With four movies opening to over $20 million for only the second time in history, it was agood weekend to be in the movie business.wound up in first with an excellent $41.2 million, thoughwasn't far behind in second.also drastically outperformed expectations, andreaffirmed the enduring popularity of thefranchise. Overall box office was at over $191 million, which is behind Valentine's Day Weekend 2010 ($204.7 million) but up from with Valentine's Day 2009 ($188.9 million).'s $41.2 million topped's $30.5 million for best opening ever from a Sony/Screen Gems release. It was also the sixth-highest debut ever in February, and third-highest for a romance or romantic comedy behind($56.3 million) and($43.1 million). The audience was 72 percent women and 55 percent under the age of 25, and there is currently no CinemaScore available.Combining a "based on a true story" premise with the presence of Channing Tatum ) and Rachel McAdams ) clearly madea must-see for young women this weekend. Potentially adding to the grosses is the fact that there really hasn't been a straightforward romance since last August's, meaning there was pent-up demand among date night audiences. Timing the release around Valentine's Day certainly didn't hurt either.'s performance seems to reaffirm the notion that making movies geared towards women can be a low-cost (in this case, $30 million) and high-reward proposition.opened in second with $40.2 million. That's Denzel Washington 's second-highest debut ever behind's $43.6 million, and it crushed recent Denzel movies($22.7 million) and($23.4 million). The opening was also a bit of a coup for Ryan Reynolds , who got beat up on pretty good last Summer following disappointing performances from($116.6 million) and($37.1 million).Credit must be given to Universal for delivering a knock-out marketing effort for. Advertisements clearly positioned Denzel's character as the sort of clever, enigmatic "bad guy" that audiences love to root for. This character was incorporated in to a-esque plot surrounding an agent gone rogue, and there even appeared to be a dash of(Denzel vs. rookie) worked in as well. All of this was set to Kanye West & Jay-Z's "No Church in the Wild" (off thecollaboration), which ratcheted up the stakes with grandiose beats and lyrical snippets like "make it out alive."Universal is reporting that the audience was evenly split between men and women, and 62 percent were 30 years of age or older. Also, the ethnic breakdown was 38 percent African American, 31 percent Caucasian, and 23 percent Hispanic.Perhaps the biggest surprise this weekend was's impressive $27.3 million debut. That's a notable improvement over 2008's($21.02 million), which was unexpected for a number of reasons. The firstwas released when the modern wave of 3D was still in its infancy, which provided the movie with a bit of novelty value. Also, it was loosely based on a legitimately popular Jules Verne novel, whereasis a far more obscure text. Finally, children's sequels that aren't closely timed (within two years or so) rarely out-gross their predecessors.It seems like the only explanation for's success is the addition of Dwayne Johnson , who seems like a bona fide movie star as of late. He helpedreach new heights for that series last year and has just scored a strong opening with; it will be interesting to see if he can continue this streak withthis Summer.'s audience was split evenly between men and women, and it skewed younger (54 percent under the age of 25). The movie received a solid "A-" CinemaScore, which could portend a healthy run in the coming weeks. 3D showings took place in 2,750 locations and accounted for 74 percent of ticket sales, while IMAX (most or all of which was in 3D) contributed $3.8 million (14 percent).