Nim's Island, from Walden Media and 20th Century Fox, received a nice 49 percent Friday-to-Saturday increase for $5.73 million, but the Jodie Foster/Abigail Breslin vehicle will limp to an underwhelming $13.48 million three-day. That should be just enough to nose out George Clooney's Leatherheads (Universal), which could only muster $5.44 million on Saturday. The world's greatest modern day, old school matinee idol will likely manage only $13.42 million and a third place finish.

Meanwhile, Horton Hears a Who (20th Century Fox) continues to excel with another $4 million Saturday and a probable $9.29 million three-day. The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount), produced by Ben Stiller, is a disappointment. The grisly R-rated flick will only bank $7.85 million this weekend. Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) is only a minor success. Despite an Oscar-winning director, a legendary rock band in the Rolling Stones and the lure of IMAX, the rock doc sold only $910,000 in tickets on Saturday, and must settle for an underwhelming $2.15 million opening three-day.

The best three-day Per Theatre Average for the weekend belongs to IFC's Flight of the Red Balloon with $18,500 per. Wong Kar-Wai's My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) will likely be No. 2 in the PTA race, with an estimated $10,600, followed by the Jewish-themed Jellyfish (Zeitgeist), Shine a Light and Ebrem Entertainment's gay-themed film A Four Letter Word.

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — 2 locations, $18,500 PTA
2. NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — 5 locations, $10,600 PTA
3. NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — 4 locations, $9,250 PTA
4. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — 276 locations, $7,815 PTA
5. A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — 1 location, $6,228 PTA
6. 21 (Sony) — 2,653 locations, $5,845 PTA
7. Priceless (IDP Films) — 26 locations, $5,385 PTA
8. My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — 5 locations, $5,000 PTA
9. Leatherheads (Universal) — 2,777 locations, $4,833 PTA
10. Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) — 3 locations, $4,6687 PTA

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY SATURDAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) — $6.35 million, $2,394 PTA, $43 million cume
2. NEW Nim's Island (20th Century Fox) — $5.7 million, $1,633 PTA, $9.58 million cume
3. NEW Leatherheads (Universal) — $5.44 million, $1,962 PTA, $9.98 million cume
4. Horton Hears a Who (20th Century Fox) — $4.05 million, $1,134 PTA, $128.5 million cume
5. NEW The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) — $3.19 million, $1,134 PTA, $5.94 million cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) — $2.36 million, $798 PTA, $15.5 million cume
7. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) — $1.69 million, $1,088 PTA, $36.8 million cume
8. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) — $1.41 million, $522 PTA, $24.6 million cume
9. Shutter (20th Century Fox) — $1.25 million, $591 PTA, $22.5 million cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) — $1.17 million, $501 PTA, $88.4 million cume
11. Stop-Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) — $985,000, $761 PTA, $7.6 million cume
12. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — $910,000, $3,297 PTA, $1.52 cume
13. College Road Trip (Disney) — $905,000, $531 PTA, $40.6 million cume
14. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) — $790,000, $664 PTA, $26.3 million cume
15. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) — $710,000, $1,625 PTA, $8.3 million cume
16. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) — $615,000, $552 PTA, $4.1 million cume
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) — $310,000, $616 PTA, $10.3 million cume
* The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) — $156,000, $1,357 PTA, $2.6 million cume
* In Bruges (Focus) — $97,000, $513 PTA, $6.7 million cume
* Married Life (Sony Classics) — $84,000, $712 PTA, $909,000 cume
* The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) — $65,000, $546 PTA, $2.1 million cume
* Priceless (IDP Films) — $63,000, $2,423 PTA, $238,000 cume
* Flawless (Magnolia) — $54,000, $1,862 PTA, $294,000 cume
* Snow Angels (Warner Independent) — $20,500, $446 PTA, $233,000 cume
* NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — $20,000, $4,000 PTA, $38,000 cume
* Shelter (Regent) — $17,000, $1,700 PTA, $69,000 cume
* NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — $16,000, $8,000 PTA, $26,000 cume
* Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) — $16,000, $1,600 PTA, $129,000 cume
* NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — $15,000, $3,750 PTA, $26,000 cume
* NEW Meet Bill (First Look) — $15,000, $417 PTA, $30,000 cume
* My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — $12,000, $2,400 PTA, $32,000 cume
* The Grand (Anchor Bay) — $12,000, $1,091 PTA, $67,000 cume
* NEW Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) — $7,242, $2,414 PTA, $9,123 cume
* Chapter 27 (Peace Arch) — $5,688, $1,138 PTA, $29,000 cume
* Happy Valley (Independent) — $4,493, $1,123 PTA, $41,000 cume
* NEW 3 Amis (Independent) — $2,374, $791 PTA, $5,305 cume
* A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — $2,248, $2,248 PTA, $20,000 cume
* Boarding Gate (Magnolia) — $1,870, $1,870 PTA, $32,000 cume
* NEW Tuya's Marriage (Music Box Pictures) — $1,247, $1,247 PTA, $1,833 cume
* NEW Water Lilies (Koch Lorber) — $1,208, $1,208 PTA, $2,116 cume
* NEW The Unknown Woman (Independent) — $659, $329 PTA, $1,705 cume
* Backseat (Truly Indie) — $421, $210 PTA, $9,200 cume

