Hwood Wants T-Day Weekend Bounty: Breaking Beginning Still #1, The Muppets #2, Hugo #3, Happy Foot #4, Arthur Christmas #5

THURSDAY PM/FRIDAY AM, 3RD UPDATE: My sources are giving me these estimations for U . s . States movie openings as well as the 5-day Christmas. “Things really came back around Thursday with photos flying in directions,” one studio professional emails me. “Won’t experience how it affects 5-day estimations until Friday when the kids photos should come roaring back.” Already it’s searching just like a couple of from the new family fare won’t speed in the theatrical gate, departing a apparent path for Summit Entertainment’sholdover Twilight Saga Breaking Beginning Part 1 to win the weekend derby. Hollywood will havehissy fitsif north of manchester American box office slump keeps ongoing. The positive thing is the fact that experts are bestowing good reviews and audiences are giving great CinemaScores to today’s opening photos: Disney’s rebootedThe Muppets acquired an ‘A’, and also the new the new sony Pictures’ Arthur Christmas an ‘A-’.Nevertheless the large news Thursday wasthe$2.3M created by Martin Scorsese’s 3d film Hugo that’s using 2,000 less screens than all the competition. Vital is gleefully calculating $14M due to its first 5 days on just 1,277 screens and watching its 97% reviews which are positive on Rotten Tomato vegetables. However’m still likely to hang about until Friday evening to draw in any major conclusionsabout a couple of days ago’s grosses. Meanwhile, The Weinstein Co is platforming its Oscar-buzzed My Week With Marilyn and develops from123 theaters and adds another 121 runs in 61 areas including Canada on Friday.It’s made $150K Wednesday and $162K Thursday for roughly $2M for your 5-day holiday.The Weinstein Co’s other Academy awards-suggested film The Artist debuts in 4 locations in NY and LAFriday. Full analysis later: 1. Twilight Saga’s Breaking Beginning Part 1 (Summit) Week2 [4,066 Theaters] Wednesday $12.5M, Thursday $7.6M Thought 5-Day Holiday $55M, Thought Cume $179M 2. The Muppets (Disney) NEW [3,440 Theaters] Wednesday $7.3M, Thursday $5.5M Thought 5-Day Holiday $40M 3. Hugo 3d (Vital) NEW [1,277 Theaters] Wednesday $1.6M, Thursday $2.3M Thought 5-Day Holiday $14M 4. Happy Foot Two 3d (Warner Bros) Week2 [3,606 Theaters] Wednesday $3M, Thursday $2M Thought 5-Day Holiday $17.5M, Thought Cume $30.2M 5. Arthur Christmas 3d (The brand new the new sony Pictures) NEW [3,376 Theaters] Wednesday $2.8M, Thursday $1.8M Estimated5-Day Holiday $16M 6. Jack & Jill (The brand new the new sony) Week3 [3,438 Theaters] Wednesday $2.1M, Thursday $1.8M Thought 5-Day Holiday $14M, Thought Cume $47M 7. Immortals 3d (Relativity) Week 3 [3,120 Theaters] Wednesday $2.2M, Thursday $1.8M Thought 5-Day Holiday $13M, Thought Cume $59.8M 8. Puss In Boots 3d (DreamWorks Animation/Componen) Week5 [3,005 Theaters] Wednesday $2M, Thursday $1.3M Thought 5-Day Holiday $10M, Thought Cume $127.8M 9. Tower Heist (Universal) Week4 [2,474 Theaters] Wednesday $1.4M, Thursday $1.5M Thought 5-Day Holiday $9.8M, Thought $58M 10. The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) Week2 [390 Theaters] Wednesday $1MK, Thursday $1.1M Thought 5-Day Holiday $7.1M