This is the last update for the year but essentially, National Treasure, Charlie Wilson's War and Walk Hard are down slightly from our predictions earlier in the week. National Treasure is getting significantly more theatres but will probably be hurt by the holiday traveling weekend, while Tim Burton's Sweeny Todd and the Hilary Swank romantic comedy P.S. I Love You are up slightly, both with a slight increase in theatre counts from our estimates earlier in the week. Should be a decent weekend with at least $150 million grossed by the Top 10 but being the killer pre-holiday weekend, one can expect everything to do worse than expected but then pick up a huge amount of business next week.
Also, look for Juno to make a play into the Top 10 just narrowly defeating Atonement as both of them expand into roughly 300 theatres.
Oh, and remember that next week's column, the last of the year, will be live on ComingSoon.net on Monday, just in time for Christmas!
1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) - $45.8 million N/A (-2.8 million)
2. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) - $33.8 million -56% (same)
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) - $24.8 million -44% (down -.4 million)
4. Sweeney Todd (DreamWorks) - $14.6 million N/A (+1.3 million)
5. Charlie Wilson's War (Universal) - $10.8 million N/A (-.5 million)
6. Walk Hard (Sony) - $9.4 million N/A (-.1 million)
7. P.S. I Love You (Warner Bros.) - $8.1 million N/A (+.9 million)
8. The Golden Compass (New Line) - $4.3 million -53% (+.1 million)
9. Enchanted (Walt Disney) - $3.3 million -41% (same)
10. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $3.0 million +100% (NEW)
