"How Do You Know" debuted with 7.6 million dollars in ticket stubs, a disaster for a film with a reported production budget of 120 million dollars. The Sony/Columbia's romantic comedy suffered from its nondescript, noncommittal title and a low-key, low-stakes ad campaign, critics said.
Rounding out the top 10 most popular films of the weekend are:
-- No. 4: "The Fighter," Paramount, 12.2 million dollars;
-- No. 5: "The Tourist," Sony/Columbia, 8.7 million dollars,;
-- No. 6: "Tangled," Disney, 8.7 million dollars;
-- No. 7: "How Do You Know," Warner Bros., premiering with 7.6 million dollars;
-- No. 8: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I," Warner Bros., 4.8 million dollars;
-- No. 9: "Unstoppable," Fox, 1.8 million dollars; and
-- No.10: "Burlesque," Sony/Screen Gems, 1.4 million dollars.