Footloose opened at the top of the charts this Friday with $5.6 million, but the remake will have to keep dancing its heart out to fend off last week’s champion Real Steel. Both movies should land in the $15-18 million range for the weekend. The revival of fellow beloved 80s property The Thing debuted in third place with a weaker $3.2 million. Still better than this week’s other wide release, The Big Year, which earned just $1.15 million this Friday despite a trio of high profile leads in Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, and Jack Black. Check back tomorrow for the weekend totals.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | Footloose | $5,565,000 | $5.6 |
| 2 | Real Steel | $4,517,000 | $40.0 |
| 3 | The Thing | $3,200,000 | $3.2 |
| 4 | The Ides of March | $2,250,000 | $16.9 |
| 5 | Moneyball | $1,715,000 | $53.9 |
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