User blog:Ceauntay/Box office update: Will & Grace 2' tops 'Madagascar 3' on Friday with $15.2 million; 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy' disappoint

Newcomer Warner Bros. romantic comedy Will & Grace 2 replaced Dreamworks’ animated comedy Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted from the top spot Friday, but will be strongly heading to a very tight race this weeknd winning the box office following the poor opening Friday of other newcomers Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy. Will & Grace 2 debut in first place with an estimated $15.2 million on Friday, bearly half from the original Will & Grace which brought in $25 million two years ago. It had an official opening day with $17.5 million, but that includes on a Wednesday, not on a Friday. This film has released on a Friday, instead of a Wednesday as it is heading to a slightly solid opening to $32 million on opening weekend. Madagascar 3 fell to second place earning only $10 million on Friday, but it should be rounding up leading the weekend being on pace for a $35 million sophomore weekend, which would give the $145 million title a ten-day total of about $120 million. In third place, Prometheus will once again finish in second place this frame, but that doesn’t mean it’s holding up particularly well. Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel dropped by a an alarming 72 percent from last Friday to $5.8 million. It will recover a bit over the rest of the weekend, but Prometheus is still looking at a 62 percent drop to $19 million. In a disappointing fourth place was ''Rock of Ages flew like a rock, grossing a weak $5.4 million on its opening day. The $65 million musical may take in about $15 million.

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Of course, that will be better than Adam Sandler’s latest, That’s My Boy, which is roundin the Top 5 with $4.6 million yesterday. Boy will be lucky to reach $13 million. Although, Snow White and the Huntsman is No. 6 with another $4 million, though it may climb past That’s My Boy over the rest of the frame.

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 * 1) Will & Grace 2 - $15.2 million
 * 2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – $10 million
 * 3) Prometheus – $5.8 million
 * 4) Rock of Ages – $5.4 million
 * 5) That’s My Boy – $4.6 million
 * 6) Snow White and the Huntsman – $4 million