Scorsese, DiCaprio sweep the box office
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March 2, 2010, Tuesday
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MARTIN Scorsese's suspense thriller, "Shutter Island," led the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend, while "Avatar" was the top choice internationally for an 11th weekend.
Newcomers, the comedy "Cop Out" and horror remake "The Crazies," outperformed expectations to join "Shutter Island" on the podium.
A week before the Academy Awards are handed out in Hollywood, limited-release nominees such as "Crazy Heart" and "The Young Victoria" pulled in some moviegoers.
"Shutter Island" sold US$22.2 million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada during the three days beginning on Friday, taking its 10-day haul to US$75.1 million, distributor Paramount Pictures said.
Leonardo DiCaprio, who has collaborated three other times with Scorsese, stars in the picture as a federal marshal stranded at a prison hospital for the criminally insane off the coast of Massachusetts in 1954.
The picture's US$41 million debut the previous weekend set personal bests for both Scorsese and DiCaprio. It could have been an Oscar contender this year if the cash-strapped Viacom Inc unit had not delayed its release by four months.
"Cop Out," which stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as a pair of New York City cops, opened at No. 2 with US$18.6 million, Warner Bros Pictures said.
Overture Films' conspiracy thriller, "The Crazies," an update of a 1973 George Romero picture, followed with US$16.5 million.
Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, said "Cop Out" played strongly in urban markets. Snowstorms on the East Coast reduced the haul by as much as US$500,000.
The film, budgeted in the mid-US$30 million range, was directed by Kevin Smith.
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