Tyler Perry's latest 'Madea' film

Tyler Perry's Hose elephant at the box office this weekend.

"Madea's Big Happy Family", the latest release from the prolific producer-writer-actor is expected to gross about $ 30 million, according to people who have seen the survey pre-release audience. "Water for Elephants," a romantic drama based on the bestselling Sara Gruen of the Great Depression era traveling circus, must track the amount of approximately $ 15 million. other new wide release weekend, the African cats, animal documentary, lions and cheetahs are likely to sell about $ 7 million tickets.

But all the new releases will face competition from top film last weekend, the 3-D animated "Rio". Cartoon about birds in the Brazilian was also an adventure for a week, probably because many children are still on spring break. On Wednesday alone, he collected 3.6 million dollars - and the overall domestic film title at the weekend is just over $ 50 million. By the end of the weekend, "Rio" to add at least $ 20 million on its adoption.

The new film Tyler Perry is the fourth Featuring Madea - sassy, ​​plus-size grandmother, played by actor-director - as a hero. His first film Madea, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", was opened in February 2005 to 21.9 million dollars and wound up with $ 50.6 million domestically. Madea films has only grown in popularity because: "Madea's Family Reunion" opened in 2006 to $ 30 million and finished with 63.3 million, while "Madea Goes to Jail" premiered in 2009 with 41 million and went on to gross a total of 90.5 million. All three previous films about Madea opened in February, but the ensemble drama Perry's "Why I'm married, too?" Debuted on Easter weekend last year to 29.3 million - its biggest opening for a movie not starring popular character.

"Great day Madea Family" Lionsgate cost about $ 25 million to produce, and this means that if the forecasts are correct, it should be disabled for a good start financially. However, the first weekend will be especially important for the film, because its main audience of older African American women usually rush to see Perry's new movie, when they debut. "Water for Elephants," which stars Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon, generating interest among young women fans of 'Twilight' heartthrob, as well as older women are familiar with the book. The cost of the film 20th Century Fox about $ 40 million to produce.

Although Pattison proven cash impact, like a vampire, he still successfully open a movie franchise out of Summit Entertainment's. "Remember Me", "in March 2010 drama about the 9 / 11, the flop in the country just 19.1 million. Although the main role alongside Oscar-winner Witherspoon can not hurt, even the actress had more success than opening comedy drama . Her lighthearted films "Four Christmases", "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Legally Blonde" everything has collected more than $ 140 million worldwide. But her latest film, director James L. Brooks "How Do You Know", a comedy with serious overtones, has collected only $ 47.7 million worldwide and cost nearly three times more to produce.

"African Cat made Disneynature, Label Walt Disney Studios", which produces documentaries about nature and animals. The first release of the division was in 2009 "Earth", a full-length version of the popular TV series "Planet Earth," which opened at 8.8 million dollars . the United States and eventually grossed $ 32 million domestically. "Oceans," which followed in 2010, which premiered with $ 6 million and eventually to 19.4 million.

Abroad, the two big summer tentpoles that have not premiered in the U.S. have already opened at the international level and will continue to deploy this weekend. Universal Pictures "sequel" Fast Five ", which hits home theaters next weekend, has opened in Australia on Wednesday, where his two-day gross currently stands at $ 4,340,000. Heist Movie Featuring high-speed car races starting in the UK, Korea and New Zealand this weekend. Meanwhile, Marvel property Paramount Pictures "Thor", which launches in the U.S. on May 6 will also be open in Australia this weekend.

Sony Pictures Classics will consist of two films in limited release. "Pom wonderful gifts: Greatest movie ever sold," the latest documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will be opened in 18 theaters. "Incendies", nominated for best foreign language film Oscar this year, will be opened at one theater in Los Angeles and two in New York.