Clint Eastwoods J. Edgar Opens Strong

Early estimates from Warner Bros has J. Edgar bowing to alow-key but healthymidweek $53,000 inlimited runs Wednesday in 7 theatres in 5 cities LA, NY, Chicago, Washington DC, and San Francisco. That was good enough for 12th place at the slow North American box office, besting movies playing in thousands of locations. The Oscar-buzzed biopic starring LeonardDoCaprio opens nationwide on Friday in 1,910 locations. Tracking has been strong for weeks,especially among adults.