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The Weekend Warrior
Box Office Predictions for May 30 - June 1,
2008
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 5.29.08)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
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1 |
New |
Sex and the City |
$46.4 |
N/A |
3,285 |
$14,125 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull |
$42.8 |
-57% |
4,264 |
$10,038 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
$11.6 |
-47% |
3,801 |
$3,052 |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
Iron Man |
$11.2 |
-45% |
3,650 |
$3,068 |
5 |
|
5 |
New |
The Strangers |
$8.4 |
N/A |
2,467 |
$3,405 |
1 |
|
6 |
4 |
What Happens in Vegas |
$4.8 |
-48% |
3,086 |
$1,555 |
4 |
|
7 |
5 |
Speed Racer |
$1.9 |
-48% |
2,070 |
$918 |
4 |
|
8 |
7 |
Baby Mama |
$1.7 |
-50% |
1,772 |
$959 |
6 |
|
9 |
6 |
Made of Honor |
$1.6 |
-52% |
1,905 |
$840 |
5 |
|
10 |
8 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
$0.9 |
-49% |
760 |
$1,184 |
7 |
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Est. Weekend Total
$131.30 |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 50% |
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Est. Average PTA
$3,914 |
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COMPARISONS:
SEX AND THE CITY (New Line)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Smart People |
4/11/08 |
1106 |
|
$4.09 |
$3,700 |
$9.35 |
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Failure to Launch |
3/10/06 |
3,057 |
|
$24.41 |
$7,985 |
$88.72 |
|
The Family Stone |
12/16/05 |
2,466 |
|
$12.52 |
$5,077 |
$60.06 |
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State and Main |
1/12/01 |
459 |
$2.37 |
$1.74 |
$3,802 |
$6.92 |
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First Wives Club |
9/20/96 |
1,922 |
|
$18.91 |
$9,839 |
$105.49 |
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27 Dresses |
1/18/08 |
3,057 |
|
$23.01 |
$7,526 |
$76.65 |
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Hairspray |
7/20/07 |
3,121 |
|
$27.48 |
$8,804 |
$118.82 |
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Knocked Up |
6/1/07 |
2,871 |
|
$30.69 |
$10,690 |
$146.28 |
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The Devil Wears Prada |
6/30/06 |
2,847 |
|
$27.54 |
$9,672 |
$124.74 |
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Dreamgirls |
12/29/06 |
852 |
$22.96 |
$14.10 |
$16,549 |
$103.34 |
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
2/25/05 |
1,483 |
|
$21.91 |
$14,771 |
$50.38 |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
8/14/98 |
1,395 |
|
$11.32 |
$8,115 |
$37.65 |
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Waiting to Exhale |
12/22/95 |
1,253 |
|
$14.13 |
$11,277 |
$67.01 |
THE STRANGERS (Rogue/Universal)
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Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
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Jersey Girl |
3/26/04 |
1,520 |
$8.32 |
$5,473 |
$25.27 |
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Underworld: Evolution |
1/20/06 |
3,207 |
$26.86 |
$8,375 |
$62.32 |
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Underworld |
9/19/03 |
2,915 |
$21.75 |
$7,462 |
$51.48 |
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P2 |
11/9/07 |
2,131 |
$2.08 |
$978 |
$6.35 |
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Captivity |
7/13/07 |
1,061 |
$1.43 |
$1,347 |
$2.69 |
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Bug |
5/25/07 |
1,954 |
$3.25 |
$1,954 |
$7.00 |
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Vacancy |
4/20/07 |
2,551 |
$7.60 |
$2,981 |
$19.06 |
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Turistas |
12/1/06 |
1,570 |
$3.53 |
$2,282 |
$7.03 |
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When A Stranger Calls |
2/3/06 |
2,999 |
$21.61 |
$7,205 |
$47.86 |
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High Tension |
6/10/05 |
1,323 |
$1.90 |
$1,434 |
$3.65 |
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House of Wax |
5/6/05 |
3,111 |
$12.08 |
$3,882 |
$32.05 |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
10/17/03 |
3,016 |
$28.09 |
$9,315 |
$80.15 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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