Nearly a year after it was first scheduled to hit theatres, Paramount’s Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is poised to take first place at the weekend box office. The R-rated fantasy starring Jeremy Renner earned an estimated $6 million from its 3,372 locations on Friday, suggesting a three-day total of $15 million. That’s $5 million short of studio expectations; but it’s not bad for a film with a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Fellow-newcomer Movie 43 claimed a 6% RT rank and see what happened? On Friday, the collection of comedy shorts earned $1.8 million from 2,023 locations and is looking at a weekend of just $5 million. FilmDistrict’s Parker, the last of the R-rated newcomers, saw an opening of $2.1 million from 2,224 locations. The action movie could get as high as $6 million by Sunday: an opening that would fall below both Killer Elite and Safe on the list of Jason Statham’s recent disappointments. Check back tomorrow for full results.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1. | Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | $6,025,000 | $6 |
| 2. | Mama | $3,800,000 | $39.5 |
| 3. | Silver Linings Playbook | $2,337,000 | $61.8 |
| 4. | Zero Dark Thirty | $2,325,000 | $62.4 |
| 5. | Parker | $2,130,000 | $2.1 |
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