Fair-Weather Movie Fans Freeze Out Jim Carrey, Will Smith? (E! Online)

"I'm of the philosopy any real moviegoer would walk through a blizzard to see the movie they wanted to see," Exhibitor Relations' Jeff Bock said today.

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Certainly, the weather, which was nasty, especially in the East, didn't detour the art-house crowd from The Wrestler , Gran Torino, Doubt and Frost/Nixon, all of which did well in limited release. On paper, yes, Yes Man finished No. 1 in the weekend standings. But the comedy's estimated $18.2 million Friday-Sunday gross was down 40 percent from the take of last weekend's No. 1 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still , and down 60 percent from the take of the same weekend's No. 1 film from last year, National Treasure: Book of Secrets .

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