Wiki News/'Sonic X: Return to Soleanna' falls behind 'Karate Kid'; TOY STORY 3 to Gross $125m?: Weekend Box Office Predictions




 * 'Sonic X: Return to Soleanna'; begins to fall off the top of the box office this weekend, as it was not getting in good shape this weekend, as The Karate Kid moved way up to it, as ;'Toy Story 3'' will dominate this weekend at the North American box office, but how strong will its take be?

Estimates for Pixar’s extremely well-received 3D effort range from $85m to $125m — and $40m is quite a wide gap. Previous Pixar releases such as Finding Nemo and The Incredibles opened to $70m when ticket prices were cheaper and 3D movies were a thing of the past, not the future. It’s probably safest to expect something in the "mid-range," or about $100-$105m. But don’t be at all surprised if the $125m prophecy is fulfilled.

Warner Bros.’ Jonah Hex, the other major release this weekend, is expected to flop — just how miserably remains to be seen. Estimates range from $8-$12m.

Part of the problem is that not many know the comic strip on which the film is based; it’s gotten poor reviews; and Josh Brolin may be a respected actor, but he isn’t a major box-office lure. Megan Fox and John Malkovich co-star.

The Karate Kid will do well, with estimates ranging between $27-$35m for the weekend. That’s about 50-60% of what the movie earned a week ago. Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith star.

Sonic X: Return to Soleanna will be reaching third ranging estimates between $22-$30m for the weekend, to give a three total between $290-300m, falling 55-65% from it's last weekend after it's major fall from it's big opening weekend of $167m. Don't expecting to say that the movie wants to reach up to Disney's Alice in Wonderland's $333 million, and $1.017 billion mark worldwide.

Next week, Will & Grace, an film adaptation to the TV series with the same name, starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally is set to dominate Toy Story 3.