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS REVISED 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) — $15.5 million, $5,845 PTA, $46.9 million cume
2. NEW Nim's Island (20th Century Fox) — $13.48 million, $3,839 PTA, $13.48 million cume
3. NEW Leatherheads (Universal) — $13.42 million, $4,833 PTA, $13.42 million cume
4. Horton Hears a Who (20th Century Fox) — $9.29 million, $2,603 PTA, $131.2 million cume
5. NEW The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) — $7.85 million, $2,793 PTA, $7.85 million cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) — $5.45 million, $1,839 PTA, $16.9 million cume
7. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) — $3.47 million, $2,238 PTA, $37.7 million cume
8. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) — $3.39 million, $1,256 PTA, $25.4 million cume
9. Shutter (20th Century Fox) — $2.9 million, $1,368 PTA, $23.2 million cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) — $2.73 million, $1,170 PTA, $89.2 million cume
11. Stop Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) — $2.4 million, $1,859 PTA, $8.3 million cume
12. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — $2.15 million, $7,815 PTA, $2.1 million cume
13. College Road Trip (Disney) — $1.92 million, $1,132 PTA, $41.1M cume1
14. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) — $1.78 million, $1,499 PTA, $26.8 million cume
15. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) — $1.79 million, $4,088 PTA, $9 million cume
16. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) — $1.43 million, $1,285 PTA, $4.4 million cume
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) — $705,000, $1,402 PTA, $10.5 million cume
* The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) — $333,000, $2,896 PTA, $2.7 million cume
* In Bruges (Focus) — $221,000, $1,169 PTA, $6.8 million cume
* Married Life (Sony Classics) — $185,000, $1,568 PTA, $958,000 cume
* The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) — $130,000, $1,092 PTA, $2.1 million cume
* Priceless (IDP Films) — $140,000, $5,385 PTA, $274,000 cume
* Flawless (Magnolia) — $120,000, $4,138 PTA, $326,000 cume
* Snow Angels (Warner Independent) — $48,000, $1,043 PTA, $249,000 cume
* NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — $53,000, $10,600 PTA, $53,000 cume
* Shelter (Regent) — $38,000, $3,800 PTA, $83,000 cume
* NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — $37,000, $18,500 PTA, $37,000 cume
* Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) — $43,000, $4,300 PTA, $141,000 cume
* NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — $37,000, $9,250 PTA, $37,000 cume
* NEW Meet Bill (First Look) — $40,000, $1,111 PTA, $40,000 cume
* My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — $25,000, $5,000 PTA, $39,000 cume
* The Grand (Anchor Bay) — $33,000, $3,000 PTA, $79,000 cume
* NEW Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) — $14,000, $4,667 PTA, $14,000 cume
* Chapter 27 (Peace Arch) — $14,000, $2,800 PTA, $31,000 cume
* Happy Valley (Independent) — $11,411, $2,853 PTA, $44,000 cume
* NEW 3 Amis (Independent) — $6,777, $2,259 PTA, $6,777 cume
* A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — $6,228, $6,228 PTA, $22,000 cume
* Boarding Gate (Magnolia) — $3,790, $3,790 PTA, $33,000 cume

