A battle for second place could be heating up as two very different comedies hit the marketplace. First up is the very R-rated "Horrible Bosses" from Warner Bros. which will benefit from the fact that raunchy comedies have found much favor during this summer season with both "The Hangover Part II" and "Bridesmaids" both banking lots of cash over the past couple of months.
It is fitting then that the film featuring the trio of Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis should propel the latest ensemble comedy to a solid debut of around $20 million. Jennifer Aniston in her best role in years steals every scene and will have people talking long after they leave the theater. Though receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the comedy flick has only pulled in 65,000 likes on Facebook.
At the other end of the spectrum Kevin James brings the comedy to kids and their families with Sony's PG-rated kid friendly romp "Zookeeper." The unlikely story of zoo animals helping James in his quest for love should capture a gross of around $20 million this weekend. James surprised everyone in early 2009 with the unexpected success of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" thus showing his viability as a comedy star.
However, expect "Transformers 3" to take over the box office. Last weekend, Michael Bay's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" broke Fourth-of-July records, wowed audiences around the world to the tune of nearly $400 million and posted the best opening weekend of the year thus far. This weekend should prove to be another winner for the sci-fi popcorn action flick with a likely gross in the mid-$40 million range and find itself north of $250 million in North America by the end of the weekend. The movie has been panned everywhere -- barely pulling in 14 percent on Rotten Tomatoes -- but has over 300,000 fans on Facebook.
Zooming into fourth place with around $12 million is Disney/Pixar's "Cars 2" which roared to first place in its debut and will top the $200 million global milestone by Sunday night. Heading into its third weekend, the 3D animated film has propelled the Pixar brand to over $6.8 billion in worldwide theatrical revenue to date.
Sony's R-rated comedy "Bad Teacher" from Sony entering its third weekend will battle "Larry Crowne" in week two for fifth place with grosses in the $6.5 million to $7.5 million range. Cameron Diaz starring as a decidedly unconventional educator will approach the $80 million mark by the end of the weekend as Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in their romantic comedy will cross the $20 million threshold while drawing older audiences to the multiplex.
It is fitting then that the film featuring the trio of Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis should propel the latest ensemble comedy to a solid debut of around $20 million. Jennifer Aniston in her best role in years steals every scene and will have people talking long after they leave the theater. Though receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the comedy flick has only pulled in 65,000 likes on Facebook.
At the other end of the spectrum Kevin James brings the comedy to kids and their families with Sony's PG-rated kid friendly romp "Zookeeper." The unlikely story of zoo animals helping James in his quest for love should capture a gross of around $20 million this weekend. James surprised everyone in early 2009 with the unexpected success of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" thus showing his viability as a comedy star.
Zooming into fourth place with around $12 million is Disney/Pixar's "Cars 2" which roared to first place in its debut and will top the $200 million global milestone by Sunday night. Heading into its third weekend, the 3D animated film has propelled the Pixar brand to over $6.8 billion in worldwide theatrical revenue to date.
Sony's R-rated comedy "Bad Teacher" from Sony entering its third weekend will battle "Larry Crowne" in week two for fifth place with grosses in the $6.5 million to $7.5 million range. Cameron Diaz starring as a decidedly unconventional educator will approach the $80 million mark by the end of the weekend as Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in their romantic comedy will cross the $20 million threshold while drawing older audiences to the multiplex.
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