Wiki News/Movie projector: 'iCarly' vs. 'Other Guys'

Miranda Cosgrove may lose the battle for it's second weekend as "iCarly: The Movie" would be falling behind new release "The Other Guys" and "Inception", where it failed to get some revenge.

The Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy "The Other Guys" is virtually certain to be the most popular movie in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, people who have seen pre-release polling said. It will likely open to around $30 million, right in line with Ferrell's 2008 comedy "Step Brothers."

Young men are most excited for the movie, according to surveys, though women are also somewhat interested.

That would be something of a relief to distributor and financier Sony Pictures, which spent around $85 million to make "The Other Guys," in which Ferrell and Wahlberg play mismatched police partners. Ferrell's recent box-office track record has been mixed, as his movies before and after "Step Brothers," 2009's "Land of the Lost" and 2007's "Semi-Pro," were both flops, opening to $18.8 million and $15.1 million, respectively.

Ferrell's collaborations with director Adam McKay have been more consistent, however. All three of their previous films -- "Anchorman," "Talladega Nights," and "Step Brothers" -- have been box-office successes.

The latter two pictures both debuted late in the summer and grossed $148.2 million and $100.5 million, respectively. Sony is hoping that its new movie will end up doing at least that well, particularly since Ferrell comedies haven't historically translated well overseas. "Step Brothers" grossed only $27.6 million in foreign countries, while "Talladega Nights" collected a meager $14.8 million.