• RISE OF THE GUARDIANS-- (3650 Theaters in 3D) LIKELY TO EARN OVER $40 MILLION THIS WEEKEND, BUT WILL STILL FALL FAR SHORT OF ‘BREAKING DAWN’ IN THE BOX OFFICE DERBY. “A VERY ODD ASSORTMENT OF MYTHICAL CHILDHOOD FIGURES ARE THROWN TOGETHER AS AN UNLIKELY SET OF ACTION HEROES. IT WILL ATTRACT THE CHILDREN, AND THE PARENTS WHO ACCOMPANY THEM.” Voice by Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jude Law and Dakota Goyo. 1 Hour and 37 Minutes. Rated PG.

  • LIFE OF PI-- (2900 Theaters) “THIS EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL FILM WILL LIKELY BE EMBRACED BY A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. PREDICTABLY, IT SHOULD GARNER SUBSTANTIAL COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AND POSSIBLY PERFORM EVEN BETTER INTERNATIONALLY.” WEEKEND ESTIMATES ARE IN THE $20 MILLION RANGE. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Adril Hussain, Shravanthi Sainath, Ayush Tandon and Vibish Sivakumar. 2 Hours and 5 Minutes. Rated PG-13.

  • RED DAWN-- (2680 Theaters) EVEN WITH LIMITED MARKETING FROM ITS STARS, COULD SELL $25 MILLION IN TICKETS. “THIS VERSION IS UNLIKELY TO STRIKE A CHORD WITH YOUNG AUDIENCES WHILE SEVERELY DISAPPOINTING OLDER FANS OF THE 1984 ORIGINAL.” Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 1 Hour and 33 Minutes. Rated PG-13.

  • HITCHCOCK-- (Limited Release on Friday) “LED BY LARGE PERFORMANCES BY ANTHONY HOPKINS AND HELEN MIRREN, THIS SHOULD PROVE POPULAR AT THE ART HOUSES THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON.” Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel and Toni Collette. 1 Hour and 38 Minutes. Rated PG-13.

  • SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK-- (Expands to 370 Screens) CRITICS HAVE RAVED ABOUT THIS VERY QUIRKY ROMANTIC COMEDY, BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF IT CAN TRANSLATE TO BOX OFFICE SUCCESS. “WHILE THE ENTIRE ACTING  ENSEMBLE IS SHARP, THEIR WORK WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT TWO SUCH DEFTLY ANCHORING LEAD PERFORMANCES. BRADLEY COOPER BRINGS ENORMOUS HEART TO HIS ROLE AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE SHOWS OFF NATURAL COMIC CHOPS.” Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro, Jacki Weaver, Anupam Kher, Chris Tucker, John Ortiz and Julia Stiles. 1 Hour and 57 Minutes. Rated R.