (Sony Classics) - $17,000 - $2,122 PTA - $110,000 cume
*The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (City Lights) - $12,000 - $660 PTA - $12,000 cume

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 5-DAY ESTIMATES
1. Jumper (Fox) - $34.47M - $10,057 PTA - $34.47M cume
2. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) - $28.45M - $11,518 PTA - $28.45M cume
3. The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) - $25.35M - $6,590 PTA - $25.35M cume
4. Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros) -$18.75M - $6,000 PTA - $45.3M cume
5. Definitely Maybe (Universal) - $14.4M - $6,534 PTA - $14.4M cume
6. Welcome Back, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) - $11.29M - $4,733 PTA - $29.5M cume
7. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $5.56M - $2,984 PTA - $124.2M cume
8. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $4.99M - $2,163 PTA - $81.1M cume
9. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds (Disney) - $4.58M - $6,688 PTA - $59.1M cume
10. 27 Dresses (Fox) - $4.19M - $2,165 PTA - $70.3M cume
11. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $3.55M - $2,524 PTA - $31.1M cume
12. The Eye (Lionsgate) - $3.51M - $1,653 PTA - $25.9M cume
*In Bruge (Focus) – $1.24M - $11,146 PTA - $1.85M cume
*George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead (Weinstein Company/MGM) - $245,000 - $5,833 PTA - $245,000 cume
*Tout est parfait [Everything is Fine] (Alliance Films) - $150,000 - $5,769 PTA - $150,000 cume
*The Band’s Visit (Sony Classics) - $85,000 -$10,625 PTA - $178,000 cume
*The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (City Lights) - $60,000 - $3,333 PTA - $60,000 cume

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