The big story of the weekend is Inception. Will audiences rally around a two and a half hour think piece? I loved the film, as did Brad, but I don’t think either of us are certain where the audience is going to come from. Let’s break it down!
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A 40 percent drop, only Sorcerer’s Apprentice stands in the way but word-of-mouth has been strong here. Which brings us to Nicolas Cage …
Prediction: $34.08 million
I’ve heard it is pretty good. But that doesn’t help the vanilla trailer or the market fatigue potential with Cage. Based on Wednesday’s numbers, I see it struggling to find an audience.
Prediction: $21.02 million
Something called Standing Ovation is getting 600 theaters this weekend. Sadly, that’s not enough to crack the top ten this weekend so we’ll probably never hear about it again.
Prediction: $15.61 million
5. Predators
Facing the biggest drop of the weekend. Because there simply aren’t enough fans.
Prediction: $11.88 million
6. Toy Story 3
Is Finding Nemo‘s $867m worldwide Pixar record in jeopardy? Only if the domestic/international multiplier comes in way higher than Toy Story 2.
Prediction: $11.56 million
7. Grown Ups
Still, you have to like the poster where all five guys are on a wild water ride. Someone clearly put in overtime on that.
Prediction: $9.82 million
It’s not dropping much, but less than 2,000 theaters is no way to go through life.
Prediction: $4.81 million
10. The Karate Kid
And so we close the book on The Karate Kid, a film that was only bested by Rush Hour within the “martial arts” genre.
Prediction: $2.6 million
How say you? Feeling bold on Inception? Anyone seeing a repeat of July ’08 on the horizon? Have I sandbagged The Sorcerer’s Apprentice? So many questions, only you can answer!
