THE LEGO MOVIE LIKELY EARNED MORE THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED (Updated)

An official tally won’t be made known until later today (Tuesday), but Warner Bros. is now estimating that The Lego Movie earned $63.5 million over the four-day Presidents Day Holiday, up from its original estimate of $60 million. That would bring the film’s 11-day domestic gross to $143.8 million. If the figure holds, it would set a new record for a Presidents Day holiday, surpassing the $63.1 million taken in by Valentine’s Day in 2010. Analysts are now estimating that the total domestic gross for the film will rise to about $250 million before its theatrical run is finished. Also showing remarkable strength was Sony’s About Last Night, which opened with an estimated $28.5 million. It marks a one-two punch for star Kevin Hart, who starred in last month’s top-grossing film, Ride Along. About Last Night topped three other movies that opened wide over the weekend, including the costly ($120 million) RoboCop, which placed third with $25.6 million, Endless Love, which wound up with a mediocre $15.1 million, and Winter’s Tale, which flopped with just $8.1 million.

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Final Figures for the Top Five Films Over the Four-Day Presidents Day Holiday:

1. The Lego Movie, $62,478,466
2. About Last Night, $27,838,201
3. RoboCop, $25,061,581
4. The Monuments Men, $17,914,123
5. Endless Love, $14,407,605