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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for May 23 - 26, 2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 5.22.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
$128.6 |
N/A |
4,260 |
$30,188 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
$35.2 |
-36% |
3,929 |
$8,959 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
Iron Man |
$20.6 |
-35% |
3,915 |
$5,262 |
4 |
|
4 |
3 |
What Happens in Vegas |
$9.5 |
-32% |
3,187 |
$2,981 |
3 |
|
5 |
4 |
Speed Racer |
$5.0 |
-39% |
3,112 |
$1,607 |
3 |
|
6 |
6 |
Baby Mama |
$3.4 |
-27% |
2,152 |
$1,580 |
5 |
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7 |
5 |
Made of Honor |
$3.1 |
-34% |
2,393 |
$1,295 |
4 |
|
8 |
7 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
$2.2 |
-22% |
1,072 |
$2,052 |
6 |
|
9 |
8 |
Harold & Kumar Escape… |
$1.0 |
-49% |
750 |
$1,333 |
5 |
|
10 |
10 |
The Visitor |
$0.9 |
27% |
270 |
$3,148 |
6 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$209.45 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 27% |
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Est. Average PTA
$5,841 |
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COMPARISONS:
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE
CRYSTAL SKULL (Paramount)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
5/26/89 |
2,327 |
$9.90 |
$37.03 |
$15,913 |
$197.17 |
|
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
5/23/84 |
1,687 |
|
$25.34 |
$15,019 |
$179.87 |
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Raiders of the Lost Ark |
6/12/81 |
1,078 |
|
$8.31 |
$7,705 |
$245.03 |
|
The Lost World |
5/23/97 |
3,281 |
$2.57 |
$90.16 |
$27,480 |
$229.09 |
|
Jurassic Park |
6/12/93 |
2,404 |
|
$50.16 |
$20,865 |
$356.78 |
|
War of the Worlds |
7/1/05 |
3,908 |
$35.68 |
$77.06 |
$19,719 |
$233.58 |
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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 |
|
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace |
5/21/99 |
2,970 |
$41.76 |
$64.81 |
$21,822 |
$431.07 |
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Firewall |
2/10/06 |
2,840 |
|
$13.64 |
$4,801 |
$48.75 |
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Hollywood Homicide |
6/13/03 |
2,840 |
|
$11.11 |
$3,914 |
$30.21 |
|
Transformers |
7/2/07 |
4,011 |
$84.90 |
$70.50 |
$17,577 |
$319.25 |
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Disturbia |
4/13/08 |
2,925 |
|
$22.22 |
$7,598 |
$80.21 |
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X-Men: The Last Stand |
5/26/06 |
3,690 |
|
$122.86 |
$33,295 |
$234.36 |
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X2: X-Men United |
5/2/03 |
3,741 |
|
$85.56 |
$22,871 |
$214.95 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
5/25/07 |
4,362 |
$13.24 |
$138.80 |
$32,050 |
$309.40 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
7/7/06 |
4,133 |
|
$135.62 |
$32,817 |
$423.27 |
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
7/4/03 |
3,504 |
$28.35 |
$44.04 |
$12,569 |
$150.35 |
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Terminator 2 |
7/5/91 |
2,274 |
$20.54 |
$31.77 |
$13,971 |
$204.84 |
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The Day After Tomorrow |
5/28/04 |
3,425 |
|
$85.81 |
$25,053 |
$186.58 |
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Pearl Harbor |
5/25/01 |
3,214 |
|
$75.18 |
$23,390 |
$198.54 |
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Live Free or Die Hard |
6/29/07 |
3,408 |
|
$33.37 |
$9,792 |
$134.53 |
POSTAL (Freestyle Releasing)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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In the Name of the King |
1/11/08 |
1,632 |
|
$2.98 |
$599 |
$4.54 |
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Bloodrayne |
1/6/06 |
986 |
|
$1.55 |
$1,574 |
$2.41 |
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Alone in the Dark |
1/28/05 |
2,124 |
|
$2.83 |
$1,334 |
$5.13 |
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House of the Dead |
10/10/03 |
1,520 |
|
$5.68 |
$3,734 |
$10.20 |
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National Lampoon's Gold Diggers |
9/17/04 |
1,062 |
|
$0.39 |
$369 |
$0.39 |
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American Dreamz |
4/21/06 |
1,500 |
|
$3.67 |
$2,445 |
$7.31 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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