Here's the early skinny on the weekend: There was no post-Christmas fatigue among moviegoers on Friday. 

Warner Bros.' Clint Eastwood starrer "Gran Torino" quickly sped to No. 1 in its nationwide debut, grossing at least $10 million for the day. Eastwood both directed and stars in the film. Box office insiders have been predicting that "Torino" will do bigger business than any of  his previous works.

The race for No. 2 on Friday was looking too close to call between 20th Century Fox's female comedy "Bride Wars" and Rogue Pictures' horror title "The Unborn." Pics are looking like they did in the $8 million range for the day, give or take. "Bride Wars," which follows closely on the heels of Fox holiday hit "Marley & Me," should finish the weekend ahead of "The Unborn" when all is said and done.

Talk about good timing for Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media, which just this week closed a deal to buy Rogue Pictures from Universal. "Unborn" is the first film covered by the pact. "Unborn," as well as all future Rogue titles, will be distributed by U.

"Bride Wars" looks like it will continue the success female pics have been enjoying at the box office over the last year. Romp stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, and was produced by Fox 2000 and New Regency. Duo are on on fire, what with "Marley & Me" and now this film.

Paramount's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" also did good biz on Friday, coming in not far behind "Marley."