After backing off competing with '300' earlier this month and facing a new threat from the 3-D 'Meet the Robinsons' that opens next week, six studios have decided to open six wide releases this weekend. The crowded frame at the North American boxoffice is likely to produce a lot of dollars but also could confuse audiences about what they should be watching.Warners is attempting to relaunch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise that was wildly popular in the late 1980s and early '90s. The studio opens the PG-rated 'TMNT' in 3,110 theaters, looking to lure a young male audience that is new to the franchise. The CGI feature from writer-director Kevin Munroe ('Freaky Flyers') takes off as a follow-up to the first two movies in the series that bowed in 1990 and 1991, respectively. 'TMNT' features the voices Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Stewart, Ziyi Zhang, Laurence Fishburne and Chris Evans. Industry insiders place the film's debut in the low-teen millions.More...
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