"Shutter Island," a thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, raked in $40.2 million at the U.S. box office and was the top-grossing movie last weekend.

“Shutter Island” is directed by Martin Scorsese and has a budget of $80 million. Released by Paramount, it opened this week on about 3,000 screens across the United States and displaced “Valentine’s Day” as the top-grossing film. “Valentine’s Day” was second this week at $17.2 million.

US BOX OFFICE
(Weekend of February 19 to 21, 2010)

1. Shutter Island – $40,200,000
2. Valentine’s Day – $17,160,000
3. Avatar – $16,100,000
4. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief – $15,300,000
5. The Wolfman – $9,846,000
6. Dear John – $7,300,000
7. Tooth Fairy – $4,500,000
8. Crazy Heart – $3,025,000
9. From Paris with Love – $2,500,000
10. Edge of Darkness – $2,210,000
11. The Book of Eli – $1,845,000
12. When in Rome – $1,747,000