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On Friday, listlessness pervaded the box office again. The sole major new release, No Strings Attached, was on top with a decent showing, and it was business as usual for the holdovers. Overall, Friday box office was down around 27 percent from the same Friday last year, when Avatar led again. Ashton KutcherNatalie PortmanSeth Rogen

The Green Hornet burst on to the scene this week with one of the best January openings ever. In a distant second, The Dilemma disappointed compared to the track record of stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James. Overall it was another down week at the box office, as business was off 25 percent compared to last year when Avatar topped The Book of Eli with $66.3 million.Seth RogenRon HowardColin FirthGeoffrey Rush

With a year chock full of lackluster movies, whittling down a list of 2010's biggest disappointments is a more daunting task than selecting the most impressive. It's easy to kick movies like Jonah Hex and Extraordinary Measures, which realistically never stood a chance. Some movies' box office performances (Robin Hood, The Wolfman) were unfairly maligned, and perhaps only disappointing to the producers who spent too much to make them. Quite a few movies were so fundamentally off the mark that it's hard to imagine that their producers expected to attract large numbers (Furry Vengeance, Repo Men, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole). Jerry BruckheimerJohnny DeppDwayne JohnsonLiam NeesonBradley CooperJessica BielMegan FoxJosh BrolinTom CruiseNicolas CageJon TurteltaubReese WitherspoonOwen WilsonPaul RuddJack NicholsonJames L. BrooksRobert De NiroBen StillerJack BlackAdam SandlerBrendan FraserRidley ScottRussell CroweBrendan FraserHarrison FordMichael CeraKristen BellJay BaruchelJake GyllenhaalMatt DamonMel GibsonJohn TravoltaKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerJohnny DeppAngelina JolieBrad Pitt

Tangled held off decent competition from The Green Hornet to retain the top spot overseas over the weekend. With the exception of The King's Speech, most releases saw modest declines, and overall business trailed last year when Avatar led with $128.9 million (more than the Top Ten combined this week). Angelina JolieJohnny DeppColin FirthGeoffrey Rush

After increasing its theater count from 40 to 230, Blue Valentine easily led all limited releases over the four-day Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Newcomer The Heart Specialist was relatively lifeless, though it managed to edge out Bollywood movie Yamla Pagla Deewana by opening in five times as many locations. Further down the chart, Barney's Version had a solid initial session on the same weekend where it received a surprise award victory.Ryan GoslingMichelle WilliamsNicole KidmanAaron EckhartPaul Giamatti

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration dished out ratings for Rango and Something Borrowed in their weekly bulletin this afternoon. Gore VerbinskiJohnny DeppKate HudsonJohn KrasinskiHilary SwankJeffrey Dean Morgan

2010's attendance drought was mostly due to a tepid slate of movies: it's a product-driven industry, and, when the movies are largely unappealing, empty seats proliferate. It's not that most movies were duds, it's that few were break-outs, and the following were the most impressive of the lot (note that these selections do not necessarily reflect the quality of the movies: bad movies can be blockbusters, good movies can bomb and vice versa): Christopher NolanTim BurtonJohnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioDenzel WashingtonJeff BridgesSteve CarellAmanda SeyfriedAdam SandlerWill FerrellJulia RobertsKatherine HeiglRobert Downey Jr.Angelina Jolie

Swooping into first with $40 million in four days, The Green Hornet added some zing to an otherwise tepid Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, while The Dilemma was a distant second. Overall business was down around 25 percent from the same weekend last year, which featured the one-two punch of Avatar and The Book of Eli, and it was the least-attended MLK weekend since 1994. Seth RogenVince VaughnKevin JamesRon Howard

On Friday, The Green Hornet swooped into first with a solid opening, while The Dilemma was a distant second. Overall business, though, was down around 24 percent from the same Friday last year, which featured the one-two punch of The Book of Eli and Avatar. Seth RogenVince VaughnKevin James

20th Century Fox made the first major schedule change of the year this afternoon, adding Ridley Scott's Prometheus and comedy The Big Year to the calendar and shuffling six other titles, including Rise of the Apes and Mr. Popper's Penguins.Tim BurtonNoomi RapaceJack BlackSteve MartinOwen WilsonDavid FrankelJim CarreyJonah HillAndrew NiccolJustin TimberlakeAmanda SeyfriedAnna FarisChris Evans

After narrowly missing the top spot last week, True Grit handily captured first place from Little Fockers this week. Newcomers Season of the Witch and Country Strong were underwhelming, and holdovers Black Swan and Tron Legacy beat both of them from Monday to Thursday. With no movie clearing $20 million for the period, overall business was down 31 percent from last year when Avatar dominated with $69.9 million. Nicolas CageDarren Aronofsky

Thanks to its gradual international roll-out, Tangled has been scoring strong numbers while consistently falling short of the overall top spot. Its time as a bridesmaid came to end over the weekend: Tangled opened in ten new territories and edged out The Tourist for first place. Elsewhere, Gulliver's Travels and Little Fockers added to their solid runs, while The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 crept closer to series milestones. Overall business was likely down from the same period last year, as the top seven movies combined fell short of Avatar's $151 million haul.Johnny DeppAngelina JolieJack Black

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration released their weekly bulletin this afternoon, which included new ratings for Just Go With It and The Rite.Adam SandlerDennis DuganZoe Saldaña

2010 closed as the second highest-grossing year of all time, but it still couldn't shake an air of disappointment. Not only did 2010 end with a whimper, estimated attendance was the lowest in 15 years.

Jumping from four to 40 locations, Blue Valentine took a commanding lead over the arthouse scene. Bollywood movie No One Killed Jessica registered the weekend's top debut, while I Love You, Phillip Morris continued to yield low numbers despite star Jim Carrey's media blitz. Ryan GoslingMichelle WilliamsDanny BoyleSofia Coppola

True Grit claimed the top spot, ending the reign of Little Fockers over a quiet start to 2011, while new nationwide releases Season of the Witch and Country Strong posted modest results. Overall business was off a precipitous 30 percent from the same weekend last year, when Avatar led. Nicolas Cage

On Friday, True Grit (2010) edged out Little Fockers to top the box office, while new nationwide releases Season of the Witch and Country Strong were modest. Overall business was off precipitously from the same Friday last year, when Avatar led, and it was down significantly from the last time Friday landed on Jan. 7 (2005).

Despite leading the box office for five of the seven days this week, True Grit came up just short of topping Little Fockers. This near-miss combined with the lack of new releases resulted in the top four spots remaining unchanged this week. Overall box office was down a whopping 25 percent from last year, when Avatar dominated with $96.9 million. Jack BlackColin FirthGeoffrey Rush

While it's widely being regarded as one of the biggest disappointments of 2010 at the domestic box office, Gulliver's Travels is proving to be quite popular with international audiences. The loose adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic satire held the top spot overseas this weekend, edging out solid showings from Little Fockers and Tron Legacy. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was also in the hunt for the fourth-straight week, and The Tourist finally scored a major first place opening. Despite the equity that existed at the top of the chart this weekend, business was down from the same period last year, when Avatar led with over $130 million (more than the Top Six titles combined this year).

Blue Valentine had a solid opening, though it wasn't enough to bump arthouse mainstay 127 Hours from the top of the limited chart. I Love You, Phillip Morris and Rabbit Hole continued to underwhelm, while Somewhere maintained a decent pace and Mike Leigh had one of his better starts with Another Year. Danny BoyleJim CarreySofia Coppola