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Shutter Island stays strong

Writer: Lai Swee Wei


Awal Ashaari stars in "Niyang Rapik".

1 Mar – "Shutter Island," the Martin Scorsese thriller about an insane asylum, was the top-grossing movie at U.S. and Canada box office for the second consecutive weekend according to Box Office Mojo with ticket sales of US$22.2 million. While "Cop Out," an action-comedy starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, opened in second place with US$18.6 million.

Meanwhile, according to Malaysian movie distributor Metrowealth Movies Production, "Niyang Rapik" had exceeded expectations, garnering over RM2 million in its opening weekend at Malaysian box office. Directed by Ahmad Idham of the "Jangan Pandang Belakang" fame, the local horror film stars Liyana Jasmay, Awal Ashaari, and Shaheizy Sam.

In Singapore, Hollywood's fifth adaptation of a tearjerker Nicholas Sparks novel "Dear John" debuted stronger than of John Travolta's action thriller "From Paris With Love", grossing S$200,000 at the box office according to distributor Golden Village Pictures. With onscreen couple Channing Tatum ("G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra") and Amanda Seyfriend ("Jennifer's Body") in the lead, the film striked a favourable response despite its genre.

Box office takings for the weekend just gone
(25 Feb – 28 Feb)
Malaysia
1) Niyang Rapik
2) The Book Of Eli
3) 72 Tenants of Prosperity
4) Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief
5) Little Big Soldier
6) From Paris With Love
7) Vinnaithandi Varuvaya
8) Here Comes Fortune
9) Wolfman
10) All's Well Ends Well Too
Singapore
1) Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief
2) Dear John
3) From Paris With Love
4) The Wolfman
5) Hot Summer Days
6) Little Big Soldier
7) Valentine's Day
8) All's Well Ends Well Too
9) 72 Tenants of Prosperity
10) True Legend
Cinema Online, 01 March 2010

Related Movies:
WOLFMAN (11 Feb 2010)
Shutter Island (15 Apr 2010)
PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF (11 Feb 2010)
LITTLE BIG SOLDIER (Mandarin) (14 Feb 2010)
BOOK OF ELI (25 Feb 2010)
TRUE LEGEND (Mandarin) (11 Feb 2010)
Valentine's Day (11 Feb 2010)
MY NAME IS KHAN (Hindi) (12 Feb 2010)
HOT SUMMER DAYS (Mandarin / Cantonese) (25 Feb 2010)
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE (25 Feb 2010)
72 TENANTS OF PROSPERITY (Cantonese) (11 Feb 2010)
ALL'S WELL END'S WELL TOO 2010 (Cantonese) (11 Feb 2010)
LU PIKIRLAH SENDIRI (Malay) (11 Feb 2010)
NIYANG RAPIK (Malay) (25 Feb 2010)
HERE COMES FORTUNE (Cantonese) (25 Feb 2010)
GOA (Tamil) (29 Jan 2010)
14 BLADES (Cantonese) (11 Feb 2010)
RASIKKUM SEEMANE (Tamil) (19 Feb 2010)

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