Early B.O.: 'Twilight,' 'Muppets' in the close one

'Breaking Beginning -- Part 1' features a slight edge laminator tl901 office by getting an thought $14 million to $15 million for your weekend.Disney's 'The Muppets' is close behind Summit's vampires of the underworld from the underworld by getting an thought $13 million.Early Friday returns within the domestic box office suggest potential close race between "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part I" and "The Muppets," with Summit's vampire franchise obtaining the advantage with $14 million to $15 million, in contrast to have an thought $13 million for your Disney family pic. Paramount's "Hugo," growing to a single,840 theaters and coming off a best picture jerk within the National Board of Review, is searching to simply accept bronze with between $6.5 million and $7.5 million in 72 hrs. Meanwhile, B.O. audiences say Warner Bros.' "Happy Foot 2" will most likely gross around $5 million to $5.5 million, slightly below estimations for that new the new sony Animation's "Arthur Christmas." Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants," which acquired some honours warmth early now, isn't lower much from a week ago experts suggest the pic can do inside the $4.5 million to $5 million range. Searchlight also provides the weekend's only notable newcomer, "Shame," which experts say looks to experience a healthy per-screen average near to $35,000 for your weekend at its nine opening locations. Indie game game titles can be challenging to calculate, however, given their addiction to word-of-mouth. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com