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'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out for No. 1

The robot boxers of "Real Steel" and the dancers of "Footloose" are in a tight fight for the box-office title. The Hugh Jackman tale about machines in the boxing ring took in $16.3 million, which would make it the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But "Real Steel" came in barely ahead of the remake "Footloose," which opened with $16.1 million.

Senh: Like I said in my previous post, I knew "Real Steel" will come out on top because of the weekend business. Teens tend to rush out during the opening day, where as families tend to wait until the weekends. Still, I'm not sure if "Real Steel" is holding up well enough to make back its $110M production budget. It's doing well, probably a lot better than most people's expectations, but the budget's pretty high. Hugh Jackson hasn't proven that he can draw a huge audience when he's not Wolverine - that is, until "Real Steel."

'Footloose' kicks it up at B.O.

On track for $15 mil bow; 'Real Steel,' 'Thing' duke it out for second -- "Footloose" is expected to take the No. 1 spot at the domestic B.O., based on early Friday figures. Box office observers expect the pic to bow with grosses north of $15 million. Pic has taken in nearly $1 million as of this afternoon.

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'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out for No. 1

'Footloose' kicks it up at B.O.