FRIDAY NIGHT: It looked as though it could be a good weekend at America's multiplexes. With Oscar winner George Clooney bringing his directorial skills and charm to Leatherheads (Universal), two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin in the family-themed Nim's Island (20th Century Fox) and Ben Stiller's production company unleashing the film adaptation of Scott B. Smith's The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount), studios and exhibitors certainly had high hopes. Instead, it's all too quiet at box offices.

Sony's holdover 21 will score a second consecutive weekend blackjack after grabbing $5.01 million on its second Friday. The Kevin Spacey-produced card counting thriller should reach $15 million for the three-day, which will be enough to win the weekend and bring its 10-day domestic cume to a healthy $46.4 million.

The Clooney-directed Leatherheads, also starring Oscar winner Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski from NBC's The Office, has struggled to only $4.55 million on its opening day, compared to an equally lackluster $4.1 million for Nim's Island. The Foster/Breslin family film will likely wind up No. 2 for the weekend with about $14.35 million compared to $14.1 million or so for the period football comedy.

For Foster, Nim's Island is only the sixth-best opening of her career:

ALL-TIME TOP 10 JODIE FOSTER OPENINGS
1. Panic Room — $30 million opening
2. Inside Man — $28.9 million opening
3. Flight Plan — $24.6 million opening
4. Contact — $20.5 million opening
5. Maverick — $17.2 million opening
6. Nim's Island — $14.35 million opening (Estimated)
7. Silence of the Lambs — $13.7 million opening
8. The Brave One — $13.4 million opening
9. Sommersby — $8.1 million opening
10. Anna & the King — $5.2 million opening

And for Clooney, arguably our most popular old school matinee idol, Leatherheads is only the seventh-best opening of his already legendary career:

ALL-TIME TOP 10 GEORGE CLOONEY OPENINGS
1. Batman and Robin — $42.8 million opening
2. The Perfect Storm — $41.3 million opening
3. Ocean's Twelve — $39.1 million opening
4. Ocean's Eleven — $38.1 million opening
5. Ocean's Thirteen — $36.1 million opening
6. Three Kings — $15.8 million opening
7. Leatherheads — $14.1 million opening (Estimated)
8. Intolerable Cruelty — $12.5 million opening
9. The Peacemaker — $12.3 million opening
10. Out of Sight — $12 million opening

20th Century Fox's Horton Hears a Who is continuing to hold strong. The well-reviewed CGI film topped $2.6 million in sales on Friday, and it will finish No. 4 for the weekend with an estimated $9.1 million. The new domestic cume for Horton will be $131 million  by Monday morning.

The Ben Stiller-produced The Ruins, a grisly, R-rated horror flick based on a popular novel, scared up just $2.7 million on Friday, and that will likely translate to only $7.2 million for the weekend, good for fifth place. The market for horror movies that are rated R is dead. Expect to see more films in the genre show up with PG-13 ratings, aimed a broader audience like last year's 1408 and the recent Shutter.

Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones doc Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) has opened decently at 276 locations, many of those with big-screen IMAX presentations. Excellent reviews have helped the film to about $610,000 on its opening day, and it'll likely grab $2.1 million for the weekend for a $7,625 PTA, fourth-best Per Theatre Average for the frame.

IFC's Flight of the Red Balloon seems headed for the best three-day PTA of the weekend. My early rough estimate is for the French film starring Juliette Binoche to finish the weekend with about $18,000 at each of its two theatrical engagements. Meanwhile, Wong Kar-Wai's My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein), on five screens, should generate about $13,000 per, followed by the Jewish-themed Jellyfish (Zeitgeist), Shine a Light, and Magnolia holdover Priceless, starring Audrey Tatou.

