Early B.O.: 'Contagion' weakens 'The Help'

'Contagion'After three No. 1 days in the weekend domestic box office, "The AssistanceInch appears like it might have to cede the throne to Warner Bros.' "Contagion."While estimations are extremely early, B.O. experts are putting the Steven Soderbergh disease thriller's weekend take somewhere within the $18 to $20 million range. "The AssistanceInch was likely to visit about 50 % from a week ago, putting it somewhere near to $ten million.InchSoldierInch does not turn to be monitoring much in a different way from yesterday, and early amounts suggest the Lionsgate sports pic will pull in approximately $7 and $8 million this frame.Experts are putting "Bucky Larson" under $4 million, but it is early -- the Adam Sandler-created comedy could pop with night time auds. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com