'Awakening' stirs up Friday B.O.

'Underworld Awakening'Sony's occult actioner "Underworld Awakening" required the domestic B.O. yesterday about $9.4 million.The franchise 4th is keeping pace with studio estimations which have it generating within the mid-$20 million range to win the weekend. Pic is the first one to feature three dimensional and the first one to star Kate Beckinsale since 2006's "Underworld: Evolution," which The new sony is wishing can give the film better business in holdover frames than its forerunners."Awakening" is outpacing all previous "Underworld" payments except "Evolution," which made $10.two million on opening evening.Fox's "Red-colored Tails" made $six million Friday to put second. Starting the weekend, Fox shipped a conservative estimate within the high single numbers for that frame, while other B.O. experts expect "Red-colored Tails" to land within the mid-teens and yesterday's gross appears to aid that.Universal holdover "Contraband" gained $3.7 yesterday, putting it simply in front of Warner Bros.' "Very Noisy and extremely Close," which opened up wide in the fifth frame to earn $3.two million yesterday. Photos have cumed $37.six million and $3.9 million, correspondingly.Finally, Relativity opener "Haywire" bowed to $2.9 million yesterday. The Steven Soderbergh pic is anticipated to fall within the high single numbers this frame. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com