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Friday Estimates

Rank*	Title	Friday 9/23 (Estimates)	Saturday 9/24	Sunday 9/25	Monday 9/26
1	MONEYBALL Sony / Columbia 2,993	$6,750,000 -- / $2,255 $6,750,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	THE LION KING (IN 3D) Buena Vista 2,330	$6,050,000 +168.9% / $2,597 $45,596,000 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	DOLPHIN TALE Warner Bros. 3,507	$5,110,000 -- / $1,457 $5,110,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	ABDUCTION Lionsgate 3,118	$3,800,000 -- / $1,219 $3,800,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	KILLER ELITE Open Road Films 2,986	$3,500,000 -- / $1,172 $3,500,000 / 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	CONTAGION Warner Bros. 3,136	$2,625,000 +161.7% / $837 $51,182,000 / 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	DRIVE (2011) FilmDistrict 2,904	$1,882,000 +95.1% / $648 $17,535,000 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	THE HELP Buena Vista 2,695	$1,310,000 +95.4% / $486 $151,354,000 / 45	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	STRAW DOGS (2011) Sony / Screen Gems 2,408	$685,000 +95.6% / $284 $7,469,000 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT Weinstein Company 2,490	$677,000 +84.9% / $272 $6,643,000 / 8	N/A	N/A	N/A