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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for August 31 - Sept.
3, 2007
By Edward Douglas -
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Warrior Blog for this week's Analysis.
(final
update 8.30.07)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Halloween |
$23.4 |
N/A |
3,472 |
$6,740 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
Superbad |
$13.6 |
-25% |
3,002 |
$4,530 |
3 |
|
3 |
New |
Balls of Fury |
$11.2 |
N/A |
2,850 |
$3,930 |
1 |
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4 |
2 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
$10.2 |
-18% |
3,290 |
$3,100 |
5 |
|
5 |
4 |
Mr. Bean's Holiday |
$9.8 |
0% |
1,767 |
$5,546 |
2 |
|
6 |
3 |
Rush Hour 3 |
$7.9 |
-33% |
3,008 |
$2,626 |
4 |
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7 |
New |
Death Sentence |
$6.3 |
N/A |
1,822 |
$3,458 |
1 |
|
8 |
5 |
War |
$5.5 |
-44% |
2,277 |
$2,415 |
2 |
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9 |
6 |
The Nanny Diaries |
$5.3 |
-30% |
2,636 |
$2,011 |
2 |
|
10 |
7 |
The Simpsons Movie |
$3.0 |
-32% |
2,066 |
$1,452 |
5 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$96.20 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
-26% |
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Est. Average PTA
$3,575 |
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LABOR DAY COMPARISONS:
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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The Transporter 2 |
9/2/05 |
3,303 |
|
$20.10 |
$6,087 |
$43.10 |
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Jeepers Creepers 2 |
8/29/03 |
3,124 |
|
$18.37 |
$5,879 |
$35.14 |
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Jeepers Creepers |
8/31/01 |
2,944 |
|
$15.84 |
$5,380 |
$37.81 |
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Crank |
9/1/06 |
2,515 |
|
$13.00 |
$5,168 |
$27.84 |
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Wicker Man |
9/1/06 |
2,784 |
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$11.72 |
$4,209 |
$24.41 |
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The Constant Gardener |
9/2/05 |
1,346 |
$1.72 |
$10.96 |
$8,144 |
$31.25 |
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Crow: City of Angels |
8/30/96 |
2,423 |
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$9.79 |
$4,040 |
$17.90 |
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Paparazzi |
9/3/04 |
2,115 |
|
$7.86 |
$3,714 |
$15.71 |
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fear dot com |
8/30/02 |
2,550 |
|
$7.09 |
$2,779 |
$13.21 |
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Wicker Park |
9/3/04 |
2,598 |
|
$6.82 |
$2,625 |
$12.83 |
HALLOWEEN (Dimension)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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The Devil's Rejects |
7/22/05 |
1,757 |
|
$7.07 |
$4,022 |
$16.90 |
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House of 1000 Corpses |
4/11/03 |
595 |
|
$3.46 |
$5,816 |
$12.58 |
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Halloween: Resurrection |
7/12/02 |
1,954 |
|
$12.29 |
$6,291 |
$30.26 |
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Hallowe'en: H20 |
8/7/98 |
2,607 |
$8.56 |
$16.19 |
$6,210 |
$55.02 |
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Halloween: Curse of Michael Myers |
9/29/95 |
1,679 |
|
$7.31 |
$4,354 |
$15.12 |
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Halloween V |
10/13/89 |
1,483 |
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$5.09 |
$3,432 |
$11.64 |
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Black Christmas |
12/25/06 |
1,544 |
7.2 |
$3.72 |
$2,412 |
$16.24 |
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The Omen |
6/6/06 |
2,723 |
20.27 |
$16.03 |
$5,886 |
$54.61 |
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The Amityville Horror |
4/15/05 |
3,323 |
|
$23.51 |
$7,074 |
$64.26 |
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Dawn of the Dead |
3/19/04 |
2,745 |
|
$26.72 |
$9,735 |
$58.89 |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
10/17/03 |
3,016 |
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$28.09 |
$9,315 |
$80.15 |
BALLS OF FURY (Rogue)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Reno 911!: Miami |
2/23/07 |
2,702 |
|
$10.27 |
$3,802 |
$20.34 |
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Night at the Museum |
12/22/06 |
3,685 |
|
$30.43 |
$8,259 |
$250.86 |
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Let's Go To Prison |
11/17/06 |
1,495 |
|
$2.22 |
$1,485 |
$5.53 |
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Herbie: Fully Loaded |
6/24/05 |
3,521 |
$5.04 |
$12.71 |
$3,610 |
$65.94 |
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The Pacifier |
3/4/05 |
3,131 |
|
$30.55 |
$9,758 |
$113.01 |
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Blades of Glory |
3/30/07 |
3,372 |
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$33.01 |
$9,791 |
$118.25 |
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Beerfest |
8/25/06 |
2,964 |
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$7.03 |
$2,372 |
$19.19 |
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
6/18/04 |
2,694 |
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$30.07 |
$11,162 |
$114.06 |
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist |
1/25/02 |
2,478 |
|
$7.02 |
$2,832 |
$16.03 |
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The Rundown |
9/26/03 |
3,152 |
|
$18.53 |
$5,880 |
$47.59 |
DEATH SENTENCE (Fox Atomic)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Dead Silence |
3/16/07 |
1805 |
|
$7.84 |
$4,345 |
$16.57 |
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Saw |
10/29/04 |
2,315 |
|
$18.28 |
$7,895 |
$55.15 |
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Beauty Shop |
4/1/05 |
2,659 |
$3.85 |
$12.80 |
$4,814 |
$36.31 |
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Mystic River |
10/17/03 |
1,467 |
$3.09 |
$10.45 |
$7,121 |
$90.14 |
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Hollow Man |
8/4/00 |
2,956 |
|
$26.41 |
$8,934 |
$73.21 |
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Walking Tall |
4/2/04 |
2,836 |
|
$15.50 |
$5,466 |
$45.86 |
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Payback |
2/5/99 |
2,720 |
|
$21.22 |
$7,801 |
$81.52 |
Copyright 2007 Edward Douglas
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