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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for May 16 - 18, 2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 5.15.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
$84.2 |
N/A |
3,929 |
$21,430 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
Iron Man |
$27.8 |
-46% |
4,154 |
$6,692 |
3 |
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3 |
2 |
What Happens in Vegas |
$11.5 |
-44% |
3,255 |
$3,533 |
2 |
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4 |
3 |
Speed Racer |
$9.1 |
-52% |
3,606 |
$2,524 |
2 |
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5 |
4 |
Made of Honor |
$4.6 |
-44% |
2,816 |
$1,634 |
3 |
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6 |
5 |
Baby Mama |
$3.8 |
-40% |
2,500 |
$1,520 |
4 |
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7 |
6 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
$2.0 |
-38% |
1,604 |
$1,247 |
5 |
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8 |
7 |
Harold & Kumar Escape… |
$1.5 |
-62% |
1,403 |
$1,069 |
4 |
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9 |
8 |
The Forbidden Kingdom |
$0.9 |
-54% |
997 |
$1,003 |
5 |
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10 |
10 |
Nim's Island |
$0.7 |
-51% |
894 |
$783 |
7 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$146.20 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 47% |
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Est. Average PTA
$4,141 |
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COMPARISONS:
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (Walt Disney)
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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 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe |
12/9/05 |
3,616 |
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$65.56 |
$18,130 |
$291.17 |
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Shrek the Third |
5/18/07 |
4,122 |
$0.91 |
$121.63 |
$29,507 |
$320.71 |
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Shrek 2 |
5/21/04 |
4,163 |
$20.95 |
$108.04 |
$25,952 |
$436.47 |
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Shrek |
5/18/01 |
3,587 |
$0.04 |
$42.35 |
$11,805 |
$267.65 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
12/19/03 |
3,703 |
$51.47 |
$72.62 |
$19,614 |
$377.03 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
12/20/02 |
3,622 |
$40.04 |
$61.50 |
$16,980 |
$340.48 |
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings |
12/21/01 |
3,359 |
$27.91 |
$47.21 |
$14,055 |
$313.39 |
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The Spiderwick Chronicles |
2/14/08 |
3,847 |
$2.38 |
$19.00 |
$4,940 |
$71.15 |
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The Golden Compass |
12/7/07 |
3,528 |
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$25.78 |
$7,308 |
$69.25 |
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Stardust |
8/10/07 |
2,540 |
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$9.17 |
$3,610 |
$38.63 |
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Eragon |
12/15/06 |
3,020 |
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$23.24 |
$7,695 |
$75.03 |
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
5/20/05 |
3,661 |
$50.01 |
$108.44 |
$29,619 |
$380.21 |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
5/16/02 |
3,161 |
$30.14 |
$80.03 |
$25,317 |
$302.18 |
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Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace |
5/21/99 |
2,970 |
$41.76 |
$64.81 |
$21,822 |
$431.07 |
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The Matrix Reloaded |
5/16/03 |
3,603 |
$42.51 |
$91.77 |
$25,471 |
$281.91 |
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The Da Vinci Code |
5/19/06 |
3,735 |
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$77.07 |
$20,635 |
$217.54 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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