Weekend Forecast

Three new films -- science-fiction thriller “Jumper,” family fantasy “The Spiderwick Chronicles” and dance drama “Step Up 2 the Streets” -- are expected to lead the box office over the extended holiday weekend that starts today with a batch of Valentine’s Day releases and runs through Presidents Day on Monday. These figures are Times’ predictions only. Studios will release this weekend’s estimates on Sunday and final, five-day results on Tuesday. Along with the movies listed below, contenders to make the top 10 include “The Eye” and “There Will Be Blood.”

Source: Times research

Los Angeles Times

*--* -- -- 5-day Through the -- -- Movie Forecast weekend Weeks -- (studio) (mill) (millions) -- 1 Jumper (20th Century Fox) $37.0 $37.0 1 2 Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) 30.0 30.0 1 3 The Spiderwick Chronicles 28.0 28.0 1 (Paramount) 4 Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros.) 15.0 40.3 2 5 Definitely, Maybe (Universal) 13.0 13.0 1 6 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 12.0 30.4 2 (Universal) 7 Juno (Fox Searchlight) 6.0 124.7 11 8 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: 5.5 60.2 3 Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (Disney) 9 27 Dresses (20th Century Fox) 5.0 71.1 5 10 The Bucket List (Warner Bros.) 5.0 81.2 9 *--*