Early B.O.: 'Twilight,' 'Muppets' inside a close one

'Breaking Beginning -- Part 1' includes a slight edge in the box office by having an believed $14 million to $15 million for that weekend.Disney's 'The Muppets' is close behind Summit's vampires of the underworld by having an believed $13 million.Early Friday returns in the domestic box office suggest potential close race between "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part I" and "The Muppets," with Summit's vampire franchise getting the advantage with $14 million to $15 million, in comparison for an believed $13 million for that Disney family pic. Paramount's "Hugo," growing to at least one,840 theaters and coming off a best picture jerk in the National Board of Review, is searching to accept bronze with between $6.5 million and $7.5 million in 72 hours. Meanwhile, B.O. viewers say Warner Bros.' "Happy Ft 2" will probably gross around $5 million to $5.5 million, slightly below estimations for The new sony Animation's "Arthur Christmas." Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants," that also acquired some honours warmth early now, is not lower much from last week experts suggest the pic is going to do within the $4.5 million to $5 million range. Searchlight also offers the weekend's only notable newcomer, "Shame," which experts say looks to possess a healthy per-screen average close to $35,000 for that weekend at its nine opening locations. Indie game titles can be difficult to calculate, however, given their reliance upon word-of-mouth. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com