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — 2 locations, $18,000 PTA
2. NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — 5 locations, $13,000 PTA
3. NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — 4 locations, $10,250 PTA
4. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — 276 locations, $7,625 PTA
5. Priceless (IDP Films) — 26 locations, $6,231 PTA
6. A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — 1 location, $6,000 PTA
7. 21 (Sony) — 2,653 locations, $5,677 PTA
8. Leatherheads (Universal) — 2,777 locations, $5,079 PTA
9. Flawless (Magnolia) — 29 locations, $4,655 PTA
10. My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — 5 locations, $4,400 PTA

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) — $5.01 million, $1,892 PTA, $36.4 million cume
2. NEW Leatherheads (Universal) — $4.55 million, $1,475 PTA, $4.55 million cume
3. NEW Nim's Island (20th Century Fox) — $4.1 million, $1,285 PTA, $4.1 million cume
4. NEW The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) — $2.7 million, $960 PTA, $2.7 million cume
5. Horton Hears a Who (20th Century Fox) — $2.62 million, $735 PTA, $124.5 million cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) — $1.7 million, $574 PTA, $13.1 million cume
7. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) — $1.07 million, $399 PTA, $23.1 million cume
8. Shutter (20th Century Fox) — $1.06 million, $503 PTA, $21.3 million cume
9. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) — $1 million, $644 PTA, $35.2 million cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) — $825,000, $353 PTA, $87.3 million cume
11. Stop-Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) — $775,000, $599 PTA, $6.6 million cume
12. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — $610,000, $2,210 PTA, $610,000 cume
13. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) — $500,000, $421 PTA, $25.5 million cume
14. College Road Trip (Disney) — $485,000, $284 PTA, $39.7 million cume
15. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) — $445,000, $399 PTA, $3.5 million cume
16. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) — $405,000, $927 PTA, $7.6 million cume
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) — $205,000, $408 PTA, $10 million cume
* The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) — $87,000, $757 PTA, $2.4 million cume
* In Bruges (Focus) — $67,000, $354 PTA, $6.6 million cume
* Married Life (Sony Classics) — $52,000, $441 PTA, $824,000 cume
* Priceless (IDP Films) — $41,000, $1,577 PTA, $175,000 cume
* Flawless (Magnolia) — $34,000, $1,172 PTA, $240,000 cume
* The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) — $32,000, $269 PTA, $2 million cume
* NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — $18,000, $3,536 PTA, $18,000 cume
* NEW Meet Bill (First Look) — $15,000, $403 PTA, $15,000 cume
* Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) — $15,000, $1,500 PTA, $113,000 cume
* Snow Angels (Warner Independent) — $12,000, $261 PTA, $213,000 cume
* NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — $11,000, $2,680 PTA, $11,000 cume
* NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — $10,000, $4,886 PTA, $10,000 cume
* The Grand (Anchor Bay) — $9,000, $818 PTA, $55,000 cume
* Shelter (Regent) — $7,250, $725 PTA, $52,000 cume
* Chapter 27 (Peace Arch) — $6,250, $1,250  PTA, $24,000 cume
* My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — $5,190, $1,038 PTA, $19,502 cume
* Happy Valley (Independent) — $3,713, $928 PTA, $36,000 cume
* NEW 3 Amis (Independent) — $2,931, $977 PTA, $2,931 cume
* A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — $1,922, $1,922 PTA, $18,000 cume
* NEW Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) — $1,881, $627 PTA, $1,881 cume
* Backseat (Truly Indie) — $1,830, $915 PTA, $8,788 cume
* NEW The Unknown Woman (Independent) — $1,046, $523 PTA, $1,046 cume
* NEW Water Lilies (Koch Lorber) — $908, $908 PTA, $908 cume
* Boarding Gate (Magnolia) — $685, $685 PTA, $2,192 cume
* NEW Tuya's Marriage (Music Box Pictures) — $636, $636 PTA, $636 cume

