Box Office Predictions for August 7 - 9, 2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 8.6.09)
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TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$53.4 |
N/A |
4,007 |
$13,327 |
1 |
|
2 |
New |
Julie & Julia |
$20.2* |
N/A |
2,975? |
$6,790 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
Funny People |
$10.4 |
-55% |
3,008 |
$3,457 |
2 |
|
4 |
3 |
G-Force |
$10.2 |
-42% |
3,482 |
$2,929 |
3 |
|
5 |
2 |
Harry Potter/Half-Blood Prince |
$9.5 |
-47% |
3,455 |
$2,750 |
4 |
|
6 |
New |
A Perfect Getaway |
$7.3 |
N/A |
2,159 |
$3,381 |
1 |
|
7 |
4 |
The Ugly Truth |
$7.0 |
-47% |
2,975 |
$2,353 |
3 |
|
8 |
5 |
Aliens in the Attic |
$5.0 |
-38% |
3,108 |
$1,610 |
5 |
|
9 |
12 |
500 Days of Summer |
$4.5 |
67% |
1,000 |
$4,900 |
2 |
|
10 |
6 |
Orphan |
$4.1 |
-45% |
2,270 |
$1,806 |
4 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
*Seems to be some confusion in terms of the theater count... BoxOfficeMovie has it opening in nearly 3,000 theaters where this number might be reasonable... if it's actually 2354 a/p other sources, it will be closer to $18 million.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (Paramount)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Fighting |
4/24/09 |
2,309 |
$11.02 |
$4,775 |
$23.09 |
|
|
Stop-Loss |
3/28/08 |
1,291 |
$4.55 |
$3,528 |
$10.91 |
|
|
Step Up |
8/11/06 |
2,467 |
$20.66 |
$8,374 |
$65.33 |
|
|
Stardust |
8/10/07 |
2,540 |
$9.17 |
$3,610 |
$38.63 |
|
|
Casanova |
12/23/05 |
37 |
$0.23 |
$6,245 |
$11.26 |
|
|
Alfie |
11/5/04 |
2,215 |
$6.22 |
$2,807 |
$13.40 |
|
|
Little Man |
7/14/06 |
2,533 |
$21.61 |
$8,533 |
$58.64 |
|
|
White Chicks |
6/25/04 |
2,726 |
$7.50 |
$19.68 |
$7,218 |
$69.15 |
|
Van Helsing |
5/7/04 |
3,575 |
$51.75 |
$14,480 |
$120.03 |
|
|
The Mummy Returns |
5/4/01 |
3,401 |
$68.14 |
$20,035 |
$202.01 |
|
|
The Mummy |
5/7/99 |
3,210 |
$43.37 |
$13,511 |
$155.25 |
|
|
Transformers |
7/6/07 |
4,011 |
$84.90 |
$70.50 |
$17,577 |
$319.25 |
|
Team America: World Police |
10/15/04 |
2,539 |
$12.12 |
$4,774 |
$32.77 |
|
|
Thunderbirds |
7/30/04 |
2,057 |
$2.77 |
$1,345 |
$6.77 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Mamma Mia! |
7/18/08 |
2,976 |
$27.75 |
$9,325 |
$144.13 |
|
|
The Devil Wears Prada |
6/30/06 |
2,847 |
$27.54 |
$9,672 |
$124.74 |
|
|
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
5/22/09 |
4,096 |
$54.17 |
$13,226 |
$173.02 |
|
|
Sunshine Cleaning |
3/13/09 |
479 |
$2.90 |
$1.81 |
$3,773 |
$12.06 |
|
Doubt |
12/12/08 |
1,267 |
$3.15 |
$5.34 |
$4,214 |
$33.42 |
|
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day |
3/7/08 |
535 |
$2.49 |
$4,656 |
$13.31 |
|
|
Enchanted |
11/21/07 |
3,730 |
14.619 |
$34.44 |
$9,233 |
$127.71 |
|
Bewitched |
6/24/05 |
3,174 |
$20.13 |
$6,343 |
$62.25 |
|
|
You've Got Mail |
12/18/98 |
2,691 |
$18.43 |
$6,849 |
$115.73 |
|
|
Sleepless in Seattle |
6/26/93 |
1,579 |
$17.25 |
$10,925 |
$126.68 |
|
|
No Reservations |
7/27/07 |
2,425 |
$11.70 |
$4,827 |
$43.10 |
|
|
Mamma Mia! |
7/18/08 |
2,976 |
$27.75 |
$9,325 |
$144.13 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Hitman |
11/21/07 |
2,458 |
$7.91 |
$13.18 |
$5,362 |
$39.69 |
|
Live Free or Die Hard |
6/29/07 |
3,408 |
$33.37 |
$9,792 |
$134.53 |
|
|
Resident Evil: Extinction |
9/21/07 |
2,828 |
$23.68 |
$8,373 |
$50.65 |
|
|
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
9/10/04 |
3,284 |
$23.04 |
$7,015 |
$50.74 |
|
|
Resident Evil |
3/15/02 |
2,528 |
$17.71 |
$7,004 |
$39.53 |
|
|
Ultraviolet |
3/3/06 |
2,558 |
$9.06 |
$3,544 |
$18.52 |
|
|
The Ruins |
4/4/08 |
2,812 |
$8.00 |
$2,846 |
$17.43 |
|
|
Turistas |
12/1/06 |
1,570 |
$3.53 |
$2,282 |
$7.03 |
|
|
The Chronicles of Riddick |
6/11/04 |
2,757 |
$24.29 |
$8,810 |
$57.64 |
|
|
Below |
10/11/02 |
168 |
$0.20 |
$1,199 |
$0.59 |
|
|
Pitch Black |
2/18/00 |
1,832 |
$11.58 |
$6,321 |
$39.24 |
|
|
Taking Lives |
3/19/04 |
2,705 |
$11.46 |
$4,236 |
$32.68 |
|
|
Murder By Numbers |
4/19/02 |
2,642 |
$9.31 |
$3,495 |
$31.87 |
|
|
Se7en |
9/22/95 |
2,441 |
$13.95 |
$5,715 |
$100.12 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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