Queen of the Damned may be able to out-do Dragonfly this weekend, as Aaliyah's death should benefit the film in gathering attention. However, the horror flick may face the danger of a Saturday decline as Friday night may be a frenzy for big Aaliyah fans to get a ticket in hand. Reviews for Queen are far from supportive, but with the star having massive support out there, Queen of the Damned could see a solid entrance, despite the chance of a looming Saturday decline. Its R-rating may hurt some but the MPAA rating did not make a significant impact with October's horror fest, 13 Ghosts, which debuted to $15.2 million, making its way to $41.9 million domestically. Queen of the Damned has an even shot at earning 13 Ghosts'

Kevin Costner's new mystery tale, Dragonfly, is on its way to a relatively solid weekend launch, but the presence of John Q in the marketplace is likely to have Dragonfly keep its distance from the Denzel Washington drama. The thriller tells the story of a man who believes his deceased wife is attempting to contact him via her patients.  Ironically, Dragonfly's director, Tom Shadyac has been known for retrieving huge box office success with comedies such as Patch Adams, Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor and even Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura, which makes the leap to Dragonfly a unique switch for Shadyac.

 While the film opens about a month following the Richard Gere horror flick, Mothman Prophecies, which was under similar circumstances, Dragonfly has not picked up substantial enough attention and interest to deliver a strong following. The film may see an opening weekend similar to Domestic Disturbance, which turned in $14.0 million but averaged $4,822 per-screen in 2,910 locations. Dragonfly, opening in 2,507 venues, should reach in the neighborhood of $11.5 million for nearly $4,700 a screen. As with John Q and Dragonfly, new adult flicks will face turbulence in March with the many new flicks aimed at the adult demographic, including Mel Gibson's We Were Soldiers on the 1st, The Time Machine (among younger audiences as well) on the 8th, the Eddie Murphy/Robert DeNiro comedic duo, Showtime on the 15th as well as the duo of Death to Smoochy and Panic Room on the 29th. Not to mention Big Trouble on April 5.