Weekend Box Office:

1) Gran Torino $29 million

2) Bride Wars $21.5 million

3) The Unborn $21 million

4) Marley & Me $11.3 million

5) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $9.4 million

6) Bedtime Stories $8.5 million

7) Valkyrie $6.6 million

8) Yes Man $6.1 million

9) Not Easily Broken $5.6 million

10) Seven Pounds $3.9 million

In an amazing feat, director Clint Eastwood has pulled his Gran Torino past newcomers Bride Wars and The Unborn, parking it in the number one spot with $29 million. This is the biggest weekend in Eastwood's career as both an actor and a director. Though the film was released in limited theaters December 12th, the drama cruised into 2,808 theaters this past weekend. And it was definitely the must see event of January. So far, the film has made a total of $40 million.

Second place was a close race run by the only two new major contenders out there. The chick friendly Bride Wars, which stars Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson as two best friends fighting over their wedding date, won the coveted spot, pulling in an estimated $21.5 million. But David Goyer's ghost thriller The Unborn was hot on its tail. The spooky flick earned a close $21 million for third place.

Opening in 724 theaters, Not Easily Broken dropped into the number nine spot, earning a nice $5.6 million. Starring Morris Chestnut as a man ready to quite his marriage, the film was helped along by Tyler Perry's strong endorsement. The film with the highest per screen average this weekend was Defiance for the second week in a row. Playing in just two theaters, the action drama earned $66,000, taking a hefty $33,000 from each of its screens.

Box office competition will be fierce next week as My Bloody Valentine 3-D, Notorious, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Hotel for Dogs, and Chandni Chowk to China all open against each other in wide release. Not to mention Defiance will be getting distributed to more theaters. My money is on the security guard.

Gran Torino was released December 12th, 2008 and stars Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker, Brian Howe. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood.

Bride Wars was released January 9th, 2009 and stars Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Michael Arden. The film is directed by Gary Winick.

Marley & Me was released December 25th, 2008 and stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett, Ann Dowd. The film is directed by David Frankel.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was released December 25th, 2008 and stars Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Faune A. Chambers, Elias Koteas, Donna DuPlantier, Jacob Tolano, Earl Maddox, Ed Metzger. The film is directed by David Fincher.

Bedtime Stories was released December 25th, 2008 and stars Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Lucy Lawless, Courteney Cox. The film is directed by Adam Shankman.

Valkyrie was released December 25th, 2008 and stars Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard. The film is directed by Bryan Singer.

Yes Man was released December 19th, 2008 and stars Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Stamp. The film is directed by Peyton Reed.

Not Easily Broken was released January 9th, 2009 and stars Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart, Wood Harris, Eddie Cibrian, Jenifer Lewis, Niecy Nash. The film is directed by Bill Duke.

Seven Pounds was released December 19th, 2008 and stars Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo, Robinne Lee, Joe Nunez. The film is directed by Gabriele Muccino.

Defiance was released January 16th, 2009 and stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May. The film is directed by Edward Zwick.