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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for April 4 - 6, 2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis (final update 4.3.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Leatherheads |
$15.8 |
N/A |
2,777 |
$5,690 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
21 |
$14.2 |
-42% |
2,653 |
$5,352 |
2 |
|
3 |
New |
Nim's Island |
$13.6 |
N/A |
3,513 |
$3,871 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who |
$11.5 |
-36% |
3,569 |
$3,222 |
4 |
|
5 |
New |
The Ruins |
$8.2 |
N/A |
2,812 |
$2,916 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
Superhero Movie |
$4.8 |
-49% |
2,965 |
$1,619 |
2 |
|
7 |
4 |
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns |
$3.7 |
-51% |
1,554 |
$2,381 |
3 |
|
8 |
5 |
Drillbit Taylor |
$3.2 |
-44% |
2,707 |
$1,182 |
3 |
|
9 |
6 |
Shutter |
$2.6 |
-50% |
2,125 |
$1,224 |
3 |
|
10 |
7 |
Stop-Loss |
$2.6 |
-43% |
1,294 |
$2,009 |
2 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$80.20 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 45% |
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Est. Average PTA
$2,947 |
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COMPARISONS:
LEATHERHEADS (Universal)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Good Night, and Good Luck |
10/7/05 |
657 |
$7.90 |
$3.07 |
$4,667 |
$54.60 |
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
1/24/03 |
1,769 |
$0.50 |
$5.83 |
$3,297 |
$15.94 |
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Michael Clayton |
10/5/07 |
2,511 |
$1.08 |
$10.37 |
$4,131 |
$49.02 |
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Syriana |
11/25/05 |
1,752 |
$1.49 |
$11.74 |
$6,699 |
$50.82 |
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Intolerable Cruelty |
10/10/03 |
2,564 |
|
$12.53 |
$4,885 |
$35.10 |
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Solaris |
11/29/02 |
2,406 |
$2.67 |
$6.75 |
$2,807 |
$14.91 |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
2/2/01 |
809 |
$13.38 |
$3.65 |
$4,512 |
$45.51 |
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Cinderella Man |
6/3/05 |
2,812 |
|
$18.32 |
$6,515 |
$61.65 |
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Cold Mountain |
12/26/03 |
2,163 |
$4.51 |
$14.57 |
$6,738 |
$78.38 |
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Down with Love |
5/16/03 |
2,163 |
$.06 |
$7.00 |
$3,298 |
$20.30 |
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Chicago |
2/7/03 |
1,841 |
$53.02 |
$10.79 |
$5,859 |
$170.68 |
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License to ago |
7/3/07 |
2,604 |
|
$10.42 |
$4,002 |
$43.79 |
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Invincible |
8/25/06 |
2,917 |
|
$17.03 |
$5,839 |
$57.81 |
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Fever Pitch |
4/8/05 |
3,267 |
|
$12.40 |
$3,796 |
$42.07 |
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Bull Durham |
6/17/88 |
1,238 |
|
$5.01 |
$4,046 |
$50.88 |
NIM'S ISLAND (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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Definitely, Maybe |
2/14/08 |
2,204 |
$3.12 |
$9.76 |
$4,430 |
$31.40 |
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No Reservations |
7/27/07 |
2,425 |
|
$11.70 |
$4,827 |
$43.10 |
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Little Miss Sunshine |
7/26/06 |
1,430 |
$15.51 |
$7.37 |
$5,155 |
$59.89 |
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P.S. I Love You |
12/21/07 |
2,454 |
|
$6.48 |
$2,641 |
$53.68 |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera |
12/24/04 |
622 |
$2.32 |
$4.00 |
$6,434 |
$49.44 |
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Inside Man |
3/24/06 |
2,818 |
|
$28.95 |
$10,275 |
$88.63 |
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Flightplan |
9/23/05 |
3,424 |
|
$24.63 |
$7,193 |
$89.70 |
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Anna and the King |
12/17/99 |
2,133 |
|
$5.22 |
$2,447 |
$39.25 |
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Maverick |
5/20/94 |
2,537 |
|
$17.25 |
$6,799 |
$101.63 |
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
11/16/07 |
3,164 |
|
$9.63 |
$3,044 |
$31.73 |
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The Seeker: Dark is Rising |
10/5/07 |
3,141 |
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$3.75 |
$1,192 |
$8.79 |
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Bridge to Terabithia |
2/16/07 |
3,139 |
|
$22.56 |
$7,188 |
$82.23 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe |
12/9/05 |
3,616 |
|
$65.56 |
$18,130 |
$291.17 |
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Because of Winn-Dixie |
2/18/05 |
3,188 |
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$13.22 |
$4,146 |
$32.65 |
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Holes |
4/18/03 |
2,331 |
|
$16.30 |
$6,993 |
$67.38 |
THE RUINS (DreamWorks)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Venom |
9/16/05 |
489 |
$0.52 |
$1,062 |
$0.88 |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
10/17/03 |
3,016 |
$28.09 |
$9,315 |
$80.15 |
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Bug |
5/25/07 |
1,954 |
$3.25 |
$1,954 |
$7.00 |
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Primeval |
1/12/07 |
2,444 |
$6.05 |
$2,475 |
$10.60 |
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The Invasion |
8/17/07 |
2,776 |
$5.95 |
$2,144 |
$15.07 |
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Turistas |
12/1/06 |
1,570 |
$3.53 |
$2,282 |
$7.03 |
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The Descent |
8/4/06 |
2,095 |
$8.91 |
$4,254 |
$26.02 |
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House of Wax |
5/6/05 |
3,111 |
$12.08 |
$3,882 |
$32.05 |
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Cabin Fever |
9/12/03 |
2,087 |
$8.63 |
$4,137 |
$21.14 |
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Wrong Turn |
5/30/03 |
1,615 |
$5.16 |
$3,164 |
$15.42 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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