Box Office Report: 'Footloose' On Strong Start, Could Achieve $20 Mil for Weekend

Footloose remake does much better than expected in the domestic box office, with early forecasts putting the movie's opening weekend gross within the $18 million to $20 million range.our editor recommends'Footloose' Trailer: Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough Star within the Vital Remake (Video) Box Office Preview: Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald Go ahead and take Stage in 'Footloose' PHOTOS: Julianne Hough and Her Co-Stars Fete 'Footloose' That needs to be sufficiently good to go ahead and take No. 1 place from holdover Real Steel, however the fate of these two films will be based upon Friday evening and Saturday business. Heading in to the weekend, pre-release forecasts put Footloose at $15 million to $18 million. Reel Steel, from director Shawn Levy and starring Hugh Jackman, opened up last weekend to $27.3 million and it has made $35.4 million through Thursday. From director Craig Maker, Footloose stars Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough. The pic cost $24 million to create, and it is likely to draw the majority of its strength from teenage women and ladies within their 30s and 40s who recall the original 1994 Footloose. VIDEO: Blake Shelton's 'Footloose' Music Video Premieres Elsewhere in the box office, Universal's early Halloween horror offering The truth is on the right course to gross within the low teens for that weekend, consistent with pre-release anticipation. The One Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter's 1972 movie of the identical title, stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. Horror films frequently draw teenage women, consider The truth is ranked R, it's monitoring best among males. Box office experts expect the film to spread out within the $11 million to $13 million range. VIDEO: 'The Factor' Trailer Hits With Mary Elizabeth Winstead Universal is disbursing The One Thing overseas for Morgan Creek, which possessed the worldwide privileges. The pic opens a few days ago around australia, France, Hong Kong and Taiwan a few days ago. The weekend's third new film, Fox 2000's adult comedy The Large Year, is on a pokey start, not surprisingly. Directed by David Frankel, the film stars Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. Created for $28 million, The Large Year might not achieve $5 million for that weekend. The film is dependant on Howard Franklin's nonfiction book in regards to a 12-month contest to recognize probably the most types of wild birds in The United States. Related Subjects Footloose