Box Office Predictions for July 17 - 19, 2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 7.17.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Harry Potter/Half-Blood Prince |
$92.2 |
N/A |
4,325 |
$21,318 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
$15.2 |
-45% |
4,104 |
$3,704 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
$11.5 |
-53% |
3,850 |
$2,982 |
4 |
|
4 |
1 |
Bruno |
$11.0 |
-63% |
2,758 |
$3,987 |
2 |
|
5 |
4 |
Public Enemies |
$7.3 |
-48% |
2,950 |
$2,339 |
3 |
|
6 |
6 |
The Hangover |
$6.8 |
-32% |
2,667 |
$2,550 |
7 |
|
7 |
5 |
The Proposal |
$6.7 |
-37% |
3,043 |
$2,201 |
5 |
|
8 |
8 |
Up |
$2.6 |
-45% |
1,706 |
$1,524 |
8 |
|
9 |
7 |
I Love You, Beth Cooper |
$2.5 |
-50% |
1,872 |
$1,335 |
2 |
|
10 |
9 |
My Sister's Keeper |
$2.4 |
-43% |
1,967 |
$1,220 |
4 |
|
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
COMPARISONS:
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (Warner
Bros.)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
7/11/07 |
4,181 |
$62.61 |
$77.11 |
$17,995 |
$292.00 |
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
11/18/05 |
3,858 |
$102.69 |
$26,616 |
$289.99 |
|
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
6/4/04 |
3,855 |
$93.69 |
$24,303 |
$249.51 |
|
|
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
11/15/02 |
3,682 |
$88.36 |
$23,997 |
$261.99 |
|
|
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
11/16/01 |
3,672 |
$90.29 |
$24,590 |
$317.57 |
|
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
12/19/03 |
3,703 |
$51.47 |
$72.62 |
$19,614 |
$377.03 |
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
12/20/02 |
3,622 |
$40.04 |
$61.50 |
$16,980 |
$340.48 |
|
The Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Rings |
12/21/01 |
3,359 |
$27.91 |
$47.21 |
$14,055 |
$313.39 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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