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Box Office: 'Green Hornet,' 'The Dilemma' open at No. 1 and No. 2 Friday night

green-hornet-box-office.jpgNew superhero flick "The Green Hornet" starring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz earned $11.1 million on its opening Friday night (Jan. 14), which puts it on track for a decent weekend. Right behind "Hornet" was the Kevin James-Vince Vaughn comedy "The Dilemma" at $6.1 million.

"True Grit" still earned $3.2 million in its third weekend. Star Hailee Steinfeld just won the Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress, so congrats to Hailee, as well as to her supporting men in the movie Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin. "True Grit's" total box office so far is just north of $118 million.

Highly-acclaimed "The King's Speech" scored the 4th spot with $2.5 million, narrowly edging "Black Swan" at $2.4 million. Both movies are finally getting a wider national release. "King's Speech" is up to $38 million total, while "Black Swan" is up to $67.3 million. Both movies also took home Critics Choice Awards and are expected to earn some Golden Globes Sunday (Jan. 16).

The full top 12:

"The Green Hornet," $11.1 M
"The Dilemma," $6.1 M
"True Grit," $3.2
"The King's Speech," $2.44
"Black Swan," $2.42
"Little Fockers," $2 M
"The Fighter," $1.5 M
"Tron Legacy," $1.4 M
"Season of the Witch," $1.3
"Country Strong," $1.1 M
"Yogi Bear," $1 M
"Tangled," $825 K

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The Golden Globes? Isn't that the outfit getting sued for a culture of corruption?

I thought the "Green Hornet" was going to bomb because of all the trouble it was having getting made, congrats on opening #1 Seth. Has the "Green Hornet 2" been "Green Lit"? Awfull pun but I had to type it....sorry.

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