1. Dear John: $32.4 million ($32.4 million total)

The Super Bowl wasn't the only place to find an upset over the weekend. Chalk up the surprise success of Dear John to counterprogramming and the power of Twilight fans. While the boys were busy preparing for the big game (and not buying tickets for the red meat action provided by From Paris With Love), the girls rushed to theaters to see Channing Tatum romance Amanda Seyfried and shed some tears; a ridiculous 84 percent of Dear John's audience was female and 64 percent were under 21. Those percentages allowed the Nicholas Sparks adaptation posting the biggest Super Bowl weekend ever, topping the $31.1 million Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds grossed in 2008. Of course if all those girls knew they could get the same pang in their heart from the adorable Google commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, we have a feeling the results might have been a tad different.

2. Avatar: $23.6 million ($630 million total)

And so the reign of Avatar as the number one move in America has ended. Before you shed a tear though, remember that over the last eight weeks Avatar shattered the all-time domestic and international grosses held by Titanic and scored nine Oscar nominations. Heck, it even broke another record this weekend. Despite not finishing first, Avatar still scored the biggest eighth weekend ever, besting—you guessed it—Titanic. And in case you were wondering: it was Lost in Space that ended the historic 15-week run of Titanic back in April of 1999.

3. From Paris With Love: $8.1 million ($8.1 million total)

Disaster said what? Not only did From Paris With Love give John Travolta his worst opening since Lucky Numbers in 2000 (we don't remember it either), but it also grossed less than Battlefield Earth. Altogether now: bombs away!

4. Edge of Darkness: $7 million ($29 million total)

And speaking of bombs... those holding out hope that the word of mouth for Edge of Darkness would salvage its soft start can stop now. Down 59 percent, the Mel Gibson revenge flick was certainly not the image rehabilitating hit the former star needed. Also not image rehabilitating? Mr. Gibson calling a reporter an "asshole."

5. The Tooth Fairy: $6.5 million ($34.3 million total)

So this is happening, huh? For the second straight week, The Tooth Fairy showed remarkably solid legs and now looks poised to be a money maker for 20th Century Fox. Down an Avatar-like 35 percent, the Dwayne Johnson kiddie flick proved unquestionably that kids will indeed watch anything.

1. Avatar: $30.1 million ($594.4 million total)

It's not just that Avatar keeps dominating all other comers at the multiplex—keep in mind that 45 days into its release, Avatar almost doubled the opening of Mel Gibson's Edge of Darkness—it's that the film simply isn't losing any of its audience. In weekend seven Avatar dipped only 14 percent and had a per theater average of almost $10,000. In weekend seven! Of course, the only other time we've ever seen anything like this is Titanic, and that Avatar is less than $7 million away from passing that film for the all-time domestic crown shouldn't be surprising. James Cameron will likely unseat himself as King of America sometime on Tuesday (Avatar already passed Titanic globally, so the King of the World moniker still holds). The only bad news: After losing the DGA Award over the weekend to ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, the chances of Mr. Cameron getting another Oscar appear to be dwindling by the day. We guess he'll just cry himself to sleep on a giant bed covered in money.

2. Edge of Darkness: $17.1 million ($17.1 million total)

File the disappointing opening for Edge of Darkness under: People don't forget. The last time Mel Gibson headlined a movie it was Signs in 2002, and that film opened with $60.1 million on the way to $227.9 million total. Eight years and a host of problems (adultery, anti-Semitism) have certainly dulled his star, and the opening of Edge of Darkness reflects that. Keep in mind that nearly a year ago to the weekend, the similarly themed Taken opened with $24.1 million. That Mr. Gibson couldn't top that number is discouraging. That he couldn't even top the opening of Legion, which grossed $17.5 million last weekend, is downright ugly.

3. When in Rome: $12 million ($12 million total)

At least When in Rome had a bigger opening than Leap Year? Shrug. The chances are good that you don't know one person who will admit to seeing When in Rome this weekend, but as the saying goes: people love their crappy romantic comedies. Keep that in mind when Valentine's Day unseats Avatar as the number one movie in America two weeks from now.

4. The Tooth Fairy: $10 million ($26.1 million total)

Which movie had the lowest depreciation in the top 10, non-Avatar division? Try The Tooth Fairy. The most surprising result of the weekend is that the Dwayne Johnson kiddie flick held up remarkably well, dropping just 29 percent and holding fourth place for the second straight week. While the expectations for this film probably haven't been met, we doubt 20th Century Fox will mind that much. With $26.1 million already and what looks to be solid legs, The Tooth Fairy will make back its reported $48 million budget before it closes up shop.

5. The Book of Eli: $8.7 million ($74.3 million total)

The word to keep in mind for The Book of Eli is solid. How else to describe the post-apocalyptic film, which dipped just 44 percent in weekend three and now seems likely to gross at least $90 million? The results for Eli, and even Legion (down an alarming 61 percent, Legion landed in sixth place and has grossed $28.6 million overall), show there is a market for movies about the end of the world. And that makes us wonder: What would The Road have grossed had the Weinstein Company actually had enough money to market and release it into more than a handful of theaters? We have no problem calling The Road a casualty of the Great Recession.

