'The Vow': sweet, earnest but half-baked

By Rick Porter It's shaping up to be a pretty big weekend at the box office, as both "The Vow" and "Safe House" recorded big openings on Friday (Feb. 10). The 3-D rerelease of "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" also did pretty well.

The two films lead another record-breaking weekend and are in a heated race for the weekend crown; "Star Wars: Phantom Menace" opens to No. 3 with $8.7 million, followed by "Journey 2" with $6.6 million.

Editor's note: Dr. Charles Raison, CNNhealth's mental health expert, is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Between kids banging their heads in sports and soldiers banging their heads

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FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM, 5TH UPDATE: After much bigger-than-expected midnights and matinees and now opening night, hang on for a wild record-setting rid.

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