Box Office Predictions for August 14 - 16,
2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 8.13.09)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
District 9 |
$33.0 |
N/A |
3,049 |
$10,823 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$24.0 |
-56% |
4,007 |
$5,990 |
2 |
|
3 |
New |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
$19.5 |
N/A |
2,988 |
$6,526 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
Julie & Julia |
$11.6 |
-42% |
2,354 |
$4,754 |
2 |
|
5 |
New |
The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. |
$5.9 |
N/A |
1,838 |
$3,210 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
G-Force |
$5.5 |
-45% |
3,065 |
$1,794 |
4 |
|
7 |
4 |
Harry Potter/Half-Blood Prince |
$4.6 |
-47% |
2,771 |
$1,660 |
5 |
|
8 |
New |
Bandslam |
$4.0 |
N/A |
2,121 |
$1,886 |
1 |
|
9 |
New |
Ponyo |
$3.8 |
N/A |
927 |
$4,099 |
1 |
| 10 |
6 |
(500) Days of Summer |
$3.8 |
0% |
1,048 |
$3,626 |
6 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Cloverfield |
1/18/08 |
3,411 |
$40.06 |
$11,744 |
$80.05 |
|
|
28 Days Later |
6/27/03 |
1,260 |
$10.06 |
$7,985 |
$45.06 |
|
|
Men In Black |
7/4/97 |
3,020 |
$33.06 |
$51.07 |
$16,911 |
$250.15 |
|
The Blair Witch Project |
7/30/99 |
1,101 |
$6.93 |
$29.21 |
$26,530 |
$140.53 |
|
King Kong |
12/16/05 |
3,568 |
$16.05 |
$50.13 |
$14,050 |
$218.05 |
|
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
9/17/04 |
3,170 |
$15.58 |
$4,915 |
$37.76 |
|
|
Cloverfield |
1/18/08 |
3,411 |
$40.06 |
$11,744 |
$80.05 |
|
|
28 Days Later |
6/27/03 |
1,260 |
$10.06 |
$7,985 |
$45.06 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
State of Play |
4/17/09 |
2,803 |
$14.07 |
$5,020 |
$37.02 |
|
|
The Family Stone |
12/16/05 |
2,466 |
$12.52 |
$5,077 |
$60.06 |
|
|
Red Eye |
8/19/05 |
3,079 |
$16.17 |
$5,251 |
$57.86 |
|
|
Wedding Crashers |
7/15/05 |
2,925 |
$33.90 |
$11,590 |
$209.22 |
|
|
The Notebook |
6/25/04 |
2,303 |
$13.46 |
$5,847 |
$79.67 |
|
|
Mean Girls |
4/30/04 |
2,839 |
$24.43 |
$8,606 |
$86.05 |
|
|
The Other Boleyn Girl |
2/29/08 |
1,166 |
$8.20 |
$7,035 |
$26.81 |
|
|
Lucky You |
5/4/07 |
2,525 |
$2.71 |
$1,073 |
$5.76 |
|
|
Munich |
12/23/05 |
532 |
$6.04 |
$11,355 |
$47.38 |
|
|
Troy |
5/14/04 |
3,411 |
$46.87 |
$13,739 |
$133.23 |
|
|
Nights in Rodanthe |
9/26/08 |
2,704 |
$13.42 |
$4,962 |
$42.56 |
|
|
The Lake House |
6/16/06 |
2,645 |
$13.62 |
$5,148 |
$52.33 |
|
|
The Butterfly Effect |
1/23/04 |
2,605 |
$17.07 |
$6,551 |
$57.65 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
The Hangover |
6/5/09 |
3,269 |
$44.98 |
$13,759 |
$255.89 |
|
Smokin' Aces |
1/26/07 |
2,218 |
$14.64 |
$6,600 |
$35.66 |
|
Old School |
2/21/03 |
2,689 |
$17.45 |
$6,491 |
$75.16 |
|
Very Bad Things |
11/25/98 |
1,260 |
$4.66 |
$3,698 |
$9.90 |
|
Drillbit Taylor |
3/21/08 |
3056 |
$10.31 |
$3,374 |
$32.86 |
|
Strange Wilderness |
2/1/08 |
1,208 |
$3.00 |
$2,485 |
$6.56 |
|
The Heartbreak Kid |
10/5/07 |
3,229 |
$14.02 |
$4,343 |
$36.79 |
|
Grandma's Boy |
1/6/06 |
2,016 |
$3.01 |
$1,493 |
$6.09 |
|
Step Brothers |
7/25/08 |
3,094 |
$30.94 |
$10,000 |
$100.47 |
|
Talladega Nights |
8/4/06 |
3,803 |
$47.04 |
$12,370 |
$148.21 |
|
The Hangover |
6/5/09 |
3,269 |
$44.98 |
$13,759 |
$255.89 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
10/24/08 |
3,623 |
$42.03 |
$11,601 |
$90.56 |
|
|
Hotel for Dogs |
1/16/09 |
3,271 |
$17.01 |
$5,201 |
$73.03 |
|
|
Marci X |
8/22/03 |
1,200 |
$0.87 |
$727 |
$1.65 |
|
|
The Rocker |
8/20/08 |
2,784 |
$2.64 |
$947 |
$6.41 |
|
|
August Rush |
11/17/07 |
2,310 |
$9.42 |
$4,079 |
$31.66 |
|
|
The School of Rock |
10/3/03 |
2,614 |
$19.62 |
$7,507 |
$81.05 |
|
|
Rock Star |
9/7/01 |
2,525 |
$6.02 |
$2,384 |
$16.99 |
|
|
Camp |
7/25/03 |
3 |
$0.05 |
$18,098 |
$1.63 |
|
|
Undiscovered |
8/26/05 |
1,304 |
$0.68 |
$518 |
$1.05 |
|
|
From Justin to Kelly |
6/20/03 |
2,001 |
$2.72 |
$1,357 |
$4.92 |
|
|
Crossroads |
2/15/02 |
2,380 |
$17.01 |
$7,149 |
$37.19 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Howl's Moving Castle |
6/10/05 |
36 |
$0.43 |
$11,889 |
$4.71 |
|
|
Spirited Away |
9/20/02 |
26 |
$0.45 |
$17,302 |
$10.05 |
|
|
Princess Mononoke |
10/29/99 |
8 |
$0.14 |
$18,056 |
$2.37 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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