The new 1970’s-style basketball comedy Semi-Pro (New Line) appears to be the equivalent of a slam-dunk at America’s box offices this weekend. The past few years have featured other Will Ferrell vehicles set in variety of sports, including Kicking & Screaming ($20.1M opening) about soccer, Talladega Nights ($47M opening) set in the high-stakes world of NASCAR and Blades of Glory ($33M opening) with a focus on figure skating. Now, the former SNL star has turned his attentions to professional basketball.

A look at industry tracking points to an opening of $40M+ for Semi-Pro with a performance that far exceeds last year’s Blades.

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