Sony is looking to dominate the Memorial Day holiday weekend with Men in Black 3, which returns the marquee Will Smith franchise to the big screen for the first time in a decade.
The big-budget 3D tentpole -- costing close to $230 million to produce -- is widely expected to topple monster hit The Avengers from the top spot at the domestic box office with a solid four-day gross of $80 million to $90 million (some believe it could hit $100 million). MIB 3, which also opens around the world, is predicted to clear $200 million globally through Monday.
Avengers, from Disney and Marvel Studios, continues to dazzle nearly a month into its run and will become the No. 3 movie of all time at the worldwide box office by the end of the weekend or early next week. The superhero pic boasted a global total of $1.22 billion through Wednesday, putting it at No. 4 behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.33 billion).
Directed by Joss Whedon, Avengers has grossed $472.2 million domestically, good for No. 5 of all time, and $747.4 million internationally, making it No. 6.
MIB 3 opens one week after Universal and Hasbro Entertainment's big-budget Battleship debuted to a dismal $25.5 million domestically, setting off alarm bells across Hollywood. MIB 3 is in a far better position, according to tracking, but all eyes will be watching to see how well younger generations relate to the Men in Black brand despite Smith's star status.
Scherzinger's MAJOR debut in films, snatching that US #1 and slaying Worldwide domestic sales, while others keep trying.
hopefully this will be a MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR contribution to her music career 
I think Prometheus will take that place from this in a couple weeks but it was an amazing movie much better than I thought it would be.
