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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for June 6 - 8,
2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 6.5.08)
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LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Kung Fu Panda |
$52.4 |
N/A |
4,114 |
$12,737 |
1 |
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2 |
New |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
$38.7 |
N/A |
3,462 |
$11,179 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
Sex and the City |
$25.5 |
-55% |
3,325 |
$7,609 |
2 |
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4 |
2 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$22.5 |
-50% |
4,190 |
$5,370 |
3 |
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5 |
3 |
The Strangers |
$10.7 |
-49% |
2,477 |
$4,320 |
2 |
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6 |
4 |
Iron Man |
$7.9 |
-42% |
2,931 |
$2,661 |
6 |
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7 |
5 |
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
$6.5 |
-48% |
3,065 |
$2,121 |
4 |
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8 |
6 |
What Happens in Vegas |
$3.7 |
-45% |
2,366 |
$1,564 |
5 |
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9 |
7 |
Baby Mama |
$1.0 |
-50% |
921 |
$1,086 |
7 |
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10 |
9 |
Speed Racer |
$0.85 |
-57% |
855 |
$994 |
5 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$ 169.75 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 50% |
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Est. Average PTA
$4,973 |
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COMPARISONS:
KUNG FU PANDA (DreamWorks)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Nacho Libre |
6/16/06 |
3,070 |
$28.31 |
$9,221 |
$80.16 |
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The School of Rock |
10/3/03 |
2,614 |
$19.62 |
$7,507 |
$81.05 |
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Shark Tale |
10/1/04 |
4,016 |
$47.60 |
$11,854 |
$160.76 |
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Ice Age |
3/15/02 |
3,316 |
$46.30 |
$13,966 |
$176.39 |
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Bee Movie |
11/2/07 |
3,928 |
$38.02 |
$9,679 |
$126.60 |
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Open Season |
9/29/06 |
3,833 |
$23.62 |
$6,163 |
$84.30 |
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Over the Hedge |
5/19/06 |
4,059 |
$38.46 |
$9,475 |
$155.02 |
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Madagascar |
5/27/05 |
4,131 |
$47.22 |
$11,432 |
$193.14 |
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Robots |
3/11/05 |
3,776 |
$36.05 |
$9,546 |
$128.19 |
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Shrek |
5/18/01 |
3,587 |
$42.35 |
$11,805 |
$267.65 |
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The Wild |
4/14/06 |
2,854 |
$9.68 |
$3,393 |
$37.37 |
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Cars |
6/9/06 |
3,985 |
$60.12 |
$15,086 |
$244.08 |
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Finding Nemo |
5/30/03 |
3,374 |
$70.25 |
$20,821 |
$339.71 |
YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (Sony)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
7/20/07 |
3,495 |
$34.23 |
$9,795 |
$119.68 |
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Click |
6/23/06 |
3,749 |
$40.01 |
$10,673 |
$137.35 |
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The Longest Yard |
5/27/05 |
3,634 |
$47.61 |
$13,100 |
$158.12 |
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50 First Dates |
2/13/04 |
3,591 |
$39.58 |
$11,098 |
$120.78 |
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Anger Management |
4/11/03 |
3,551 |
$42.22 |
$11,890 |
$133.76 |
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Mr. Deeds |
6/28/02 |
3,231 |
$37.16 |
$11,501 |
$126.02 |
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Little Nicky |
11/10/00 |
2,910 |
$16.06 |
$5,519 |
$39.44 |
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Big Daddy |
6/25/99 |
3,027 |
$41.54 |
$13,723 |
$163.48 |
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The Waterboy |
11/6/98 |
2,664 |
$39.41 |
$14,794 |
$161.49 |
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The Wedding Singer |
2/13/98 |
2,821 |
$19.10 |
$6,771 |
$80.25 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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