Box Office Predictions for May 15 - 17, 2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 5.14.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Angels & Demons |
$58.6 |
N/A |
3,527 |
$16,586 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
Star Trek |
$39.8 |
-47% |
3,860 |
$10,311 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
$12.0 |
-55% |
3,892 |
$3,083 |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
$6.4 |
-43% |
3,150 |
$2,032 |
3 |
|
5 |
4 |
Obsessed |
$3.6 |
-49% |
2,634 |
$1,367 |
4 |
|
6 |
7 |
The Soloist |
$2.6 |
-39% |
2,022 |
$1,286 |
4 |
|
7 |
5 |
17 Again |
$2.5 |
-37% |
2,450 |
$1,020 |
5 |
|
8 |
8 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
$2.1 |
-35% |
1,951 |
$1,076 |
8 |
|
9 |
6 |
Next Day Air |
$2.0 |
-53% |
1,139 |
$1,756 |
2 |
|
10 |
9 |
Earth |
$1.7 |
-39% |
1,584 |
$1,073 |
5 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
The Da Vinci Code |
5/19/06 |
3,735 |
$77.07 |
$20,635 |
$217.54 |
|
|
The Terminal |
6/18/04 |
2,811 |
$19.05 |
$6,778 |
$77.03 |
|
|
Catch Me If You Can |
12/27/02 |
3,156 |
$18.60 |
$30.08 |
$9,532 |
$144.96 |
|
Road to Perdition |
7/12/02 |
1,797 |
$22.08 |
$12,267 |
$104.05 |
|
|
Cast Away |
12/22/00 |
2,774 |
$28.88 |
$10,411 |
$233.63 |
|
|
Saving Private Ryan |
7/24/98 |
2,463 |
$30.58 |
$12,416 |
$216.12 |
|
|
Apollo 13 |
6/30/95 |
2,197 |
$25.35 |
$11,538 |
$172.07 |
|
|
Forrest Gump |
7/8/94 |
1,595 |
$8.06 |
$24.45 |
$15,329 |
$329.65 |
|
Cinderella Man |
6/3/05 |
2,812 |
$18.32 |
$6,515 |
$61.65 |
|
|
A Beautiful Mind |
1/4/02 |
1,853 |
$21.21 |
$16.57 |
$8,940 |
$170.71 |
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
5/16/08 |
3,929 |
$55.03 |
$14,007 |
$141.59 |
|
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe |
12/9/05 |
3,616 |
$65.56 |
$18,130 |
$291.17 |
|
|
The Bourne Ultimatum |
83/07 |
3,660 |
$69.28 |
$18,930 |
$227.47 |
|
|
The Bourne Supremacy |
7/23/04 |
3,165 |
$52.52 |
$16,595 |
$170.45 |
|
|
The Bourne Identity |
6/14/02 |
2,638 |
$27.12 |
$10,281 |
$121.38 |
|
|
Red Dragon |
10/4/02 |
3,357 |
$36.54 |
$10,885 |
$93.10 |
|
|
Hannibal |
2/9/01 |
3,230 |
$58.00 |
$17,958 |
$164.97 |
|
|
Silence of the Lambs |
2/15/91 |
1,497 |
$1.41 |
$13.77 |
$9,198 |
$130.73 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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