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'Forbidden Kingdom' likely to top boxoffice


April 17, 2008 Three of Friday's wide releases could gross more than that, and martial arts fantasy "The Forbidden Kingdom" from Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co. looks likely to bow at No. 1 with up to $20 million. "We'll be very happy with a gross of $15 million or beyond, but tracking certainly indicates that we have a shot at doing in the high teens or better," Lionsgate distribution president Steve Rothenberg said. Starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan in their first screen pairing and helmed by Rob Minkoff ("Stuart Little"), "Kingdom" has earned mixed early reviews but should attract mostly younger moviegoers who eschew critics' brickbats.

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