Fridays Tight Race Keeps The Vow #1, Ghost Driver Follow-up #2, Safe House #3, This Means War #4 Secret Arrietty #9

FRIDAYPM/SATURDAY AM, second UPDATE:Another nailbiter. All the art galleries say the new the new sony Pictures/Screen Gems’hefty holdoverThe Vow will finish off #1 for Friday with between $7.1M and $7.5M according to whose amounts prove correct. Furthermore, it will capture the extended holiday, which causes it to be the finest Screen Gems movie ever. (Dear Johnmade $80M).However The new the new sony, whichis searching inside a 1-2 finish Friday,is cautioning me the outlet gross due to its 3d comic adaptationGhost Driver: Spirit Of Vengeance “could go greater since the evening continues”. And so the order might change by 'life was imple'.(But not likely, roughly the comfort of Hollywood predictions. “Ghost Driver‘s opening will probably be half from the 2007 original,” an foe studio professional notifies me.Snarks another: “Oncethey started advertising it with Nic Cage, it went downhill.”) A couple of days ago, Universal’s action holdover Safe Home will probably fight Ghost Driver 2 for second place all holiday extended. Clearly this 4-day Presidents Weekend box office is starting out perfectly — maybe $180M, ongoing the ‘up’ streak. That’s +4% over a year ago butshort in the 2010 Prez Day record of$238M which incorporated Valentine’s Day. What's apparent already is always that thosestrong Valentine’s Day sneak previewsdidn’thelp Foxdebut This Means War Friday far better.Not remarkably, after times of soppy monitoring and moving off its VDay release date, it’ll fall by Saturday behind Warner Bros’ holdoverJourney 2: The Mysterious Island because of its large family matinee bump. Gotta say: when Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Sturdy combined can’topen a movie to $20Mover a 4-day holiday with Micrograms pointing, something is hinky. In my opinion everyone is fatigued with romantic comedy, even if that certain had plenty of action and anot-too-lame premise, andis choosingThe Vow‘s romantic drama for something different-up.Disney had suprisingly low anticipation due to its latest Studio Ghibli toon from Japan. But even ifThe Secret Arena Of Arrietty looks likethis extended weekend’s large flop, Fridaywill function as finest opening from the Ghibli film. Full analysis when thenumbers firm. Here’s the most effective Ten (according to Friday’s grosses): 1. The Vow (Screen Gems/The brand new the new sony) Week 2 [2,958 Theaters] Est Friday $7.1M (-53%), Est 4-Day Holiday $29M, Est Cume $90M 1. Ghost Driver: Spirit Of Vengeance 3d (The brand new the new sony) NEW [3,174 Theaters] Est Friday $7M, Est 4-day Holiday $25M 3. Safe House (Universal) Week 3 [3,121 Theaters] Est Friday $6.5M (-52%), Est 4-Day Holiday $26M, Est Cume $80M 4.This Means War (Fox) NEW [3,189 Theaters] Est Friday $5.1M, Est 4-Day Holiday $18M 5. Journey 2 3d (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,500 Theaters] Est Friday $4.4M (-33%), Est 4-Day Holiday $26M, Est Cume $59M 6. Chronicle (Fox) Week 3 [2,556 Theaters] Est Friday $2M,Est 4-Day Holiday $10M,Est Cume $53.5M 7. Lady In Black (CBS Films) Week 3 [2,559 Theaters] Est Friday $2M, Est 4-Day Holiday $8M, EstCume $46.6M 8. Alien 3d(Luscafilms/Fox) Week 2 [2,655 Theaters] Est Friday $1.9M (-78%), Est 4-Day Holiday $10M, Est Cume $35.9M 9. Secret Arena Of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli/Disney) NEW [1,522 Theaters] Est Friday $1.5M, Est 4-Day Holiday $8M 10. The Grey (Open Road) Week4 [2,107 Theaters] Est Friday $800K, Est 4-Day Holiday $3.7M, Est Cume $48.6 — 1 PM: Rentrak gets issues with hourly grosses which put a pause on analyzing matinee amounts. Nevertheless it lookslikethis 4-day Leader’s Holiday weekend will finish off strong.At this time around for today,The brand new the new sony Pictures’sequelGhostrider: Spirit Of Vengeanceis opening just pennies from Universal’s holdover Safe House and also the new the new sony Pictures The Vow (because order).Fox newcomer This Means War isahead of Warner Bros’ holdover Journey 2.Order by weekend’s finish may be same. More later.

