Weekend Warrior Box Office Predicions for January 30-February 1, 2009

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 (20^th 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