"Obsessed" dominates this weekend at the box office

Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba's on-screen pairing in "Obsessed" took #1 this weekend by a big margin, showing one of the strongest opening weekends for a "Fatal Attraction" type erotic thriller. Weekend estimated place this weekends's take for "Obsessed" at around $28.5 million. "17 Again" had a strong second weekend, taking the #2 slot with an estimated $11.7 million, bringing its 10-day total to roughly $40 million. The action drama "Fighting" fared respectably well for its opening weekend to finish this weekend at #3 with an estimated $11.4 million.

While "Obsessed" did exceptionally well and "Fighting" made the top 3, the other two nationwide releases were passable. "The Soloist" came in at #4 taking in an estimated $9.7 million, and the nature documentary "Earth" rounded out the top 5 with an estimated take of $8.6 million at the box office.