Warners is claiming that Sucker Punch cost around $80M, which given the scale of the film suggests either admirable cost-effectiveness or a lowball number--in any case, word of mouth is likely to be terrible (see my review, not to mention that its overall Rotten Tomatoes number is at 20%), so it's doubtful to get past red ink.
In Wimpy Kid 2, Fox has a modestly-budgeted franchise that should be able to crank out sequels for the next several years.
Lack of any new adult-skewing product helped Limitless (review) and Lincoln Lawyer (review) to solid holds.
In limited debuts, Miral is riding its controversy to around $17.5K in each of 4 theatres (review); Potiche
should do about $10K in each of 8 theatres (review); Peep World is headed for around $2K in each of 3 theatres (review); and White Irish Drinkers may do around $4K in each of 6 theatres. Meanwhile, Jane Eyre expanded to a very nice $10K or so in each of 90 theatres, and Win Win likewise should get to around $17.5K in each of 23 theatres (review).
Next week doesn't bring much in the way of major openings: the thriller Source Code (Summit) with Jake Gyllenhaal, the Easter-timed animated Hop (Universal) with the voice of Russell Brand (preceding Brand's live-action Arthur by 1 week), and the haunted house thrill ride Insidious (FilmDistrict). Also, for curiosity Weinstein Company will put its pre-DVD PG-13 version of The King's Speech into 1000 theatres. Limited releases include the Foreign-Language Oscar winner In A Better World (Sony Classics) and the very violent comic-book parody Super (IFC).
--Mitch Salem
