This weekend moviegoers will have 3 new options at the multiplex; the Sci-Fi remake, The Day the Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves, family movie, Nothing Like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo and animated adventure film, Delgo, featuring the voice talents of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

The marketing campaign for The Day the Earth Stood Still has been super strong making awareness of this film very high. Unfortunately, the reviews haven’t been good and Keanu Reeves box office performance is spotty at best. For every hit like Speed or The Matrix, there are big flops like The Watcher or Sweet November. Sci-Fi is his best performing genre though, so The Day the Earth Stood Still should attract a decent audience this weekend. Fox is also sweetening the pot by premiering the trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine in front of the film which should definitely help the box office. Look for The Day the Earth Stood Still to open at the top of the charts with about $40M.

John Leguizamo leads an ensemble cast including Freddy Rodriguez, Alfred Molina and Debra Messing, in Nothing Like The Holidays. Reviews have been mixed and the cast isn’t exactly strong as far as box office prowess, so this one looks like a swing and a miss. Expect Nothing Like the Holidays to find $4M under its tree this weekend.

The last new release for the frame is Delgo, an animated fantasy adventure film, employing the voice talents of Freddy Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Val Kilmer and Kelly Ripa. The reviews for this film have been pretty bad and judging by my kid’s reaction to the trailer (I always use this method); Delgo is going to bomb big time. Look for it to make about $2M. To see the rest of my predictions for this box office weekend, check out the chart below.