'Cars 2' Eyes a $68-72 Million Opening Based on Friday Box-Office ...

NOTE: These are close to the beginning Friday estimates via THR and Deadline. Official Friday estimates may differ slightly.

Disney did a extremely high-quality job of lowering and lowering and lowering prospect for Pixar's Cars 2 petroleum daily so be ready for a ton of favorite petroleum Sunday declaring how a great deal the film "over-performed." On riches nighttime I appreciate writing studio estimates as low as $48 compensation for the newest installment in the Cars franchise and oh, looky at petroleum time The film has opened to an predictable $25 compensation on Friday and is now charitable to go anywhere as of $68-72 compensation for the daily and has scored an A- CinemaScore as of audiences (via THR), construct counting imply high-quality utterance of mouth and possible repeat business.

Of course, the happiest in petroleum entire obsession determination be RopeofSilicon's Oscar Oracle, Laremy Legel, whose $72 compensation prediction is charitable improved and improved every day. But wouldn't you be acquainted with it, Nikki Finke reports Disney is motionless keeping completely projection on the secure surface at $68 million, though that's $20 compensation senior supposed the studio's figure merely 24 frequently ago. Yup, contain desire to create certain the utterance "over-perform" or a number of difference is in each headline petroleum Sunday. Well, I can't blame 'em. Do come again? you can if the press is eager to eat up come again? you're serving.

In next is Bad Teacher, construct cost a obtainable $20 compensation to create and corporation in an predictable $12 million. Audiences, however, are apparently not too impressed, charitable the film a C+ CinemaScore. Finke earth to believe petroleum type of Friday presentation might consequence in $31 compensation for the weekend, but I can't see it leaving any senior supposed $28 compensation so we'll see.

Last weekend's #1, Green Lantern pulled in an predictable $6 compensation on Friday, construct determination probable twist eager on $19 compensation for the weekend, construct counting be a 64% fall as of previous weekend. I don't know, perhaps utterance of mouth wasn't too good?

Alternatively, Mr. Popper's Penguins is attention a huge grasp following previous weekend's $18.4 compensation by means of a $4 compensation Friday and an anticipated $13 compensation be hypothetical to so as to estimate grasp on one occasion Friday actuals are reported. It construct me a small sad a film as bad as so as to one is responsibility well, but present isn't a great deal I can do concerning that. I gave my opinion, I deduction not sufficient populace appreciate writing it.

The relax of the close to the beginning Friday estimates are scheduled below. I determination be rear on Sunday morning by means of a total box-office wrap-up, construct is at what time I determination too mention the continued success of Woody Allen's newest film, construct is now his highest grossing film domestically in in excess of 25 years.

1. Cars 2 " $25 million
2. Bad Teacher " $12 million
3. Green Lantern " $6 million
4. Mr. Popper's Penguins " $4 million
5. Super 8 " $3.9 million
6. X-Men: First Class " $2.2 million
7. The Hangover Part II " $1.9 million
8. Bridesmaids " $1.8 million
9. Kung Fu Panda 2 " $1.3 million
10. Midnight In Paris " $1.2 million