'New Year's Eve' can celebrate early

'New Year's Eve' made between $7 million and $8 million Friday, easily using the B.O. crown. Warner Bros.' "New Year's Eve" is searching to accept number 1 place only at that weekend's domestic box office, according to early Friday mid-day figures.Box office viewers peg the ensemble comedy's Friday take approximately $7 million and $8 million, which may squeeze Garry Marshall-helmed pic to bow within the high teens to low twenties for that weekend - a little more modest than anticipation within the low to mid twenties.Meanwhile experts predict moderate earnings with this weekend's other opener, twentieth century Fox's "The Sitter," calculating the Jonah Hill-toplined laffer to gross just south of $ten million for that weekend and around $3.5 million during the day.Disney's "The Muppets" is anticipated to keep well, with estimations around $7 million to $8 million for that weekend. Summit's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1" is monitoring to earn around $9 million for that frame.