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Notes:

• Paramount’s Natalie Portman/Ashton Kutcher R-rated romantic comedy No Strings Attached topped the weekend box office with a solid $ 20.3 million start — on the higher end of expectations. The film obviously overcame mostly weak reviews with good word-of-mouth by a mostly female audience.
• No Strings Attached proved a strong return for Ivan Reitman in the director’s chair. The $ 20.3 million opening beat the debuts of recent R-rated comedy hits I Love You, Man ($ 17.8 million) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall ($ 17.7 million).
• Meanwhile, Portman is the darling of the box office — with two films in the top ten. Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan is still doing strong business, coming in #6 for the weekend. Portman won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama for her role in the psychological thriller. Jeff Bridges shares the two-fer feat — starring in #5 True Grit and #10 Tron: Legacy.
• Sony’s 3D The Green Hornet came in #2 in its second weekend, declining a respectable 46% to an estimated $ 18.1 million — and a domestic cume of $ 63.4 million.
• Colin Firth’s Golden Globe win a week ago for best actor in a drama likely boosted The King’s Speech, coming in #4 for the weekend. On Saturday, the filmed scored a surprise upset over The Social Network in winning the top award from the Producers Guild of America.
• On the downside is the 11th consecutive down weekend vs. last year with the ghost of Avatar looming large and making comparisons tough.
• The specialized fare of The King’s Speech, True Grit and Black Swan should continue to do well next weekend — not only because of good reviews, but due to the Oscar nominations they should garner come Tuesday morning.
• All figures are industry estimates. Final weekend figures will be released on Monday.
• Reviews of True Grit, Black Swan and other movies not in the top 10 can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
• Sources: Hollywood.com, Hollywood Reporter

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