'Moneyball' tops Friday B.O.

'Moneyball'Sony's "Moneyball" thrown for first last evening in the domestic box office with $6.8 million.Studio thinks the Kaira Pitt starrer will behave similar to last year's "The Social Networking," revealing its legs with adult auds up through honours season. That given, "Moneyball" should land somewhere within the high teens to win a few days ago. Pic obtained a b Cinemascore from every demo.Disney's "The Lion King" reissue returned for second on Friday with $6.a million. Dork Hollis, distribution prexy in the Mouse, stated there is some concern the release was too frontloaded and would hit its soph slump this frame, but midweek sales and last night's perf indicate otherwise.Fresh faces required another top spots with Warner Bros.' "Dolphin Tale" in third with $5.a million, and Lionsgate's "Abduction" in 4th with $3.8 million. "Killer Elite," the very first title from Open Road Films, opened up last evening to roughly $3.4 million."Elite" is anticipated to fall around $12 million or $13 million through Sunday, which almost always meets anticipation for Open Road. The distribbery acquired the film free of charge and just aims to recoup P&A costs. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com