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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for March 14 - 16, 2008
By Edward Douglas -
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Warrior Blog for this week's Analysis.
(Updated
3.13.07)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who |
$48.3 |
N/A |
3,954 |
$12,215 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
10,000 B.C. |
$14.2 |
-61% |
3,410 |
$4,164 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
College Road Trip |
$7.9 |
-42% |
2,706 |
$2,919 |
2 |
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4 |
New |
Never Back Down |
$7.4 |
N/A |
2,729 |
$2,712 |
1 |
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5 |
New |
Doomsday |
$5.9 |
N/A |
1,936 |
$3,048 |
1 |
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6 |
3 |
Vantage Point |
$4.2 |
-43% |
2,761 |
$1,521 |
4 |
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7 |
5 |
The Bank Job |
$3.5 |
-42% |
1,613 |
$2,170 |
2 |
|
8 |
4 |
Semi-Pro |
$2.8 |
-53% |
2,270 |
$1,233 |
3 |
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9 |
6 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles |
$2.4 |
-47% |
2,407 |
$997 |
5 |
|
10 |
7 |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
$2.3 |
-43% |
1,212 |
$1,898 |
3 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$98.90 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 47% |
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Est. Average PTA
$2,989 |
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COMPARISONS:
DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO (20th Century Fox)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat |
11/21/03 |
3,464 |
$38.33 |
$11,065 |
$100.45 |
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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas |
11/17/00 |
3,127 |
$55.08 |
$17,614 |
$260.03 |
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Evan Almighty |
6/22/07 |
2,604 |
$31.19 |
$8,655 |
$100.29 |
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Over the Hedge |
5/19/06 |
4,059 |
$38.46 |
$9,475 |
$155.02 |
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Bruce Almighty |
5/23/03 |
3,483 |
$85.73 |
$24,614 |
$242.60 |
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Robots |
3/11/05 |
3,776 |
$36.05 |
$9,546 |
$128.19 |
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Ice Age: the Meltdown |
3/31/06 |
3,964 |
$68.03 |
$17,163 |
$195.33 |
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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 |
$126.63 |
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The Ant Bully |
7/28/06 |
3,050 |
$8.43 |
$2,765 |
$28.13 |
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Arthur and the Invisibles |
1/12/07 |
2,247 |
$4.29 |
$1,911 |
$15.13 |
DOOMSDAY (Universal)
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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 Descent |
8/4/06 |
2,095 |
|
$8.91 |
$4,254 |
$26.02 |
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Dead Silence |
3/16/07 |
1,805 |
|
$7.84 |
$4,345 |
$16.57 |
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Slither |
3/31/06 |
1,945 |
|
$3.88 |
$1,995 |
$7.80 |
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28 Weeks Later |
5/11/07 |
2,303 |
|
$9.81 |
$4,258 |
$28.64 |
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28 Days Later |
6/27/03 |
1,260 |
|
$10.06 |
$7,985 |
$45.06 |
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Skinwalkers |
8/10/07 |
745 |
|
$0.75 |
$1,011 |
$1.02 |
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The Last Legion |
8/17/07 |
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$2.75 |
$1,372 |
$5.93 |
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The Nativity Story |
10/1/06 |
3,083 |
|
$7.85 |
$2,546 |
$37.63 |
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Syriana |
11/25/05 |
1,752 |
$1.49 |
$11.74 |
$6,699 |
$50.82 |
NEVER BACK DOWN (Summit Entertainment)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Redline |
4/13/07 |
1,607 |
$3.96 |
$2,466 |
$6.88 |
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The Fast and the Furious |
6/22/01 |
2,628 |
$40.09 |
$15,255 |
$144.51 |
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Blood Diamond |
12/8/06 |
1,910 |
$8.65 |
$4,528 |
$57.38 |
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The Island |
7/22/05 |
3,122 |
$12.41 |
$3,975 |
$35.26 |
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Constantine |
2/18/05 |
3,006 |
$33.62 |
$11,186 |
$75.50 |
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In America |
11/28/03 |
11 |
$0.21 |
$18,658 |
$10.05 |
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Cry Wolf |
9/16/05 |
1,789 |
$4.43 |
$2,475 |
$9.54 |
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Redline |
8/13/07 |
1,607 |
$3.96 |
$2,466 |
$6.88 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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