Weekend Warrior

Box Office Predictions for June 12 - 14, 2009
By Edward Douglas -

This Week's Analysis (final update 6.11.09)

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TW

LW

Title

Weekend (in millions)

Change

# Of Theaters

Average

Week

1

New

Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

$30.2

N/A

3,074

$9,824

1

2

2

Up

$29.4

-34%

3,886

$7,566

3

3

1

The Hangover

$28.5

-37%

3,355

$8,495

2

4

New

Imagine That

$12.5

N/A

3,008

$4,156

1

5

4

Night at the Museum

$9.0

-38%

3,365

$2,675

4

6

3

Land of the Lost

$8.7

-53%

3,524

$2,469

2

7

5

Star Trek

$5.6

-30%

2,638

$2,199

6

8

6

Terminator Salvation

$4.3

-48%

2,650

$1,623

4

9

8

Angels and Demons

$3.6

-46%

2,436

$1,478

5

10

7

Drag Me to Hell

$3.5

-50%

2,270

$1,542

3

Est. Weekend Total
$135.30

Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 43%

Est. Average PTA
$4,195



COMPARISONS:

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (Sony/MGM)

Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

American Gangster

11/2/07

3,054

$43.57

$14,265

$130.16

Déjà Vu

11/22/06

3,108

$8.07

$20.57

$6,620

$64.04

Inside Man

3/24/06

2818

$28.95

$10,275

$88.63

The Manchurian Candidate

7/30/04

2,867

$20.02

$6,982

$64.82

Man on Fire

4/23/04

2,979

$0.04

$22.75

$7,637

$77.86

John Q

2/15/02

2,466

$23.61

$9,575

$71.03

Training Day

10/5/01

2,712

$22.55

$7,315

$76.26

Crimson Tide

5/12/95

2,382

$18.61

$7,813

$91.37

Spy Game

11/23/01

2,770

$8.88

$21.69

$7,830

$62.34

Enemy of The State

11/20/98

2,393

$20.04

$8,374

$111.54

Swordfish

6/8/01

2,678

$18.14

$6,776

$69.72

Face/Off

6/27/97

2,621

$23.39

$8,924

$112.28

Broken Arrow

2/9/96

2,388

$15.58

$6,524

$70.65

Gone in 60 Seconds

6/9/00

3,006

$25.34

$8,430

$101.61



IMAGINE THAT (Paramount/Nickelodeon Films)


Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

Meet Dave

7/11/08

3,011

$5.25

$1,744

$11.80

Norbit

2/9/07

3,136

$34.20

$10,904

$95.67

The Haunted Mansion

11/28/03

3,122

$9.77

$24.28

$7,776

$73.06

Daddy Day Care

5/9/03

3,370

$27.62

$8,197

$103.55

I Spy

11/1/02

3,182

$12.75

$4,008

$33.11

Showtime

3/15/02

2,917

$15.01

$5,142

$37.95

Dr. Dolittle 2

6/22/01

3,049

$25.04

$8,212

$112.89

The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps

7/28/00

3,242

$42.52

$13,115

$123.29

Doctor Dolittle

6/26/98

2,777

$29.01

$10,447

$144.14

The Nutty Professor

6/28/96

2,115

$25.41

$12,014

$128.81

Bedtime Stories

12/25/08

3,681

$10.53

$27.45

$7,457

$110.01


Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas

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