Hollywood had a record weekend at the U.S. box office during the past few days, with the comedy Valentine’s Day bringing in a startling $66.9 million over the four-day President’s Day period. Over just the three days of the actual weekend it snagged $56.4 million, all in the film’s first week of release. Directed by Hollywood comedy veteran Garry Marshall and featuring several popular or semi-popular stars, an obvious concept people can relate to, the promise of some laughs and emotional manipulation, and a tsunami of commercials, the film was pretty much guaranteed to be both awful and a hit with audiences who have already seen Couple’s Retreat numerous times on DVD or DVR. Also opening strong were the mythological adventure Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which finished second with a healthy $33.8 million, and The Wolfman, at $36.5 million. Yesterday alone, Valentine’s Day brought in $23.5 million to become the highest-grossing film ever on Valentine’s Day, which should hardly be much of a surprise. One would expect a film called Arbor Day to be the biggest Arbor Day grosser if it has as many stars as Valentine’s. Action films From Paris with Love (John Travolta) and
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