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“Sucker Punch” Leads Box Office Friday, But “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Could Take Weekend

Slightly outpacing modest mid-week projections, the poorly-reviewed “Sucker Punch” managed to win the box office Friday night.

The latest Zack Snyder film garnered $8.1 million in receipts, which was enough to top fellow newcomer “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” ($7.3 million). Given the tendency of family-skewing films to perform well with Saturday matinee crowds, “Wimpy Kid” will likely still win the weekend, but the “Sucker Punch” performance is still solid given the weak expectations.

Analysts were looking for mid-to-high teens from “Sucker Punch;” it is currently tracking for just over $20 million.

But with neither new release setting the world on fire, holdovers were able to retain fairly well Friday. “Limitless” managed a healthy $4.6 million Friday en route to a likely mid-teens weekend, while “The Lincoln Lawyer” landed at $3.0 million. “Rango” pulled fifth place on $2.4 million in receipts.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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