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For the last ten years, Reese Witherspoon has been a pretty sure bet at the box office.
Only four films during this time period earned less than $10 million on their opening weekends. One only reached 216 screens (‘The Importance of Being Earnest’), two did alright money for a modest number of screens (‘Penelope’ and ‘Vanity Fair’) and one (‘Rendition’) never had a chance because it slipped in during the Iraq War/terrorist genre slump. Otherwise, Witherspoon’s name has been a pretty solid audience grabber, especially when it comes to romantic comedies. ‘Legally Blonde’ kicked things off with almost $100 million, and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and ‘Four Christmases’ also rang in the triple digits.
But ‘How Do You Know’](How Do You Know (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) hit screens this weekend, and though it was expected to bring in upwards of $13 million, it only earned a measly $7.6 million](http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/12/19/box-office-report-december-17-19/).