1. Avatar: $36 million ($552.7 million total)

And then there was one. On Saturday, Avatar passed The Dark Knight to become the second highest domestic grosser ever, leaving only Titanic as the last film standing between Pandora and U.S. history. At just over $48 million away from Titanic's record domestic number of $600.8 million, and with ridiculously small attrition rates—Avatar dipped just 16 percent this weekend—expect the big ship to go down sometime around the weekend of February 5th. And as if that weren't enough, later today James Cameron will officially become King of the World... all over again. Avatar's worldwide total now stands at $1.84 billion, meaning its just $2 million shy of tying Titanic's worldwide record. Ka-ching.

2. Legion: $18.2 million ($18.2 million total)

Considering Legion only cost a reported $25 million to make and featured Paul Bettany as an action hero-cum-angel (!), finishing as runner-up to Avatar with $18.2 million is nothing to sneeze at—bear in mind, its prohibitive R-rating didn't stop it from beating the kid-friendly, star-heavy The Tooth Fairy. The only quibble we can see? Screen Gems, the low-budget horror label from Sony, got Underworld: Rise of Lycans to $20.8 million on this weekend last year. If only Legion featured vampires and werewolves...

3. The Book of Eli: $17 million ($62 million total)

When you're dealing with the month of January, a 48 percent drop from weekend to weekend constitutes legs. With that in mind, hello to The Book of Eli! There is a lot to like here for Warner Brothers, not the least of which being that Eli had to tangle with the aforementioned Legion in the race to get post-apocalyptic dollars from moviegoers and still held its own. More good news: with $62 million already, Eli is on course to become the fourth highest grossing movie of Denzel Washington's career, behind only American Gangster, Remember the Titans and The Pelican Brief. We're guessing neither the Academy Award-winning star (nor his character in The Book of Eli, wink!) saw this kind of result coming.

4. The Tooth Fairy: $14.5 million ($14.5 million total)

Dwayne Johnson, thy name is stagnant. Despite possessing loads of charisma and tons of positive press, the man formerly known as The Rock can't seem to break out at the box office. The opening for The Tooth Fairy is a disappointment no matter how you color it: not only is it down from his previous forays into family entertainment—Race to Witch Mountain opened with $24 million last spring; The Game Plan started with $22 million in 2008—but it also falls under the average opening for his more masculine efforts. If the star can figure out how to combine both audiences, he could have something substantial. Until then, though, he's a better-liked Vin Diesel.

5. The Lovely Bones: $8.8 million ($31.6 million total)

Peter Jackson's much derided adaptation of Alice Sebold's best-selling novel barely held off Sherlock Holmes ($7.1 million/$191.5 million total) to finish in fifth place after dropping a reasonable 48 percent from its wide release last weekend. Call this a case of managing expectations: when The Lovely Bones was first announced, it seemed like a slam-dunk financial success and Oscar-contender. However after terrible reviews and atrocious returns in limited release, a final domestic tally of around $45 million has to be viewed by Paramount as a victory. They got as much out of this lemon as they possibly could.

The Tooth Fairy

What's the story: And you thought Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was bad. In his continuing effort to become an A-list movie star, Dwayne Johnson (or The Rock, if you're nasty), dons wings and a tutu to play a minor league hockey player turned tooth fairy—because starring in kids' movies worked out so well for Vin Diesel. The trailer for The Tooth Fairy looks excruciating (yes, that is Billy Crystal!), the reviews have been worse and not even the presence of Ricky Gervais' partner-in-crime, Stephen Merchant, can make us muster the strength to approve of its existence. The only positive here? The Tooth Fairy's tag line: "You can't handle the tooth." Ha!

Who should see it: Vin Diesel.

Legion

What's the story: Let's see if we have this straight: God, so upset with the human race, decides to end the world by sending a legion of angels down from heaven to kill everyone. But the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) doesn't agree, especially because he thinks that a young girl (Friday Night Lights vixen Adrianne Palicki) is possibly carrying the second coming of Christ. O.K.! But, wouldn't God realize that, too? We're sure God is busy but we don't think something like the second coming would get overlooked. Anyway, we doubt the plot gaps in Legion will matter much to the fanboys who just want to see an angel carry a machine gun. Also of note, the supporting cast, which features Dennis Quaid, Private Practice's Kate Walsh and Gossip Girl's Willa Holland.

Who should see it: Zuzu Bailey.

Extraordinary Measures

What's the story: If you're like us, you've been mimicking Harrison Ford yelling, "I already work around the clock!" for weeks, so at least the trailer for Extraordinary Measures has done its job. In the end, though, that might be the only thing memorable about this film, which looks like a CBS Movie of the Week most likely because it was produced by CBS Films. Heck, even Leslie Moonves worked on the ending! Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser star, and while logic dictates that the two adventurers would be teaming up to do battle against some ancient mummy (or aliens whose gift was knowledge), here they're just trying to cure an uncurable disease. Tears will be shed, hope will be restored and lives will be changed. Don't be surprised if this maudlin affair becomes a sleeper hit.

Who should see it: Fans of The Blind Side.