Box Office Report: Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' Looking to Open North of $25 Mil

DreamWorks' Real Steel is easily winning its early rounds at the box office and is on course to top the weekend chart with a gross of $25 million or better.our editor recommendsBox Office Preview: Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' Set to Win Weekend'Real Steel' First Look: Hugh Jackman in Dreamworks' Robot Boxing Film'Real Steel': Hugh Jackman Talks Robot Boxing, Possible Sequel (Video) PHOTOS: 'Real Steel' Premiere Starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy, Real Steel is a father-son drama set in the world of robot boxing. The film, which cost $110 million to produce, will need to turn in a solid performance overseas as well in order to recoup its costs. DreamWorks and Disney, which is distributing Real Steel, are hoping the movie appeals to both fanboys and families. PHOTOS: 'Real Steel' First Look The George Clooney-directed political drama The Ides of March, starring Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Philip Seymour Hoffman is off to a solid start for an adult drama, and looks to gross $11 million to $12 million for the weekend. About a political operative working for a presidential candidate, Ides of March should benefit from its topical subject matter. Sony is distributing Ides of March for Gold Circle Films, which fully financed the $12.5 million movie. Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros.' Dolphin Tale should come in No. 3 for the weekend, followed by Sony's Brad Pitt starrer Moneyball. It's too early to say which film will round out the top five. Related Topics Box Office Real Steel