LOS ANGELES — Movie fans were into "He's Just Not That Into You" as the ensemble romance got a jump on Valentine's Day to lead the weekend box office with a $27.5 million debut.

The movie whose cast includes Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck knocked off the previous weekend's top movie, the abduction thriller "Taken," which dropped to second with $20.3 million.

With Valentine's Day falling in the middle of next weekend, the movie released by the Warner Bros. banner New Line Cinema is positioned for another solid showing.

"Taken," distributed by 20th Century Fox, raised its 10-day total to $53.4 million, its second weekend gross dropping just 18 percent from its debut. Top films often can drop 50 percent their second weekend.

Two Dakota Fanning movies opened in the top 10 — Focus Features' animated adventure "Coraline" at No. 3 with $16.3 million and Summit Entertainment's sci-fi thriller "Push" at No. 6 with $10.2 million.

Estimated ticket sales were:

1. "He's Just Not That Into You," $27.5 million.

2. "Taken," $20.3 million.

3. "Coraline," $16.3 million.

4. "The Pink Panther 2," $12 million.

5. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," $11 million.

6. "Push," $10.2 million.

7. "Slumdog Millionaire," $7.4 million.

8. "Gran Torino," $7.2 million.

9. "The Uninvited," $6.4 million.

10. "Hotel for Dogs," $5.8 million.