Box Office Predictions for August 21 - 23,
2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis(Final update 8.21.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Inglourious Basterds |
$27.2 |
N/A |
3,165 |
$8,594 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
District 9 |
$21.0 |
-44% |
3,065 |
$6,885 |
2 |
|
3 |
New |
Shorts |
$11.0 |
N/A |
3,105 |
$3,543 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$10.7 |
-52% |
3,953 |
$2,707 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
The Time Traveller's Wife |
$9.8 |
-47% |
2,988 |
$3,280 |
2 |
|
6 |
4 |
Julie & Julia |
$7.7 |
-37% |
2,463 |
$3,126 |
3 |
|
7 |
5 |
G-Force |
$4.5 |
-35% |
2,561 |
$1,757 |
5 |
|
8 |
New |
Post Grad |
$3.9 |
N/A |
1,958 |
$1,992 |
1 |
|
9 |
6 |
The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. |
$2.9 |
-48% |
1,849 |
$1,568 |
1 |
|
10 |
7 |
Harry Potter/Half-Blood Prince |
$25 |
-52% |
1936 |
$1,395 |
2 |
| 11 |
New |
X-Games 3D: The Movie |
$2.5 |
N/A |
1,399 |
$1,787 |
1 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
COMPARISONS:
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (The Weinstein
Company)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Grindhouse |
4/6/07 |
2,624 |
$11.60 |
$4,419 |
$25.03 |
|
|
Kill Bill Vol. 2 |
4/16/04 |
2,971 |
$25.10 |
$8,450 |
$66.21 |
|
|
Kill Bill Vol. 1 |
10/10/03 |
3,102 |
$22.09 |
$7,121 |
$69.82 |
|
|
Jackie Brown |
12/26/97 |
1,370 |
$9.01 |
$6,577 |
$39.67 |
|
|
Pulp Fiction |
10/14/94 |
1,338 |
$9.31 |
$6,958 |
$107.93 |
|
|
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
12/26/09 |
2,988 |
$11.87 |
$26.85 |
$8,987 |
$127.51 |
|
Burn After Reading |
9/12/08 |
2,651 |
$19.13 |
$7,215 |
$60.36 |
|
|
The Assassination of Jesse James |
9/21/07 |
301 |
$1.64 |
$0.53 |
$1,765 |
$3.90 |
|
Babel |
10/27/06 |
1,251 |
$1.84 |
$5.55 |
$4,443 |
$34.30 |
|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
6/10/05 |
3,424 |
$50.34 |
$14,703 |
$186.34 |
|
|
Spy Game |
11/23/01 |
2,770 |
$8.88 |
$21.69 |
$7,830 |
$62.34 |
|
Ocean's Thirteen |
6/8/07 |
3,565 |
$36.13 |
$10,136 |
$117.14 |
|
|
Ocean's Twelve |
12/10/04 |
3,290 |
$39.15 |
$11,901 |
$125.40 |
|
|
Ocean's 11 |
12/7/01 |
3,075 |
$38.11 |
$12,393 |
$183.13 |
|
|
Valkyrie |
12/25/08 |
2,711 |
$8.49 |
$21.03 |
$7,756 |
$83.08 |
|
Saving Private Ryan |
7/24/98 |
2,463 |
$30.58 |
$12,416 |
$216.12 |
SHORTS (Warner Bros.)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D |
6/10/05 |
2,655 |
$12.58 |
$4,739 |
$39.17 |
|
|
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over |
7/25/03 |
3,344 |
$33.42 |
$9,993 |
$111.76 |
|
|
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams |
8/9/02 |
3,307 |
$8.30 |
$16.71 |
$5,053 |
$84.94 |
|
Spy Kids |
3/30/01 |
3,104 |
$26.55 |
$8,552 |
$106.26 |
|
|
Zoom |
8/11/06 |
2,501 |
$4.51 |
$1,803 |
$11.63 |
|
|
Sky High |
7/29/05 |
2,905 |
$14.63 |
$5,037 |
$62.94 |
POST GRAD (Fox Searchlight)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
College |
8/29/08 |
2,123 |
$2.15 |
$1,014 |
$4.69 |
|
|
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 |
8/6/08 |
2,707 |
$10.68 |
$3,945 |
$44.09 |
|
|
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
6/3/05 |
2,583 |
$3.74 |
$9.83 |
$3,807 |
$38.83 |
|
Tuck Everlasting |
10/11/02 |
1,185 |
$5.27 |
$4,446 |
$19.14 |
|
|
I Love You, Beth Cooper |
7/10/09 |
1,858 |
$4.92 |
$2,648 |
$14.46 |
|
|
My Life in Ruins |
6/5/09 |
1,164 |
$3.22 |
$2,769 |
$8.61 |
|
|
Miss March |
3/13/09 |
1,742 |
$2.41 |
$1,383 |
$4.54 |
|
|
The Rocker |
8/20/08 |
2,784 |
$2.64 |
$947 |
$6.41 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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