Weekend Movie Preview: 'Paranormal Activity 3' Hopes to Scare Up Large Box Office

Audiences have continued to be from movie theaters in recent days, but that could all change while using relieve 'Paranormal Activity 3.' Does the horror follow-up plenty of to goose the sagging box office and postpone 'The Three Musketeers'? Absolutely! Your weekend movie preview will be here. Country wide RELEASES 'Paranormal Activity 3' What's the story: The newest chapter inside the smash-hit horror franchise can be a prequel that heads to 1988 to discover what went lower to Katie and Kristi after they were children. If you're not really acquainted with the 'PA' mythology, follow the link. Box-office projection: Due to inadequacies competing -- and inadequacies in horror movies generally -- plus pent-up audience anticipation to find out something this month that feels as if a conference, expect el born area-office figures for 'Paranormal Activity 3' to endure the roof. Vital is doing an admirable job marketing the film -- from 'Catfish' company company directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost -- with goodwill toward the franchise still running at solid levels heading into the third outing, grosses upward of $40 million feel almost reasonable. If you're feeling frisky, you'll be able to wager the over. Moviefone is feeling frisky. $46.7 million [Showtimes & Tickets] 'The Three Musketeers' What's the story: All for starters, one for 3 dimensional taxes! From director Paul W.S. Anderson ('Resident Evil,' 'Death Race,' 'Event Horizon') comes a re-imagining in the Alexandre Dumas literary classic, full of extra dimensions, explosions, and Orlando Blossom and Christophe Waltz eating scenery opposte the musketeers (Ray Stevenson, Matthew Macfayden and Luke Evans) and D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman). Anderson's wife, Milla Jovovich, co-stars. Box-office projection: Here's one for your foreign areas. While 'The Three Musketeers' may possibly not have much existence within the domestic box office, it could take off overseas due to its cast as well as the lure of 3d, which still a draw outdoors the united states . States. That isn't saying 'The Three Musketeers' is really a total clean-out here: Anderson is usually ideal for a dent or dimple in double-amounts, with Lerman, Jovovich, Evans and Blossom, you will discover enough stars to acquire non-horror fans -- individuals not busy with 'Paranormal Activity' -- to place lower hard acquired cash for just about any ticket. $11.millions of [Showtimes & Tickets] 'Johnny British Reborn' What's the story: Rowan Atkinson stars as Johnny British, not-sauve super spy trying to prevent the murder in the Chinese premiere. Box-office projection: The good thing: 'Johnny British Reborn' has acquired $90 million overseas. This factor can be a hit! Unhealthy news: It won't earn greatly within america, despite the fact that 'Johnny English' clicked up $9 million throughout its opening weekend in 2003. 2003! Have Atkinson fans been champing within the bit returning eight years to find out this follow-up? Doubtful. $4.2 million [Showtimes & Tickets] 'The Mighty Macs' What's the story: Carla Gugino stars as Kathy Hurry, a women's basketball coach inside the seventies who aided a fighting Catholic school win a national title. Box-office projection: You likely haven't learned about 'The Mighty Macs' -- one of the most quiet 1000-screen releases of 2011 -- nevertheless the heartwarming true story and G-rating may well be a draw to a family event audiences frustrated with 'Real Steel' and 'The Lion King 3d.A That isn't saying that certain is really a 'Courageous'-style hit: feel-good or else, movies try taking some advanced buzz to produce a dent in this marketplace. 'Mighty Macs' has none. Bad. $2.millions of [Showtimes & Tickets] LIMITED RELEASES Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes -- two potential Oscar nominees -- lead 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' an indie drama of a lady who escapes in the cult in upstate NY. Zachary Quinto heads a thrilling-star cast inside the well-received financial drama 'Margin Call.' Sundance fave 'Being Elmo' hits theaters. [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED