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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for July 25 - 27,
2008
By Edward Douglas -
This Week's Analysis
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
1 |
The Dark Knight |
$74.5 |
-53% |
4,366 |
$17,064 |
2 |
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2 |
New |
Step Brothers |
$28.4 |
N/A |
2,930 |
$9,693 |
1 |
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3 |
New |
The X-Files |
$23.2 |
N/A |
3,260 |
$7,117 |
1 |
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4 |
2 |
Mamma Mia! |
$15.5 |
-44% |
3,030 |
$5,116 |
2 |
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5 |
4 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
$7.5 |
-39% |
2,820 |
$2,660 |
3 |
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6 |
3 |
Hancock |
$7.4 |
-47% |
3,700 |
$2,000 |
4 |
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7 |
6 |
Wall*E |
$6.0 |
-40% |
3,300 |
$1,818 |
5 |
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8 |
5 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
$5.2 |
-49% |
3,210 |
$1,620 |
3 |
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9 |
7 |
Space Chimps |
$4.4 |
-38% |
2,450 |
$1,796 |
2 |
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10 |
8 |
Wanted |
$2.5 |
-50% |
2,650 |
$943 |
5 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$174.60 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 45% |
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Est. Average PTA
$4,983 |
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COMPARISONS:
THE X-FILES (20th Century
Fox)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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The X Files: Fight the Future |
6/19/98 |
2,629 |
$30.14 |
$11,464 |
$83.89 |
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The Simpsons Movie |
7/27/07 |
3,922 |
$74.04 |
$18,877 |
$182.71 |
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Serenity |
9/30/05 |
2,188 |
$10.09 |
$4,610 |
$24.18 |
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me |
8/28/92 |
691 |
$1.81 |
$2,619 |
$4.16 |
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Sex and the City |
5/30/08 |
3,285 |
$56.85 |
$17,305 |
$149.15 |
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Trust the Man |
8/18/06 |
38 |
$0.18 |
$4,744 |
$1.53 |
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Evolution |
6/8/01 |
2,611 |
$13.41 |
$5,135 |
$38.31 |
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Playing God |
10/17/97 |
1,479 |
$1.94 |
$1,312 |
$4.06 |
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Lady in the Water |
7/21/06 |
3,235 |
$18.04 |
$5,578 |
$42.29 |
STEP BROTHERS (Sony)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Semi-Pro |
2/29/08 |
3,121 |
$15.08 |
$4,830 |
$33.47 |
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Blades of Glory |
3/30/07 |
3,372 |
$33.01 |
$9,791 |
$118.25 |
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Talladega Nights |
8/4/06 |
3,803 |
$47.04 |
$12,370 |
$148.21 |
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Bewitched |
6/24/05 |
3,174 |
$20.13 |
$6,343 |
$62.25 |
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Kicking & Screaming |
5/13/05 |
3,455 |
$20.16 |
$5,835 |
$52.58 |
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Anchorman |
7/9/04 |
3,091 |
$28.42 |
$9,193 |
$84.14 |
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Elf |
11/7/03 |
3,337 |
$31.11 |
$9,324 |
$172.70 |
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story |
12/21/07 |
2,650 |
$4.17 |
$1,575 |
$18.32 |
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Superbad |
8/17/07 |
2,948 |
$33.05 |
$11,212 |
$121.46 |
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin |
8/19/05 |
2,845 |
$21.42 |
$7,530 |
$109.24 |
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Wedding Crashers |
7/15/05 |
2,925 |
$33.90 |
$11,590 |
$209.22 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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