In Jim Carrey-Will Smith battle, who wins?

(Entertainment Weekly) -- The question is a toughie: Would audiences rather see Jim Carrey and his slightly-less-rubbery face resurrect the same comic schtick for Warners' "Yes Man" that made him a star, or watch Will Smith save souls while running through the rain in Sony's spiritual tearjerker "Seven Pounds"?

Neither are getting stellar reviews -- EW's Owen Gleiberman gave "Yes Man" a B-minus while the magazine's Lisa Schwarzbaum teed off on "Seven Pounds," giving it a D -- but they've both got big honking stars in 'em.

Someone's gonna make money this weekend; let's look at my picks for the Top Five:

1. "Yes Man" -- $39 million

It's been a while since we've seen Jim Carrey do that thing audiences expect from Jim Carrey: You'd have to go back to "Bruce Almighty" in 2003. As such, you can't count on this one to make the $68 million "Bruce" did in its opening weekend. But people, they like the funny ... especially if they've spent the last week battling the mall crowds.

2. "Seven Pounds" -- $23 million

Since this isn't a Will Smith-blows-stuff-up movie, one can't expect it to blow up at the box office like "I Am Legend" or "Hancock." But it oughta do a hair under "The Pursuit of Happyness' " $26.5 million opening -- mostly because people don't know what to expect from it. "Happyness" had that tearjerking trailer. This has obscure references to random weights and measures.

3. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" -- $19 million

This Keanu Reeves flick will have another week of decent performance before buckling under the prestige-y weight of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the doggie weight of Marley and Me.

4. "The Tale of Desperaux" -- $13 million

Without the Pixar pedigree, great reviews (like "Bolt" got), or the word "Shrek" somewhere in the title, it's a tough go for a CG animated flick these days. Just ask "Delgo." But desperate parents might call for "Desperaux" measures ... just not in blockbuster amounts.

5. "Four Christmases" -- $8 million

It's been a pretty good run -- $91.2 million and counting -- and this'll likely be "Christmas' " last week in the top five.

So, there you have it. To borrow from the wise rogue himself, Han Solo, laugh it up, fuzzballs.

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