TOP 10 OPENING WEEKENDS FOR WESTERNS RELEASED IN THE PAST 20 YEARS
1. Maverick (1990) — $17.2 million
2. 3:10 to Yuma (2007) — $15.15 million (Projected)
3. Unforgiven (1992) — $15 million
4. Open Range (2003) — $14 million
5. The Missing (2003) — $10.8 million
6. Young Guns II (1990) — $8 million
7. Wyatt Earp (1994) — $7.5 million
8. Young Guns (1988) — $7 million
9. The Quick & the Dead (1995) — $6.5 million
10. Posse (1993) — $5 million

Michael Myers, as expected, has no legs. After a $3 million take on Friday, the slasher flick Halloween (MGM/Weinstein) will limp to a meager $8.55 million weekend. That's a huge fall of 72 percent or so from its opening three-day (although, to be fair, that was during a four-day weekend, which typically means a very strong Sunday). Still, enough blood will flow for Rob Zombie's remake/reinvention to hold on to second place for the weekend.

By Monday morning, Superbad (Sony) will have passed the $100 million mark. The Judd Apatow-produced comedy generated $2.2 million in Friday ticket sales, which should translate to a $7.37 million weekend. Meanwhile, Jason Bourne will finish No. 4 for the three-day, and The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) will have surpassed $210 million by the end of the weekend. The Paul Greengrass-directed thriller added $1.7 million on Friday (No. 5 for the day), but it should reach an estimated $6.11 million for the three-day.

Rough weekend for the two other wide studio releases. Shoot 'Em Up (New Line), the super-charged action pic starring Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti, has been crushed by the male-driven 3:10 to Yuma. It was No. 4 for the day with about $1.96 million, but will finish a disappointing fifth for the three-day. Shoot 'Em Up will wrap up the frame at $5.73 million or so. Sony/Screen Gems dumped a misguided comedy called The Brothers Solomon on 700 screens, and it may be on DVD by next weekend after a Friday per-theatre average of just $271 for $190,000 total. It's headed for a weekend of a mere $550,000.

Among new limited releases, the Tibetan fantasy film Milarepa: Magician (Luminous Velocity) set the pace on Friday with $3,147 on its single screen. We'll see how it holds through the weekend, but for now, I'm tentatively awarding it the weekend PTA crown with about $11,000. I'm looking for IDP Films's long-shelved Fierce People to finish the weekend at No. 2 in PTA at just under $11,000, followed by an $8,000 PTA for The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) starring Richrd Gere. Thinkfilm's Sundance-winning doc In the Shadow of the Moon from Ron Howard will likely finish 4th with $7,000, and 3:10 to Yuma should round out the Top 5.

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) — $5.05 million, $1,904 PTA [$5.05 million cume]
2. Halloween (MGM/Weinstein) — $3 million, $863 PTA [$37.1 million cume]
3. Superbad (Sony) — $2.2 million, $717 PTA [$97.8 million cume]
4. NEW Shoot 'Em Up (New Line) — $1.96 million, $931 PTA [$1.96 million cume]
5. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) — $1.7 million, $517 PTA [$206.3 million cume]
6. Balls of Fury (Rogue Releasing) — $1.45 million, $471 PTA [$20 million cume]
7. Rush Hour 3 (New Line) — $1.2 million, $446 PTA [$125 million cume]
8. The Nanny Diaries (MGM/Weinstein) — $900,000, $368 PTA [$18.5 million cume]
9. Mr. Bean's Holiday (Universal) — $750,000, $422 PTA [$22.4 million cume
10. Death Sentence (20th Century Fox) — $440,000, $240 PTA [$6.7 million cume]
NEW The Brothers Solomon (Sony) — $190,000, $271 PTA [$190,000 cume]
NEW Hatchet (Anchor Bay) — $43,625, $532 PTA [$43,625 cume]
NEW The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) — $8,984, $2,246 PTA [$8,984 cume]
NEW In the Shadow of the Moon (Thinkfilm) — $7,844, $1,961 PTA [$7,844 cume]
NEW The Bubble (Strand Releasing) — $7,480, $748 PTA [$7,480 cume]
NEW Fierce People (IDP Releasing) — $6,474, $3,237 PTA [$6,474 cume]
NEW Milarepa: Magician (Luminous Velocity) — $3,147, $3,147 PTA [$3,147 cume]

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. NEW 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) — $15.15 million, $5,713 PTA [$15.15 million cume]
2. Halloween (MGM/Weinstein) — $8.55 million, $2,460 PTA [$42.7 million cume]
3. Superbad (Sony) — $7.37 million, $2,401 PTA [$103 million cume]
4. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) — $6.11 million, $1,857 PTA [$210.7 million cume]
5. NEW Shoot 'Em Up (New Line) — $5.73 million, $2,719 PTA [$5.73 million cume]
6. Balls of Fury (Rogue Releasing) — $4.27 million, $1,388 PTA [$22.8 million cume]
7. Rush Hour 3 (New Line) — $4 million, $1,486 PTA [$127.8 million cume]
8. The Nanny Diaries (MGM/Weinstein) — $2.93 million, $1,200 PTA [$20.6 million cume
9. Mr. Bean's Holiday (Universal) — $2.44 million, $1,375 PTA [$24.1 million cume]
10. Death Sentence (20th Century Fox) — $1.45 million, $793, $7.7 million cume]
NEW The Brothers Solomon (Sony) — $550,000, $786 PTA [$550,000 cume]
NEW Hatchet (Anchor Bay) — $148,000, $1,809 PTA [$148,000 cume]
NEW The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) — $32,000, $8,000 PTA [$32,000 cume]
NEW In the Shadow of the Moon (Thinkfilm) — $28,000, $7,000 PTA [$28,000 cume]
NEW The Bubble (Strand Releasing) — $26,000, $2,600 PTA [$26,000 cume]
NEW Fierce People (IDP Releasing) — $21,500, $10,750 PTA [$21,500 cume]
NEW Milarepa: Magician (Luminous Velocity) — $11,000, $11,000 PTA [$11,000 cume]

EXCLUSIVE FANTASY MOGULS EARLY 3-DAY PTA ESTIMATES
1. NEW Milarepa: Magician (Luminous Velocity) — $11,000 PTA
2. NEW Fierce People (IDP Releasing) — $10,750 PTA
3. NEW The Hunting Party (MGM/Weinstein) — $8,000 PTA
4. NEW In the Shadow of the Moon (Thinkfilm) — $7,000 PTA
5. NEW 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) — $5,713 PTA
6. NEW Shoot 'Em Up (New Line) — $2,719 PTA
7. NEW The Bubble (Strand Releasing) — $2,600 PTA
8. Halloween (MGM/Weinstein) — $2,460 PTA
9. Superbad (Sony) — $2,401 PTA
10. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) — $1,857 PTA