Will it be a boxoffice bounty?

November 24, 2008 The topliners' established audience appeal offers a sturdy base of support, and prerelease tracking surveys show sufficiently broad interest to make "Christmases" a frontrunner among the new releases. Young males appear a dependable fan base for the action franchise, so the sequel should start particularly well and hunker down in second place among the new pics throughout the five-day span. The film -- whose $130 million in production costs were cut to $78 million through Aussie tax rebates -- has drawn encouraging early reviews, and tracking indicates good interest among older moviegoers.

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