Eddie Murphy's "Harlem Nights" led a blockbuster weekend in which the Top 10 pictures grossed $52 million, up 48% for the same weekend last year. Paramount's "Harlem Nights" grossed $16 million on 2,180 screens. After four weeks in the No. 1 slot, Tri-Star's "Look Who's Talking" slipped a notch. Disney's animated "The Little Mermaid" opened strongly at $6 million, followed by Tri-Star's ensemble drama "Steel Magnolias" with $5.4 million on 480 screens. Don Bluth's "All Dogs Go to Heaven" (MGM/UA) finished No. 5 with $4.7 million.
* Orion's "Valmont," director Milos Forman's version of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," opened on seven screens for $96,008, a per-screen average of $13,715. Last year's "Dangerous Liaisons" averaged $28,150 on three screens over Christmas weekend.
