'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2' wins Friday with $9.3 million | Inside Movies | EW.com

'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2' wins Friday with $9.3 million

"In second place, Ron Howard’s Formula One racing drama Rush drove away with $3.7 million on Friday after expanding from five theaters into 2,297 locations. The film, which stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, should score about $11 million this weekend — a big step down from Howard’s last sports drama, Cinderella Man, which punched up $18.3 million in 2005.

Last weekend’s champion, Prisoners, unlocked another $3.4 million, which should yield about $11 million over the weekend frame. The film was expected to notch a slightly better hold, but there’s heavy competition for adult audiences this weekend from Rush and Don Jon.

Speaking of Don Jon, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt indie opened with $3.3 million on Friday, and it may take in about $9.5 million in its opening weekend. The film opened slightly above Baggage Claim, which also earned $3.3 million and could gross about $9 million in its first weekend."