The real Navy SEALs of Relativitys shoot-em-up "Act connected with Valor" are doing some real injury to the competition at this weekends box office: The R-rated action film took around $9 million Friday and is also on track to gross nearly $26 million to the weekend.
"Tyler Perrys Good Deeds, " from Lionsgate, took about $5. 4 million, and is looking at the weekend just short connected with $15 million -- regarding $2 million below pre-release expectations, but still good enough to make it the No. 2 movie in The usa.
The weekends other 2 new movies, Universals "Wanderlust" and Summits Gone, " are seriously underperforming. "Wanderlust, " which received a good unimpressive "B-" score through the audience polling firm Cinemascore, only took $2. 2 million on Friday. It is expected to adopt around $6. 2 million over your weekend.
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"Gone, " which got some sort of "C+" Cinemascore, managed only around $1. 7 million on Friday and is particularly looking at a $4. 5 million weekend.
"Act of Valor" and "Good Deeds" each acquired "A" Cinemascores.
"Act of Valor" is definitely the lone movie to bust $20 million this weekend. Last weekend, three movies -- "Safe Household, " "The Vow" and also "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" chipped $20 million over three days. Over last weeks four-day Presidents Evening weekend, five films exceeded $20 mil.
There are some solid holds though.
New Lines Journey a couple of: The Mysterious Island" continues to slog away, taking $3. 2 million on Fri. It is on track to become No. 3 at the household box office with $13. 5 million in the third week of release.
Likewise, Universals "Safe House" and Sonys "The Vow" continue to draw audiences. "The Vow" brought throughout about $3. 3 million Friday, and "Safe House" had taken $3. 1 million. "The Vow" has at this point grossed nearly $96. 3 million and will end up the first Screen Gemstones release to exceed $100 million in the box office.
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"Act of Valor, " an action film starring actual Navy Elephant seals, is poised to be the top movie at this box office this saturday and sunday.
Relativity Media says this expects to debut its adrenaline-fueled film -- your SEALs used live ammunition in a few of the battle scenes -- in order to between $15 million and also $17 million.
Less conservative box-office watchers beyond the studio say the number is more likely to be around $23
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