FIRST BOX OFFICE: Lion King three dimensional Roars #1

FRIDAY 3PM: Very early amounts show Disney’sLion King three dimensional roaring to #1 with $15M weekend by 50 percent,330 theaters Warner Bros’ holdover Contagion #2 with $12M in 3,222 theaters, FilmDistrict’s Drive #3 with $11M from 2,886 theaters, The new sony/Screen Jewel’s Hay Dogs #4 with $8M from 2,408 theaters, and also the Weinstein Co’s I Don’t Understand How She Will It with $7.5M from 2,476 theaters.