Update: Click over the jump for an updated chart with the final actual data.
Original article follows below
The Steve Carell / Tina Fey comedy Date Night took first place with an estimated $9.3 million from 3,374 theaters, coming in a big higher than initial expectations. The film out-grossed last week’s #1 Clash of the Titans which took in an estimated $8.435 million from 3,802 theaters (est. $92.028 cume). Finishing in third place was How to Train Your Dragon which posted a solid estimated $7.1 million (est. $115.641M cume).
That sets up for a three-way race to the top for the weekend. All three films look headed to finish the weekend with between $25-28 million. After a slightly weaker than expected opening weekend, ‘Dragon’ has rebounded nicely and will have a good shot at beating last year’s Monsters vs. Aliens despite the significantly weaker start.
Rounding out the top five were The Last Song (est. $3.6M / $36.023M cume) and Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? (est. $3.5M / $41.02M cume). Click over the jump for the daily chart.
Daily Box Office Chart for Friday, April 9, 2010 [Update: Chart updated with final actual data]
| Rank | Movie | Friday Gross | Change from Thursday | Theaters |
| 1 | Date Night | $9,170,065 | NEW | 3,374 |
| 2 | Clash of the Titans | $8,335,540 | +105.0% | 3,802 |
| 3 | How to Train Your Dragon | $7,134,315 | +87.4% | 4,007 |
| 4 | The Last Song | $3,619,112 | +137.2% | 2,674 |
| 5 | Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? | $3,571,658 | +137.6% | 2,155 |
| 6 | Hot Tub Time Machine | $1,791,916 | +100.8% | 2,611 |
| 7 | Alice in Wonderland | $1,631,023 | +79.0% | 2,530 |
| 8 | The Bounty Hunter | $1,447,971 | +104.5% | 2,901 |
| 9 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | $1,323,667 | +59.6% | 2,453 |
| 10 | Letters to God (studio estimate) | $387,000 | NEW | 897 |
Source: Box Office Mojo
