Box Office Predictions for August 28 - 30,
2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis (final update 8.27.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
The Final Destination |
$21.2 |
N/A |
3,121 |
$6,793 |
1 |
|
2 |
New |
Halloween 2 |
$17.2 |
N/A |
3,000 |
$5,733 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
Inglourious Basterds |
$17.0 |
-55% |
3,170 |
$5,363 |
2 |
|
4 |
2 |
District 9 |
$9.8 |
-46% |
3,180 |
$3,082 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$6.7 |
-45% |
3,467 |
$1,933 |
4 |
|
6 |
5 |
Julie & Julia |
$6.0 |
-32% |
2,503 |
$2,397 |
4 |
|
7 |
4 |
The Time Traveller's Wife |
$5.5 |
-44% |
2,961 |
$1,857 |
3 |
|
8 |
New |
Taking Woodstock |
$4.7 |
N/A |
1,350 |
$3,374 |
1 |
|
9 |
6 |
Shorts |
$3.6 |
-43% |
3,105 |
$1,159 |
2 |
|
10 |
7 |
G-Force |
$2.5 |
-39% |
1,926 |
$1,298 |
6 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
THE FINAL DESTINATION (New Line/WB)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Final Destination 3 |
2/10/06 |
2,880 |
$19.17 |
$6,657 |
$54.10 |
|
Final Destination 2 |
1/31/03 |
2,834 |
$16.02 |
$5,652 |
$46.90 |
|
Final Destination |
3/17/00 |
2,585 |
$10.02 |
$3,876 |
$53.30 |
|
Snakes on a Plane |
8/18/06 |
37,485 |
$15.03 |
$4,277 |
$34.02 |
|
The Butterfly Effect |
1/23/04 |
2,605 |
$17.07 |
$6,551 |
$57.65 |
|
My Bloody Valentine 3D |
1/16/09 |
2,534 |
$21.24 |
$8,383 |
$51.55 |
|
Hero |
8/27/04 |
2,031 |
$18.00 |
$8,865 |
$53.58 |
|
The Brothers Grimm |
8/26/05 |
3,087 |
$15.09 |
$4,889 |
$37.74 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Halloween |
8/31/07 |
3,472 |
$26.36 |
$7,593 |
$58.27 |
|
|
The Devil's Rejects |
7/22/05 |
1,757 |
$7.07 |
$4,022 |
$16.90 |
|
|
House of 1000 Corpses |
4/11/03 |
595 |
$3.46 |
$5,816 |
$12.58 |
|
|
Halloween: Resurrection |
7/12/02 |
1,954 |
$12.29 |
$6,291 |
$30.26 |
|
|
Hallowe'en:H20 |
8/7/98 |
2,607 |
$8.56 |
$16.19 |
$6,210 |
$55.02 |
|
Halloween: Curse of Michael Myers |
9/29/95 |
1,679 |
$7.31 |
$4,354 |
$15.12 |
|
|
Halloween V |
10/13/89 |
1,483 |
$5.09 |
$3,432 |
$11.64 |
|
|
Friday the 13th |
2/13/09 |
3,105 |
$40.57 |
$13,066 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Lust, Caution |
9/28/07 |
143 |
$0.48 |
$3,325 |
$4.60 |
|
|
Brokeback Mountain |
12/9/05 |
217 |
$4.94 |
$1.91 |
$8,803 |
$82.86 |
|
The Hulk |
6/20/03 |
3,660 |
$62.13 |
$16,975 |
$132.12 |
|
|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
1/12/01 |
693 |
$19.89 |
$7.73 |
$11,154 |
$128.07 |
|
Defiance |
12/31/08 |
1789 |
$0.34 |
$8.91 |
$4,981 |
$28.64 |
|
The Omen |
6/6/06 |
2,723 |
$13.30 |
$16.03 |
$5,886 |
$54.60 |
|
The Manchurian Candidate |
7/30/04 |
2,867 |
$20.02 |
$6,982 |
$64.82 |
|
|
Speed Racer |
5/9/08 |
3,606 |
$18.56 |
$5,147 |
$43.93 |
|
|
Into the Wild |
9/21/07 |
658 |
$4.35 |
$2.14 |
$3,250 |
$18.35 |
|
Lords of Dogtown |
6/3/05 |
1,865 |
$5.62 |
$3,015 |
$11.01 |
|
|
Milk |
11/28/08 |
328 |
$5.00 |
$2.60 |
$7,923 |
$31.84 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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