'Battle: Los Angeles' Easily Tops Friday Box Office

Battle: Los Angeles got off to a great start on Friday, grossing at least $13.5 million to easily come in No. 1. 'Battle: Los Angeles' Easily Tops Friday Box Office -

'Battle: Los Angeles' Easily Tops Friday Box Office - The sci-fi action pic could make as much as $38 million for the weekend, one of the best starts of the year.

'Battle: Los Angeles' Easily Tops Friday Box Office - Conversely, Disney’s performance captureMars Needs Moms fared dismally in its first day, grossing roughly $1.8 million. The family film -- costing a pricey $140 million to produce -- could only gross $8 million for the weekend, one of Disney’s worst openings.

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The prospects for Warner Bros.’ dark fantasy Red Riding Hood were more difficult to judge. The film, starring Amanda Seyfried, was in a close race Friday for No. 2 with Paramount holdoverRango.

One set of estimates had Red Riding Hood grossing $6 million; others put the film’s tally closer to $5 million.

Red Riding Hood will need a strong bump on Saturday if it’s to meet expectations for an opening weekend gross of $18 million to $20 million. Otherwise, it could be looking at an opening weekend gross of $15 million or $16 million, a softer-than-expected debut. 'Battle: Los Angeles' Easily Tops Friday Box Office -

Rango, meanwhile, is looking at a weekend gross of at least $20 million after earning at least $5.3 million on Friday.

Final Friday numbers will be released Saturday morning.

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