Early B.O: 'Devil' has inside track

Paramount's horror pic 'The Demon Inside' is on course to earn between $18 and $21 million for your weekend.Newcomer "The Demon Inside" is searching to tug among $8 million and $tens of millions of today, according to early Friday estimations, utilizing it pace to overcome numerous holdovers within the domestic box office a couple of days ago.For example Thursday's late-evening grosses of $2.2 million, B.O. audiences estimate the Vital low-budget chiller to earn between $18 million and $21 million for your weekend. A few bizzers caution, however, the amount may well be a couple million dollars modest, pointing to an outpouring of Twitter buzz across the film.Par's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" will most likely stay with the studio's frosh entry, with experts calculating the pic to earn around $15 million to $16 million a couple of days ago. Warner Bros.' "An Online Detective: Wager on Shadows" is searching to think about bronze with estimations inside the $12 million to $14 million range.Sony's "The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo" may deal with Disney's "War Equine," but box office audiences condition that "Dragon" will most likely pull ahead inside the $8 million to $tens of millions of range. "Equine" may race up second, with estimations known as inside the $7 million to $8 million range. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com