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April 21, 2006 — "Silent Hill" is hoping to frighten "Scary Movie 4" out of first place this weekend.

Sony TriStar's horror videogame adaptation is aiming for a gross in the high teens. If it follows in the path of "Scary Movie 3," which declined 58% in its second frame, the latest entry in the spoof franchise should land in the same territory.

Weekend's other wide openers are Fox thriller "The Sentinel""The Sentinel" and U's satire "American Dreamz," both of which should be competing with the fourth frame of "Ice Age: The Meltdown" for third place in the $10 million neighborhood.

Sony Pictures ClassicsSony Pictures Classics is taking "Friends With Money" wide after two very successful limited frames.

Though based on a hit game franchise, "Silent Hill" has been sold as a moody horror pic. As it opens at 2,926 locations, Sony's hoping it can come close to the performance of its horror hits like "When a Stranger Calls," which bowed to $21.6 million in February.

Given the videogame imprimatur, "Silent Hill" may lose some teen girls who often turn out for horror films, but it could also gain males in their 20s and 30s who still love their PlayStations.

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