Box Office Predictions for May 29 - 31, 2009
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis
(final update 5.28.09)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Up |
$63.4 |
N/A |
3,766 |
$16,835 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
Night at the Museum |
$26.5 |
-51% |
4,101 |
$6,462 |
2 |
|
3 |
New |
Drag Me to Hell |
$21.7 |
N/A |
2,508 |
$8,652 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
Terminator Salvation |
$19.1 |
-54% |
3,602 |
$5,303 |
2 |
|
5 |
3 |
Star Trek |
$13.0 |
-43% |
3,507 |
$3,707 |
4 |
|
6 |
4 |
Angels and Demons |
$11.7 |
-46% |
3,464 |
$3,378 |
3 |
|
7 |
5 |
Dance Flick |
$5.6 |
-48% |
2,459 |
$2,277 |
2 |
|
8 |
6 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
$3.6 |
-54% |
2,263 |
$1,591 |
5 |
|
9 |
7 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
$2.5 |
-48% |
1,450 |
$1,724 |
5 |
|
10 |
8 |
Obsessed |
$.90 |
-55% |
679 |
$1,252 |
6 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Monsters, Inc. |
11/2/01 |
3,237 |
$63.48 |
$19,611 |
$252.89 |
|
WALL*E |
6/27/08 |
3,992 |
$63.09 |
$15,803 |
$223.81 |
|
Ratatouille |
6/29/07 |
3,940 |
$47.03 |
$11,936 |
$206.45 |
|
Cars |
6/9/06 |
3,985 |
$60.12 |
$15,086 |
$244.08 |
|
The Incredibles |
11/5/04 |
3,933 |
$70.47 |
$17,917 |
$261.44 |
|
Finding Nemo |
5/30/03 |
3,374 |
$70.25 |
$20,821 |
$339.71 |
|
Monsters vs. Aliens |
3/27/09 |
4,104 |
$59.32 |
$14,454 |
$191.65 |
|
Bolt |
11/21/08 |
3,651 |
$26.22 |
$7,182 |
$114.05 |
|
Meet the Robinsons |
3/30/07 |
3,413 |
$25.12 |
$7,361 |
$97.82 |
|
Chicken Little |
11/4/05 |
3,654 |
$40.05 |
$10,961 |
$135.36 |
|
Kung Fu Panda |
6/6/08 |
4,114 |
$60.24 |
$14,642 |
$215.44 |
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Spider-Man 3 |
5/4/07 |
4,252 |
$151.12 |
$35,540 |
$336.53 |
|
|
Spider-Man 2 |
7/2/04 |
4,152 |
$64.26 |
$88.52 |
$21,232 |
$371.17 |
|
Spider-Man |
5/3/02 |
3,615 |
$114.84 |
$31,769 |
$405.69 |
|
|
The Quick and the Dead |
2/10/95 |
2,158 |
$6.52 |
$3,021 |
$18.55 |
|
|
Army of Darkness |
2/19/93 |
1,387 |
$4.42 |
$3,187 |
$10.53 |
|
|
Darkman |
8/24/90 |
1,786 |
$8.05 |
$4,507 |
$32.94 |
|
|
Matchstick Men |
9/12/03 |
2,711 |
$13.09 |
$4,827 |
$36.87 |
|
|
White Oleander |
10/11/02 |
1,510 |
$5.61 |
$3,714 |
$16.11 |
|
|
The Haunting in Connecticut |
3/27/09 |
2,732 |
$23.00 |
$8,420 |
$55.33 |
|
|
The Unborn |
1/9/09 |
2,357 |
$19.81 |
$8,405 |
$42.67 |
|
|
The Strangers |
5/30/08 |
2,467 |
$21.00 |
$8,512 |
$52.53 |
Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas
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