'Safe House' tops holiday B.O.

'Safe House'Despite three new entries, holdovers dominated the President's Day weekend box office.Altered just slightly from Sunday's estimates, Universal's No. 1-ranking "Safe House" tallied a projected $28.4 million over the long President's Day weekend vs. an earlier estimated $28.5 million four-day take."Safe House," which fell only 41% using a three-day comparison in its second frame, swapped places with last weekend's domestic B.O. champ, Sony's "The Vow." That pic, from Screen Gems and Spyglass Entertainment, tallied a revised estimated $26.6 million through Monday, down a tick from the studio's $27.4 million four-day estimate released on Sunday."The Vow" still is ahead cumulatively, with $88.5 million domestically; "Safe House" has tallied so far $82.6 million.In third place, Warner Bros.-New Line's solid family pic "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" grossed an estimated $26.4 million through Monday. Pic's three-day take, at $19.9 million, repped a drop of just 27% compared to the pic's debut tally last weekend. "Journey 2" has cumed $59.5 million domestically.Among the weekend's newcomers, Sony's "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" fared best. The film grossed in four days a slightly higher estimate of $25.7 million vs. $25.5 million. "Ghost Rider," co-financed by Hyde Park for a reported $57 million, debuted at 3,174 Stateside locations, of which 2,352 (or 74%) were in 3D. The format contributed 65% of the weekend gross.Fox's action comedy "This Means War" bowed this weekend, performing in line with (if not a tad above) most industry expectations with $20.4 million over the long holiday.Meanwhile, Disney's Studio Ghibli toon "The Secret World of Arrietty," based on kids classic "The Borrowers," grossed a projected $8.1 million -- a softer four-day take than some expectations. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com