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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for June 27 - 29,
2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 6.26.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
WALL•E |
$68.3 |
N/A |
3,992 |
$17,109 |
1 |
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2 |
New |
Wanted |
$40.6 |
N/A |
3,176 |
$12,783 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
Get Smart |
$21.2 |
-45% |
3,915 |
$5,415 |
2 |
|
4 |
3 |
Kung Fu Panda |
$11.7 |
-47% |
3,670 |
$3,188 |
4 |
|
5 |
2 |
The Incredible Hulk |
$10.4 |
-53% |
3,354 |
$3,101 |
3 |
|
6 |
4 |
The Love Guru |
$5.6 |
-59% |
3,012 |
$1,859 |
2 |
|
7 |
5 |
The Happening |
$4.7 |
-55% |
2,483 |
$1,893 |
3 |
|
8 |
6 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$4.5 |
-47% |
2,556 |
$1,761 |
6 |
|
9 |
8 |
Sex and the City |
$3.6 |
-45% |
1,755 |
$2,051 |
5 |
|
10 |
7 |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
$3.4 |
-54% |
2,147 |
$1,584 |
4 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$174.00 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 51% |
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Est. Average PTA
$5,074 |
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COMPARISONS:
WALL•E (Disney/Pixar Animation)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Ratatouille |
6/29/07 |
3,940 |
$47.03 |
$11,936 |
$206.45 |
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Cars |
6/9/06 |
3,985 |
$60.12 |
$15,086 |
$244.08 |
|
The Incredibles |
11/5/04 |
3,933 |
$70.47 |
$17,917 |
$261.44 |
|
Finding Nemo |
5/30/03 |
3,374 |
$70.25 |
$20,821 |
$339.71 |
|
Monsters, Inc. |
11/2/01 |
3,237 |
$63.48 |
$19,611 |
$252.89 |
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Toy Story 2 |
11/24/99 |
3,236 |
$57.39 |
$17,735 |
$245.82 |
|
A Bug's Life |
11/25/98 |
2,686 |
$32.83 |
$12,223 |
$162.79 |
|
Toy Story |
11/24/95 |
2,457 |
$29.14 |
$11,860 |
$191.78 |
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Robots |
3/11/05 |
3,776 |
$36.05 |
$9,546 |
$128.19 |
WANTED (Universal)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Atonement |
12/7/07 |
950 |
$20.90 |
$4.22 |
$4,444 |
$50.98 |
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The Last King of Scotland |
9/29/06 |
495 |
$3.73 |
$1.61 |
$3,252 |
$17.61 |
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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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Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
6/10/05 |
3,424 |
|
$50.34 |
$14,703 |
$186.34 |
|
Taking Lives |
3/19/04 |
2,705 |
|
$11.46 |
$4,236 |
$32.68 |
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
7/25/03 |
3,222 |
|
$21.78 |
$1,554 |
$8.30 |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
6/15/01 |
3,308 |
|
$47.74 |
$14,430 |
$131.14 |
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Gone in 60 Seconds |
6/9/00 |
3,006 |
|
$25.34 |
$8,430 |
$101.61 |
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The Bucket List |
12/28/07 |
2,911 |
$1.40 |
$19.39 |
$6,662 |
$93.47 |
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Evan Almighty |
6/22/07 |
2,604 |
|
$31.19 |
$8,655 |
$100.29 |
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Batman Begins |
6/17/05 |
3,858 |
$24.15 |
$48.75 |
$12,635 |
$205.09 |
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Million Dollar Baby |
12/17/04 |
2,010 |
$9.31 |
$12.27 |
$6,102 |
$100.42 |
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Bruce Almighty |
5/23/03 |
3,483 |
|
$85.73 |
$24,614 |
$242.60 |
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Street Kings |
4/11/08 |
2,467 |
|
$12.47 |
$5,055 |
$26.37 |
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Smokin' Aces |
1/26/07 |
2,218 |
|
$14.64 |
$6,600 |
$35.66 |
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Day Watch |
6/1/07 |
5 |
|
$0.05 |
$9,346 |
$0.46 |
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Night Watch |
2/17/06 |
158 |
$0.41 |
$0.36 |
$2,282 |
$1.50 |
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Fight Club |
10/15/99 |
1,963 |
|
$11.04 |
$5,624 |
$37.02 |
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The Matrix |
4/2/99 |
2,849 |
$9.57 |
$27.78 |
$9,751 |
$171.38 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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