'Safe House' surges to top place at B.O.

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star within the Universal thriller 'Safe House.'In a remarkable surge to No. 1 in the domestic B.O., Universal's Denzel Washington starrer "Safe House" made over President's Day weekend an believed three-day take of $24 million, using the studio projecting the pic to earn $28.5 million in four days."Safe House," in the second outing, dropped just 40% utilizing a three-day weekend comparison. Overall four-day B.O., meanwhile, was up roughly 10% over last year's holiday frame.Overseas, the U pic collected $six million from 35 areas, getting its worldwide tally to $19.six million. Through Monday, "Safe House's" believed worldwide cume stands at $102.4 million.A The new sony pair nabbed the next Stateside ratings: Holdover weeper "The Vow" gained an incredible four-day gross of $27.4 million, then newcomer "Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance" (allocated for any reported $57 million), which first showed a great believed $25.5 million through Monday."The Vow," from Screen Gems and Spyglass Entertainment, has cumed an outstanding $85.5 million locally in ten days, which makes it already the greatest-grossing pic ever for Screen Gems.Also bowing a few days ago, Fox's romantic actioner "What This Means Is War" gained a good $17.six million in 72 hours. That's with "The Vow" still bringing in a powerful share of publish-Valentine's couples and feminine audiences.Disney's Studio Ghibli toon "The Key Realm of Arrietty" made in four days an forecasted $8 million, which makes it the greatest Stateside debut for that Japanese toon shop. Consider, however, "Arrietty" opened up the largest associated with a Ghibli pic at 1,522 domestic locations.Though because the best choice for families, Warner Bros.-New Line's holdover "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" collected an believed $20.a million through Sunday, lower only 27% in the pic's three-day opening last week. "Journey 2" has totalled to date $53.two million locally. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com