The star-studded romantic comedy "New Year's Eve" fell somewhat short of expectations but still managed to top last weekend's box office with a disappointing $13.7 million.
"Paranormal Activity 3" scared up $54 million in business last weekend, securing not only the top of the box office charts this weekend, but the biggest horror movie opening of all time.
"Real Steel" continued to dominate the box office for the second week in a row, narrowly beating out the remake of "Footloose", which came in at 2nd place.
Despite strong opening numbers, Brad Pitt's "Moneyball" couldn't budge "The Lion King" out of the top spot in this weekend's box-office.
Disney's 3D re-release of its 1994 classic "The Lion King" scored the lion's share of tis weekend's box-office, taking in an estimated $29.3 million.
The star-packed thriller "Contagion" racked up $23.1 million in its first week in release, easily putting it on top of this weekend's box-office.
In its second week of release, "The Help" moved to the top of this week's box-office from last week's second-place opening, taking in $20.5 million.