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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for November 16 - 18,
2007
By Edward Douglas -
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(final update 11.15)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Beowulf |
$34.3 |
N/A |
3,153 |
$10,879 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
Bee Movie |
$17.3 |
-34% |
3,984 |
$4,342 |
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
American Gangster |
$13.6 |
-44% |
3,111 |
$4,372 |
3 |
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4 |
3 |
Fred Claus |
$11.5 |
-38% |
3,603 |
$3,192 |
2 |
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5 |
New |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
$11.3 |
N/A |
3,164 |
$3,571 |
1 |
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6 |
5 |
Dan in Real Life |
$4.3 |
-29% |
1,901 |
$2,262 |
4 |
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7 |
4 |
Lions for Lambs |
$3.7 |
-45% |
2,216 |
$1,670 |
2 |
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8 |
15 |
No Country for Old Men |
$2.9 |
258% |
148 |
$19,595 |
3 |
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9 |
New |
Love in the Time of Cholera |
$2.6 |
N/A |
852 |
$3,052 |
1 |
|
10 |
6 |
Saw IV |
$2.3 |
-54% |
2,097 |
$1,097 |
4 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$103.80 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- |
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Est. Average PTA
$5,403 |
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COMPARISONS:
BEOWULF (Paramount)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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The Polar Express |
11/12/04 |
3,650 |
$7.31 |
$23.32 |
$6,390 |
$162.75 |
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Cast Away |
12/22/00 |
2,774 |
|
$28.88 |
$10,411 |
$233.63 |
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What Lies Beneath |
7/21/00 |
2,813 |
|
$29.70 |
$10,558 |
$155.37 |
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Contact |
7/11/97 |
1,923 |
|
$20.58 |
$10,702 |
$100.92 |
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Forrest Gump |
7/8/94 |
1,595 |
$8.06 |
$24.45 |
$15,329 |
$329.65 |
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Monster House |
7/21/06 |
3,553 |
|
$22.22 |
$6,253 |
$73.66 |
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |
7/13/01 |
2,649 |
$7.62 |
$11.41 |
$4,307 |
$32.13 |
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Beowulf & Grendel |
6/16/06 |
1 |
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$0.004 |
$4,360 |
$0.07 |
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Alexander |
11/26/04 |
2,445 |
$8.15 |
$13.69 |
$5,598 |
$34.29 |
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300 |
3/9/07 |
3,109 |
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$70.89 |
$22,844 |
$210.61 |
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Gladiator |
5/5/00 |
2,938 |
|
$34.82 |
$11,852 |
$186.61 |
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Troy |
5/14/04 |
3,411 |
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$46.87 |
$13,739 |
$133.23 |
MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM (Fox Walden)
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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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Stranger Than Fiction |
11/10/06 |
2,264 |
|
$13.41 |
$5,924 |
$40.44 |
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Meet the Fockers |
12/24/04 |
3,518 |
$24.40 |
$46.12 |
$13,110 |
$275.94 |
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Hook |
12/13/91 |
2,197 |
$3.54 |
$13.52 |
$6,154 |
$119.65 |
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V for Vendetta |
3/17/06 |
3,365 |
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$25.65 |
$7,620 |
$70.51 |
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Closer |
12/3/04 |
476 |
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$7.71 |
$16,193 |
$33.99 |
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Garden State |
7/28/04 |
652 |
$3.50 |
$3.02 |
$4,633 |
$26.78 |
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Zathura |
11/11/05 |
3,223 |
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$13.43 |
$4,166 |
$28.05 |
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Jumanji |
12/15/95 |
2,487 |
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$11.08 |
$4,455 |
$100.48 |
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Night at the Museum |
12/22/06 |
3,685 |
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$30.43 |
$8,259 |
$250.86 |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
7/15/05 |
3,770 |
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$56.18 |
$14,901 |
$206.46 |
| Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat |
11/21/03 |
3,464 |
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$38.33 |
$11,065 |
$100.45 |
| Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
11/17/00 |
3,127 |
|
$55.08 |
$17,614 |
$260.03 |
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (New Line)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Goya's Ghosts |
7/20/07 |
49 |
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$0.03 |
$3,259 |
$0.99 |
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The Sea Inside |
12/17/04 |
23 |
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$0.06 |
$2,421 |
$2.09 |
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The Dancer Upstairs |
5/22/04 |
13 |
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$0.09 |
$8,165 |
$2.37 |
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Before Night Falls |
12/22/00 |
8 |
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$0.11 |
$10,564 |
$4.22 |
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Mona Lisa Smile |
12/19/03 |
2,677 |
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$11.53 |
$4,306 |
$62.96 |
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Pushing Tin |
4/23/99 |
1,283 |
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$3.56 |
$2,775 |
$8.41 |
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Donnie Brasco |
2/28/97 |
1,503 |
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$11.66 |
$7,758 |
$41.97 |
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Four Weddings and a Funeral |
4/15/94 |
721 |
$9.88 |
$4.16 |
$5,770 |
$52.72 |
| The Notebook |
6/25/04 |
2,303 |
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$13.46 |
$5,847 |
$79.67 |
Copyright 2007 Edward Douglas
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