"Valentine's Day" Sets New Presidents' Day Weekend Record

The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend.

It was widely believed that Garry Marshall's new ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day would top the four-day Presidents' Day weekend, but the movie still surprised, earning an estimated $66.9 million from 3,665 theaters for an average of $18,241 per theater. The New Line/Warner Bros. release, made for about $52 million, set a new record for the holiday weekend, surpassing 2007's Ghost Rider, which opened to $52 million over the four days. Valentine's Day's big cast includes Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift. Given the film's success, we're guessing the thematic follow-up titled New Year's Eve will be getting the green light soon.