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The period piece Public Enemies could hardly be expected to take on the giant robots and Megan Fox‘s wicked curves in Transformers, however, it’s looking like the Johnny Depp-starring vehicle will be holding its own against the summer action flick.

Although the earmarked-for-an-Oscar-nominated movie isn’t expected to bump Revenge of the Fallen out of the top spot, the Michael Mann-directed pic is predicted to nab between $20 to 30 million in its opening weekend.

This would put the movie in third place for the opening weekend, the most impressive for a non-Pirates of the Caribbean movie for Johnny and the best for Mann. Yay! I love when smart movies win.

Gallery Info: Johnny Depp, Marion Cottilard and Michael Mann at the Public Enemies premiere in Paris.