FIRST BOX OFFICE: New Years Eve #1, Breaking Beginning #2, The Sitter Weak #3

FRIDAY 5 PM: I’m inside a hurry causeing this to be merely a quickie. Keep surprises away since Warner Bros’ New Years Eve was prone to unseat Summit’s Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1 after three straight days at No. 1. Fox’s The Sitter is searching worse in comparison to decreased anticipation beginning this U . s . States weekend. Refined amounts and full analysis tonight: 1. New Years Eve (Warner Bros) NEW [3,505 Theaters] Friday $6.5M, Thought Weekend$19M 2.Breaking Beginning Part 1 (Summit) Week 4 [3,605 Theaters] Friday $3M, Thought Weekend $10M 3. TheSitter (Fox) NEW [2,750 Theaters] Friday $3.5M, Thought Weekend$9.5M 4. The Muppets (Disney) Week 3 [3,328 Theaters] Friday $2M, Thought Weekend $8M 5. Hugo (Vital) Week 3 [2,608 Theaters] Friday $1.8M, Thought Weekend $6.5M 6.Arthur Christmas (The brand new the new sony) Week 3 [3,272 Theaters] Friday $1.3M, Thought Weekend $5.5M 7. The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) Week 4 [876 Theaters] Friday $1.2M, Thought Weekend $4.2M Niche Openings: Vital’s Youthful Adult is searching “a little soft” in 8 theaters, rival art galleries tell me, while Focus Features’European hitTinker Tailor Soldier Spy “looks excellent” in 4 runs.