Friday Box Office: Jumper $8.2M; Step-Up 2 $6.2M; Spiderwick $4.7M

By Steve Mason/Feb. 16, 2008 5:21 am EST

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) â€" $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) â€" $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