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. 21 (Sony) — $15.05 million, $5,677 PTA, $46.4 million cume
2. NEW Nim's Island (20th Century Fox) — $14.35 million, $4,085 PTA, $14.35 million cume
3. NEW Leatherheads (Universal) — $14.1 million, $5,079 PTA, $14.1 million cume
4. Horton Hears a Who (20th Century Fox) — $9.1 million, $2,558 PTA, $131 million cume
5. NEW The Ruins (Dreamworks/Paramount) — $7.29 million, $2,592 PTA, $7.29 million cume
6. Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein) — $5.01 million, $1,693 PTA, $16.5 million cume
7. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) — $3.45 million, $2,220 PTA, $37.6 million cume
8. Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) — $3.34 million, $1,236 PTA, $25.4 million cume
9. Shutter (20th Century Fox) — $2.99 million, $1,409 PTA, $23.3 million cume
10. 10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) — $2.81 million, $1,205 PTA, $89.3 million cume
11. Stop-Loss (Paramount/Dreamworks) — $2.32 million, $1,797 PTA, $8.2 million cume
12. NEW Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) — $2.1 million, $7,625 PTA, $2.1 million cume
13. The Bank Job (Lionsgate) — $1.77 million, $1,493 PTA, $26.8 million cume
14. Under the Same Moon (Weinstein) — $1.66 million, $3,800 PTA, $8.8 million cume
15. College Road Trip (Disney) — $1.6 million, $939 PTA, $40.8 million cume
16. Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse) — $1.35 million, $1,217 PTA, $4.4 million cume
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Focus) — $720,000, $1,431 PTA, $10.5 million cume
* The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) — $375,000, $3,261 PTA, $2.7 million cume
* In Bruges (Focus) — $245,000, $1,296 PTA, $6.8 million cume
* Married Life (Sony Classics) — $192,000, $1,627 PTA, $965,000 cume
* Priceless (IDP Films) — $162,000, $6,231 PTA, $296,000 cume
* The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) — $138,000, $1,160 PTA, $2.1 million cume
* Flawless (Magnolia) — $135,000, $4,655 PTA, $341,000 cume
* NEW My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein) — $65,000, $13,000 PTA, $65,000 cume
* NEW Meet Bill (First Look) — $50,000, $1,389 PTA, $50,000 cume
* Snow Angels (Warner Independent) — $41,000, $891 PTA, $242,000 cume
* NEW Jellyfish (Zeitgeist) — $41,000, $10,250 PTA, $41,000 cume
* Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films) — $39,000, $39,000 PTA, $137,000 cume
* NEW Flight of the Red Balloon (IFC Films) — $36,000, $18,000 PTA, $36,000 cume
* The Grand (Anchor Bay) — $29,000, $2,636 PTA, $75,000 cume
* Shelter (Regent) — $25,000, $2,500 PTA, $70,000 cume
* My Brother is an Only Child (Thinkfilm) — $22,000, $4,400 PTA, $37,000 cume
* Chapter 27 (Peace Arch) — $18,000, $3,600  PTA, $35,000 cume
* Happy Valley (Independent) — $11,100, $2,775 PTA, $44,000 cume
* NEW 3 Amis (Independent) — $10,250, $3,417 PTA, $10,250 cume
* NEW Sex and Death 101 (Anchor Bay) — $6,500, $2,167 PTA, $6,500 cume
* A Four Letter Word (Ebrem Entertainment) — $6,000, $6,000 PTA, $22,000 cume
* Backseat (Truly Indie) — $5,000, $2,500 PTA, $12,000 cume
* NEW The Unknown Woman (Independent) — $3,609, $1,804 PTA, $3,609 cume
* NEW Water Lilies (Koch Lorber) — $3,133, $3,133 PTA, $3,133 cume
* NEW Tuya's Marriage (Music Box Pictures) — $2,194- $2,194 PTA, $2,194 cume
* Boarding Gate (Magnolia) — $2,192, $2,192 PTA, $32,000 cume