Weekend box office

“Gerry,” Gus Van Sant’s new film about two friends whose wilderness trek elicits either strong praise or complaints of boredom, grossed $26,285 at two venues for a relatively strong per-theater average of $13,143. The film stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, and features long stretches of dialogue.

Meanwhile, “Daredevil,” with a four-day total of $45 million, even though final figures were $2 million less than studio estimates reported Tuesday, posted the second best February opening in history and the highest for a Presidents Day weekend.

But February’s all-time top opener remains “Hannibal,” which grossed $58 million in 2001.

Also, the top 12 films grossed a total of $141.1 million, which also represents a new high for the Presidents Day weekend.

*--* MOVIE 3-DAY TOTAL VENUES AVERAGE WEEKS (STUDIO) GROSS (MILLIONS) PER VENUE 1 Daredevil (Fox) $45.0 $45.0 3,471 $12,974 1 2 How to Lose a Guy in $20.7 $49.4 2,923 $7,085 2 10 Days (Paramount) 3 Chicago (Miramax) $14.5 $82.6 2,268 $6,395 8 4 The Jungle Book 2 $14.1 $14.1 2,808 $5,025 1 (Buena Vista) 5 Shanghai Knights $12.8 $35.9 2,755 $4,645 2 (Buena Vista) 6 The Recruit (Buena $7.3 $39.4 2,336 $3,116 3 Vista) 7 Final Destination 2 $6.2 $36.1 2,238 $2,789 3 (New Line) 8 Kangaroo Jack (Warner $5.0 $59.0 2,535 $1,986 5 Bros.) 9 Deliver Us From Eva $4.4 $12.3 1,139 $3,877 2 (Focus Features) 10 The Hours (Paramount) $3.9 $26.5 1,003 $3,847 8

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Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.