BOX OFFICE: Fridays Act Of Valor Braving #1, Good Deeds Middling #2, Wanderlust And Gone Bombing #8 And #9

FRIDAY10 PM:It’s another up weekend for the 8th straight week post New Year’s,+4% over last year. My sources sayRelativity’s R-ratedAct Of Valor isNo. 1based on the Bandito Brothers’ U.S. Navy fighting force tale(and using actual SEALs). Relativity acquired the rights to the project last June for $13 million and a $30 million in prints and advertising commitment -the biggest money paid for a finished film with an unknown cast at that time.Audiences gave it an ‘A’ CinemaScore, which Lionsgate’s romantic dramaGood Deeds also received. The result is middling for Tyler Perry not crossdressing as Madea. Universal’s alleged comedyWanderlust is bombing worse than expected while audiences gave it a ‘B-’ CinemaScore. The combination of Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd proved toxicto moviegoers. (FYI: this greenlight was the studio’s payback to director David Wain and producer Judd Apatow.) Also tanking is Summit’s thriller Gone starring Amanda Seyfried which earned only a ‘C+’ CinemaScore.I’m certain the Top 10 order will change by morning: remember that kids on the East Coast are out of school this weekend so family holdover Warner Bros’ Journey 2 may be stronger. Here’s the Top Ten (order determined by Friday grosses): 1. Act Of Valor (Relativity) NEW [3,039 Theaters] Friday $9.4, Est Weekend $27M 2. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (Lionsgate) NEW [2,132 Theaters] Friday $6.3M, Est Weekend: $17.5M 3. The Vow (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 3 [3,038 Theaters] Friday $3.2M, Est Weekend $9.7M, Est Cume $101.9M 4. Safe House (Universal) Week 3 [3,052 Theaters] Friday $3.1M, Est Weekend $10.3M, Est Cume $96.6M 5. Journey 2 3D (Warner Bros) Week3 [3,350 Theaters] Friday $3.0M, Est Weekend $12.5M, Est Cume $77.2M 6.This Means War (Fox) Week 2 [3,189 Theaters] Friday $2.8M, Est Weekend $9M,Est Cume $33.2M 7.Ghost Rider 2 3D (Sony) Week 2 [3,174 Theaters] Friday $2.3M (-66%), Est Weekend$8M,Est Cume $36.3M 8. Wanderlust (Universal)NEW [2,002 Theaters] Friday $2.5M, Est Weekend $7M 9. Gone (Summit)NEW [2,186 Theaters] Friday $1.7M, Est Weekend $4.6M 10. Secret World Of Arrietty (Disney)Week 2 [1,522 Theaters] Friday $1.1M, Est Weekend $5M,Est Cume $14.2M