Academy awards: Miss Piggy And Kermit To Provide

Beverly Hillsides, CA Hollywood symbols Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will show in the 84th Oscars, the Academy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences introduced today. This is actually the Muppets fifth appearance in the Oscars. They're fresh business triumphant critical and box office success in Disney’s “The Muppets,” that is Oscar nominated for the best Song, “Man or Muppet.”

Cheers & Jeers: Southland's Above-Average Joe

Michael Cudlitz Cheers to Southland for allowing TV veterans to show their range. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! A few weeks after Marla Gibbs' impressive guest appearance as an addled grandma, another sitcom alum - Murphy Brown's Joe Regalbuto - delivered a devastating dramatic turn as a father who fatally shot his still-at-home thirtysomething son for fear he might turn out to be a serial killer. Before his heart-wrenching confession, his character feigned grief in what Det. Lydia Adams (Regina King) called "an Academy Award-winning performance." He's not eligible for an Oscar, but Regalbuto might just get an Emmy. Meanwhile, Michael Cudlitz - late of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 - continues to impress with his nuanced work as gay patrol cop John Cooper. His scenes with a suicidal teen in this week's episode were particularly poignant. Coop tried to reassure him that "It gets better." That certainly holds true for Southland, each and every week. What do you think of last night's Southland? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

VIDEO: Ellen Transmits British Web Stars Sophia Sophistication and Rosie towards the Grammys

Rosie and Sophia Sophistication, Ellen DeGeneres Satisfy the next stars of Hollywood. Ellen DeGeneres enlisted British web sensations Sophia Sophistication and Rosie, who've formerly carried out on her behalf show, to operate the Grammys red-colored carpet. The young women, who grew to become popular following a video of these singing Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" went viral, were built with a bubble party with Lady Antebellum as well as sang "Moves Like Jagger" to Adam Levine. Browse the uber cuteness below:

Spicy sales for Salt

London-based sales outfit Salt has secured a raft of pre-sales on Adam Brody and Jean-Claude Van Damme starrer "Welcome to the Jungle."Pic, which is currently lensing in Puerto Rico, has sold to eOne for Canada, Ascot Elite for German-speaking Europe, Transmission for Oz and New Zealand and Pasatiempo for Latin America.Other international sales include Scandinavia (Mis Label), Greece (Tanweer), Turkey (SPI), Eastern Europe (Freeman), CIS (Super Music), China (HGC), India (Pictureworks), Indonesia (PT Amero) and Middle East (Front Row).Pic, helmed by Rob Melzer, follows an ex-boy scout, Chris, who is regularly bullied in his workplace. When the whole office is sent on a wilderness retreat in a team building exercise headed up by an ex-Marine (Van Damme) who is soon attacked by a wild cougar, chaos ensues and Chris has to break out of his shell.Justin Kanew and Luillo Ruiz for Pimienta, Salt's Puerto Rico based sister production company, produce the pic while Jeff Kauffmann pens the script.The Salt Company secured financing and is handling international sales on the pic. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

New Avengers image arrives

There is really not extended to go to now just before the Avengers swoops into our screens, while using 27 April release date pending continuously bigger coming. Possibly you've seen the completely new trailer yet? Possibly you've read our detailed breakdown? Clearly you've.Nicely there's another new Avengers bit to help keep you afloat today, with Marvel delivering a completely new picture of Hawkeye and Black Widow searching rather intent on something.Maybe they've just recognized that although other medication is fortunate with super-strength as well as the energy of flight, all they have to defend themselves with can be a bow and arrow together with a pistol?No less than Hawkeye can fall back upon a amazing number of guns. Jeremy Renner has clearly been putting the several hours in that the gym has, hasn't he?There also seems to become quantity of closeness involving the two that shows their shared past. Both Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Marvel bigwig Kevin Feige have recommended at the potential for a Hawkeye-Widow spin-off, and possibly the initial seed items of the story are increasingly being grown here.Regardless, it's just another little bit of promo material which has us champing within the bit for your primary event. Roll on April, when the Avengers assemble in serious...

Serta Shaner and Michael Testa Set to Cast Nick at Nite Project

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