Now that is a title I never thought I would write. Two years ago it looked like Sony’s tale of baseball underdogs was dead in the water, but look at Moneyball now! Number one on Friday with an estimated $6.8 million and almost guaranteed to win the weekend with a projected $20 million. That is a bit higher than original studio estimates and, if achieved, would give Moneyball the biggest opening ever for a baseball-themed feature. At number two after its big re-release last weekend is Disney’s The Lion King 3D, which means that the new family heart-warmer, Dolphin Tale, had to settle for third and an estimated $5.1 million. The weekend’s third and fourth new releases round out the top five: Lionsgate’s Abduction, with Taylor Lautner, scored an estimated $3.8 million while Killer Elite, with Jason Statham and Clive Owen, was not far behind with $3.4 million. Both films are currently looking at an opening of $11 million or so. Details and analysis tomorrow.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | Moneyball | $6,800,000 | $6.8 |
| 2 | The Lion King 3D | $6,100,000 | $45.6 |
| 3 | Dolphin Tale | $5,100,000 | $5.1 |
| 4 | Abduction | $3,800,000 | $3.8 |
| 5 | Killer Elite | $3,400,000 | $3.4 |
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wow … abduction tanked … i liked the movie
i still can’t believe there are that many people seeing the lion king again just for crappy post production 3D
The climactic fight between Jason Statham and Clive Owen in ‘Killer Elite’ knocked everyone on their ass and was so amazing and action-packed, audiences all over the world were left breathless.