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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for August 8 - 10,
2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 8.7.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Pineapple Express |
$28.2 / $29.5* |
N/A |
3,072 |
$9,603 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
The Dark Knight |
$24.5 |
-43% |
4,025 |
$6,125 |
4 |
|
3 |
2 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
$17.5 |
-56% |
3,780 |
$4,709 |
2 |
|
4 |
New |
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
$12.4 / $13.8* |
N/A |
2,707 |
$5,098 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
Mamma Mia! |
$9.3 |
-27% |
3,194 |
$2,912 |
4 |
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6 |
3 |
Step Brothers |
$8.4 |
-46% |
2,900 |
$2,608 |
3 |
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7 |
5 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
$4.5 |
-33% |
1,970 |
$2,284 |
5 |
|
8 |
6 |
Swing Vote |
$3.5 |
-43% |
2,213 |
$1,582 |
2 |
|
9 |
8 |
Wall*E |
$3.1 |
-32% |
2,144 |
$1,446 |
7 |
|
10 |
7 |
Hancock |
$2.8 |
-45% |
2,258 |
$1,240 |
6 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$116.80 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 41% |
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Est. Average PTA
$3,749 |
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*Projections after Wednesday estimates and
final weekend theater count released
COMPARISONS:
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (Sony)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Superbad |
8/17/07 |
2,948 |
$33.05 |
$11,212 |
$121.46 |
|
Knocked Up |
6/1/07 |
2,871 |
$30.69 |
$10,690 |
$146.28 |
|
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
4/18/08 |
2,798 |
$17.73 |
$6,335 |
$62.94 |
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Flyboys |
9/22/06 |
2,033 |
$6.00 |
$2,953 |
$13.09 |
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Annapolis |
1/27/06 |
1,605 |
$7.68 |
$4,786 |
$17.13 |
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo |
4/25/08 |
2,510 |
$14.91 |
$5,940 |
$38.11 |
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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle |
7/30/04 |
2,135 |
$5.48 |
$2,567 |
$18.23 |
|
How High |
12/21/01 |
1,266 |
$7.10 |
$5,610 |
$31.16 |
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Half Baked |
1/16/98 |
1,701 |
$6.94 |
$4,080 |
$17.37 |
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Bad Boys II |
7/18/03 |
3,186 |
$46.52 |
$14,602 |
$137.26 |
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Bad Boys |
4/7/95 |
2,132 |
$15.52 |
$7,280 |
$65.65 |
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Rush Hour |
9/18/98 |
2,638 |
$33.00 |
$12,509 |
$141.17 |
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 (Warner Bros.)
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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 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
6/3/05 |
2,583 |
$3.74 |
$9.83 |
$3,807 |
$38.83 |
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La Misma Luna |
3/19/08 |
266 |
|
$2.77 |
$10,412 |
$12.59 |
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Real Women Have Curves |
10/18/02 |
55 |
|
$0.18 |
$3,341 |
$5.68 |
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The Grudge 2 |
10/13/06 |
3,211 |
|
$20.83 |
$6,486 |
$39.14 |
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Tuck Everlasting |
10/11/02 |
1,185 |
|
$5.27 |
$4,446 |
$19.14 |
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Accepted |
8/18/06 |
2,914 |
|
$10.02 |
$3,440 |
$36.58 |
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Something New |
2/3/06 |
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$4.88 |
$3,857 |
$11.47 |
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What a Girl Wants |
4/4/03 |
2,964 |
|
$11.43 |
$3,858 |
$35.99 |
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Nancy Drew |
6/15/07 |
2,612 |
|
$6.83 |
$2,616 |
$25.58 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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