Box Office Predictions for Jan. 16 - 19, 2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 1.15.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
My Bloody Valentine 3D |
$22.1 |
N/A |
2,534 |
$8,721 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
Gran Torino |
$20.6 |
-32% |
2,972 |
$6,931 |
6 |
|
3 |
New |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
$18.3 |
N/A |
3,144 |
$5,821 |
1 |
|
4 |
New |
Notorious |
$16.2 |
N/A |
1,637 |
$9,896 |
1 |
|
5 |
2 |
Bride Wars |
$16.0 |
-25% |
3,226 |
$4,960 |
2 |
|
6 |
New |
Hotel for Dogs |
$15.3 |
N/A |
3,271 |
$4,677 |
1 |
|
7 |
3 |
The Unborn |
$10.7 |
-46% |
2,359 |
$4,536 |
2 |
|
8 |
4 |
Marley and Me |
$8.3 |
-25% |
2,952 |
$2,812 |
4 |
|
9 |
35 |
Defiance |
$6.4 |
1018% |
1,789 |
$3,577 |
4 |
|
10 |
5 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
$6.3 |
-32% |
2,223 |
$2,789 |
4 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (Lionsgate)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Prom Night |
4/11/08 |
2,700 |
$20.80 |
$7,706 |
$43.82 |
|
|
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning |
10/6/06 |
2,820 |
$18.51 |
$6,563 |
$39.52 |
|
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
10/17/03 |
3,016 |
$28.09 |
$9,315 |
$80.15 |
|
|
Dawn of the Dead |
3/19/04 |
2,745 |
$26.72 |
$9,735 |
$58.89 |
|
|
Black Christmas |
12/25/06 |
1,544 |
$7.20 |
$3.72 |
$2,412 |
$16.24 |
|
The Hills Have Eyes 2 |
3/23/07 |
2,447 |
$9.69 |
$3,958 |
$20.53 |
|
|
The Hills Have Eyes |
3/10/06 |
2,620 |
$15.71 |
$5,996 |
$41.78 |
|
|
Halloween |
8/31/07 |
3,472 |
$26.36 |
$7,593 |
$58.27 |
|
|
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 |
|
Valentine |
2/2/01 |
2,310 |
$10.02 |
$4,334 |
$20.36 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Nancy Drew |
6/15/07 |
2,612 |
$6.83 |
$2,616 |
$25.58 |
|
|
Racing Stripes |
1/14/05 |
3,185 |
$18.86 |
$5,922 |
$49.19 |
|
|
Kangaroo Jack |
1/17/03 |
2,818 |
$21.90 |
$7,770 |
$66.72 |
|
|
Snow Dogs |
1/18/02 |
2,302 |
$23.71 |
$10,299 |
$81.15 |
|
|
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
10/3/08 |
3,215 |
$29.30 |
$9,114 |
$92.34 |
|
|
Firehouse Dog |
4/4/07 |
2,860 |
$3.84 |
$1,342 |
$13.93 |
|
|
Because of Winn-Dixie |
2/18/05 |
3,188 |
$13.22 |
$4,146 |
$32.65 |
|
|
Good Boy! |
10/10/03 |
3,225 |
$13.11 |
$4,064 |
$37.57 |
|
|
My Dog Skip |
3/3/00 |
2,331 |
$0.72 |
$5.86 |
$2,514 |
$34.10 |
|
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
6/20/08 |
1,843 |
$2.53 |
$3.27 |
$1,789 |
$17.66 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
7/20/07 |
3,495 |
$34.23 |
$9,795 |
$119.68 |
|
|
Hitch |
2/11/05 |
3,575 |
$43.14 |
$12,068 |
$177.58 |
|
|
National Security |
1/17/03 |
2,729 |
$16.81 |
$5,266 |
$36.29 |
|
|
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |
8/12/05 |
3,127 |
$9.63 |
$3,078 |
$22.26 |
|
|
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo |
12/10/99 |
2,154 |
$12.22 |
$5,673 |
$65.54 |
|
|
Bean |
11/7/97 |
1,948 |
$7.01 |
$12.73 |
$6,535 |
$45.31 |
|
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
2/4/94 |
1,750 |
$12.12 |
$6,926 |
$72.22 |
|
|
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
11/10/95 |
2,652 |
$37.80 |
$14,253 |
$108.36 |
|
|
Daddy Day Care |
5/9/03 |
3,370 |
$27.62 |
$8,197 |
$103.55 |
|
|
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star |
9/5/03 |
2,023 |
$6.66 |
$3,288 |
$22.74 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
What's Love Got to do With It? |
6/26/93 |
1,091 |
$7.73 |
$5.48 |
$5,023 |
$38.93 |
|
Akeelah and the Bee |
4/28/06 |
2,195 |
$6.01 |
$2,739 |
$18.85 |
|
|
Catch a Fire |
10/27/06 |
1,306 |
$2.03 |
$1,552 |
$4.29 |
|
|
Friday Night Lights |
10/8/04 |
2,667 |
$20.27 |
$7,600 |
$61.19 |
|
|
Antwone Fisher |
1/10/03 |
1,007 |
$6.65 |
$3.78 |
$3,757 |
$21.08 |
|
We Are Marshall |
12/22/06 |
2,606 |
$6.11 |
$2,346 |
$43.55 |
|
|
Crossover |
9/1/06 |
1,023 |
$3.77 |
$3,683 |
$7.01 |
|
|
Idlewild |
8/25/06 |
973 |
$5.74 |
$5,905 |
$12.67 |
|
|
Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
11/11/05 |
1,652 |
$5.70 |
$12.02 |
$7,277 |
$30.98 |
|
8 Mile |
11/8/02 |
2,470 |
$51.24 |
$20,745 |
$116.13 |
|
|
Ray |
10/29/04 |
2,006 |
$20.04 |
$9,990 |
$75.24 |
|
|
Roll Bounce |
9/23/05 |
1,625 |
$7.57 |
$4,659 |
$17.38 |
|
|
Never Die Alone |
3/26/04 |
1,161 |
$3.09 |
$2,661 |
$5.64 |
Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas
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