The combination of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese proved to be golden at the box-office this weekend with the opening of “Shutter Island.” The movie, based on a novel by Dennis LeHane, debuted in the top spot, taking in $40.2 million.
The romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” did $17.2 million, good for second place and $87.4 million over 10 days.
James Cameron’s space opus “Avatar” was third with $16.1 million, lifting its all-time best total to $687.8 million.
The fantasy-book adaptation “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” was fourth with $15.3 million, followed by “The Wolfman”‘s $9.8 million.
The strong debut helped ticket sales for 2010′s first quarter, which is up almost 10% from the same period last year.
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