Box Office Report: 'We're the Millers' Opens to $1.7 Million Tuesday Night

UPDATED: The raunchy comedy-adventure headlines Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis began rolling out at 8 p.m.; "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" grosses $853,380 as it opens at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

New Line and Warner Bros.' We're the Millers laughed its way to $1.7 million in Tuesday night grosses, a promising beginning for the R-rated comedy as it began rolling out in 2,700 theaters at 8 p.m.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, We're the Millers stars Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter as a fake family who smuggle marijuana out of Mexico. Ed Helms also stars in the film.

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"We're off to a great start," said a WB executive.

The film is tracking better than fellow New Line comedy Horrible Bosses, which posted a three-day opening weekend gross of $28.3 million. Aniston and Sudeikis also starred in that pic.

Warner Bros. and New Line insiders believe We're the Millers has a shot of grossing $35 million in its five-day debut, despite blistering reviews from some critics. But the movie has plenty of competition, particularly Sony's sci-fi adventure Elysium, which doesn't open until Friday.

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The weekend also brings two new family friendly films, Disney's Planes and 20th Century Fox's Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

Sea of Monsters also began rolling out Tuesday night, although at 10 p.m. The sequel took in $853,380 from 2,155 locations. "We had terrific late shows last night," said a Fox executive.