'Act of Valor,' 'Good Deeds' enter box office

Two decently allocated beginners only at that weekend's domestic B.O. are searching to outshine holdovers: Relativity Media's Navy Closes pic, "Act of Valor," and Lionsgate's Tyler Perry film, "Good Deeds."Last week, holdovers "Safe House" and "The Vow" handled to battle a trio of wide openers. But bizzers are torn regarding where this week's new films will land.Both Relativity and Lionsgate predict conservative bows for "Act of Valor" and "Good Deeds," within the mid-teens. Other commentators predict amounts north of $20 million each.Summit's femme-specific thriller "Gone" will also vie for audience attention, with anticipation within the mid-to-high teens, while Universal's Paul Rudd-Jennifer Aniston laffer "Wanderlust," skewing towards over-25 women, is forecasted hitting our prime single numbers.The Academy awards will not cash impact on the weekend box office, with couple of expansions among nominated fare, aside from "The Artist," that the Weinstein Co. is broadening to 966 from 808 Stateside locations. TWC intends to expand the film to up to 2,000 locations after Sunday's ceremony.After last weekend's game titles separate the winnings, moviegoers again are required to spread the wealth.In support of a "Valor" win, some bizzers indicate Thursday's healthy bump in pre-weekend monitoring. However, you will find couple of comparative game titles for that military actioner, featuring real active duty Navy Closes."Valor" was created and funded by Bandito Siblings for any reported $12 million. Relativity acquired the pic for $13 million the business's exposure was cut to $5.5 million after foreign pre-sales, put into a P&A spend north of $20 million.For "Good Deeds," which cost under $15 million, Lionsgate demands "Safe House" could steal away a number of Perry's usual African-American aud, among which "Safe House" is drawing 21% of first-choice votes versus. "Good Deeds" at 28%, based on one monitoring service. Perry photos usually score within the 30%-40% range among African-People in america.From the weekend's opening quartet, "Act of Valor" and "Good Deeds" offered probably the most advance tickets on Thursday via Fandango, with 7% and a pair ofPercent, correspondingly. "The Hunger Games," which opens March 23, centered Thursday's ticket sales with 82%.The wide openers are low-risk projects.Allocated within the $$ 30 million range, comedy "Wanderlust" should play well in ancillary marketplaces. "Gone," meanwhile, reps a internet risk for Summit around $two million.InchGreat Deeds" could surprise a few days ago, according to support for Perry. The filmmaker's spring releases typically open north of $20 million. For example, last year's "Madea's Large Happy Family" released with $25 million, while Perry's "For Colored Women" bowed November 2010 to $19.5 million. "Good Deeds" should over-index in marketplaces for example Atlanta, Philadelphia and Baltimore.Likewise, "Act of Valor" includes a potential upside thinking about Relativity's specific screening campaign for military and belief-based demos. Relativity located two tests of "Valor" in the Navy Memorial in Washington D.C.In the overseas box office, Warner Bros.-New Line's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" must have another solid weekend, depending totally on holdover marketplaces. Pic obtained $27.5 million last week -- its second consecutive frame on the top -- for any fantastic worldwide cume of $130 million. "Journey 2" opens today in Italia. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com