JENNIFER ANISTON - VAUGHNISTON VS. THE X-MEN

This weekend will reveal how well a romantic comedy targeting mostly women will do against the second week of a superhero movie targeting mostly men. No one expects the Jennifer Aniston/Vince Vaughn starrer The Break-Up to X-Men: The Last Stand from its standing in first place; the question is, can it perform adequately at all? Analysts are predicting that it should earn a modest $25-30 million over the weekend. Much depends, they say, on whether the presence of Vince Vaughn on the marquee will attract males. However, some audience tracking indicates that young males have been making repeat visits to the theater this week to see X-Men and that they're likely to do more of it over the weekend.

02/06/2006