Disney's next big movie, Beauty and the Beast, is going to have a massive opening in the United States, if early box office tracking is anything to go on.

　　It could make $120 million in the region over its first weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tracking estimates are not always accurate. Sources at Disney told THR that they are modeling a lower figure, but still over $100 million.

　　If Beauty and the Beast can hit $100 million, that would make it one of the biggest March openings in movie history. Only three movies have ever made more than $100 million for a March opening, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166.1 million), The Hunger Games ($152.5 million), and another Disney film, Alice in Wonderland ($116.1 million).

　　A big opening for Beauty and the Beast would be no surprise, as ticket pre-sales were strong.

　　Beauty and the Beast, which is a live-action re-telling of the 1991 animated classic, opens in theaters on March 17. The original was nominated for Best Picture (a first for an animated movie) and ended up winning two Oscars, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

　　Emma Watson stars in Beauty and the Beast as Belle, while Dan Stevens plays Beast. The movie also features Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as LeFou. Ian McKellan plays Cogsworth and Ewan McGregor portrays Lumiere. You can watch a clip of Watson singing "Belle" right here.

　　It is just the latest live-action adaptation of a classic Disney film, following Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and Alice in Wonderland.