Weekend Warrior

Box Office Predictions for Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2009
By Edward Douglas -

This Week's Analysis (final update 1.29)

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TW

LW

Title

Weekend (in millions)

Change

# Of Theaters

Average

Week

1

New

Taken

$17.3

N/A

3,183

$5,433

1

2

1

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

$14.0

-39%

3,206

$4,367

3

3

New

The Uninvited

$10.7

N/A

2,344

$4,565

1

4

3

Gran Torino

$10.2

-38%

3,015

$3,383

8

5

5

Slumdog Millionaire

$10.0

-15%

1,633

$6,124

5

6

2

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

$9.5

-54%

2,942

$3,229

2

7

New

New in Town

$8.2

N/A

1,941

$4,225

1

8

4

Hotel for Dogs

$7.8

-37%

3,160

$2,468

3

9

6

My Bloody Valentine 3D

$4.5

-50%

1,406

$3,201

3

10

7

Inkheart

$4.4

-42%

2,655

$1,657

2

Est. Weekend Total
$96.60

Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 45%

Est. Average PTA
$3,865



COMPARISONS:

TAKEN (20th Century Fox)

Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

Batman Begins

6/17/05

3,858

$24.15

$48.75

$12,635

$205.09

Kingdom of Heaven

5/6/05

3,216

$19.64

$6,106

$47.39

Gangs of New York

12/20/02

1,504

$9.12

$6,051

$77.81

K-19: The Widowmaker

7/19/02

2,828

$12.78

$4,518

$35.17

The Transporter 2

9/2/05

3,303

$20.10

$6,087

$43.10

The Transporter

10/11/02

2,573

$9.11

$3,540

$25.30

The Professional

11/18/94

1,158

$5.31

$1,658

$19.25

The Brave One

9/14/07

2,755

$13.47

$4,890

$36.79

Death Sentence

8/31/07

1,822

$4.23

$2,322

$9.53

Firewall

2/10/06

2,840

$13.64

$4,801

$48.75

Trapped

9/20/02

2,227

$3.21

$1,442

$6.92



THE UNINVITED (Paramount)

Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

The Eye

2/1/08

2,436

$12.43

$5,101

$31.42

The Messengers

2/2/07

2,528

$14.70

$5,820

$35.37

When A Stranger Calls

2/3/06

2,999

$21.61

$7,205

$47.86

Boogeyman

2/4/05

3,052

$19.02

$6,232

$46.36

Darkness Falls

1/24/03

2,837

$12.02

$4,239

$32.54

The Ruins

4/4/08

2,812

$8.00

$2,846

$17.43

One Missed Call

1/4/08

2,240

$12.51

$5,585

$26.86

Pulse

8/11/06

2,323

$8.20

$3,532

$20.26

Dark Water

7/8/05

2,657

$9.94

$3,741

$25.46

Hide and Seek

1/28/05

3,005

$21.96

$7,308

$51.10



NEW IN TOWN (Lionsgate)

Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

Appaloosa

9/19/08

1,045

0.55

$5.05

$4,833

$20.21

Leatherheads

4/4/08

2,769

$12.68

$4,580

$31.23

Miss Potter

12/29/06

2

$0.01

$4,827

$3.00

Cinderella Man

6/3/05

2,812

$18.32

$6,515

$61.65

Down With Love

5/16/03

2,123

$0.06

$7.00

$3,298

$20.30

Cold Mountain

12/26/03

2,163

$4.51

$14.57

$6,738

$78.38

Bridget Jones's Diary

4/13/01

1,611

$10.73

$6,662

$71.50

Because I Said So

2/2/07

2,526

$13.12

$5,195

$42.67

The Wedding Date

2/4/05

1,695

$11.13

$6,566

$31.59

Something New

2/3/06

1,265

$4.88

$3,857

$11.47

My Best Friend's Girl

9/19/08

2,604

$8.27

$3,174

$19.22

Good Luck Chuck

9/21/07

2,612

$13.65

$5,227

$35.00


Copyright 2008 Edward Douglas

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