Pamela McClintock of THR:
Kids pic Hotel Transylvania -- boasting a voice cast led by Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez -- should have no trouble claiming the weekend crown, while sci-fi drama Looper is expected to do solid business as well.
Combined, the pair of films should help the domestic box office recover from a tough post-summer stretch. Looper, directed by Rian Johnson and receiving stellar reviews, stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis.
In an unusual twist, both films are from the Sony family. Hotel Transylvania is a big Sony release, while the studio's TriStar label is releasing Looper in tandem with FilmDistrict.
Conservative estimates show Hotel Transylvania grossing in the $28 million to $30 million range, while Looper should land in the high teens.
Prospects for the weekend's third new wide release, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis education drama Won't Back Down, aren't as bright. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox and produced by Walden Media, may only gross in the $5 million range.
Won't Back Down, about a parent and teacher's battle to take over a failing public school, has drawn the ire of teachers' unions, but overall awareness is still soft.
Specialty openings include Universal's musical comedy Pitch Perfect, about an all-girls a cappella group. The films, whose cast includes Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow, opens in 335 theaters on Friday before expanding nationwide on Oct. 5.
Universal held its largest-ever word-of-mouth screening program for Pitch Perfect, which it co-financed with Paul Brooks' Gold Circle Films. Brooks produced the film alongside Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman.
Rootin' for Willis and JGL of course--The film looks AWESOME!!!!
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