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October 6, 2006 — Nicole Sperling reports " This weekend will see one of the most admired directors in Hollywood return to gangster turf, while one of the screen's most enduring monsters will treat moviegoers to his back story. Martin Scorsese is looking to break personal boxoffice records with "The Departed," while New Line Cinema is offering up a prequel to its 2003 remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Meanwhile, Lionsgate is taking a different tack, banking that young girls will be interested in comedian Dane Cook and his "Employee of the Month." The industry is counting on all three films to do some serious business, confident that the weekend will surpass the comparable frame last year, when DreamWorks' animated "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" was the No. 1 film with a modest $16 million bow. The frame's new releases should enjoy a bump because of the Columbus Day holiday."