Rob Pattinson‘s marquee attraction has apparently served Water for Elephants well. 20th Century Fox was reportedly estimating that Francis Lawrence‘s sadistic circus drama would bring in $13 to $15 million (a deliberate underprojection) on its first weekend. Last night Deadline’s Nikki Finke reported $7 million for Friday and $18 million for the weekend — “overperforming.” And Boxoffice.com’s Phil Contrino is forecasting $16.8 million with an entirely decent $5964 average on 2817 screens. So at best it’ll end up domestically with $50 million theatrical…right?
Needless to add if anyone paid to see Elephants last night and is so moved…
