Weekend Warrior

Box Office Predictions for October 30 - November 1, 2009
By Edward Douglas -

This Week's Analysis

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TW

LW

Title

Weekend (in millions)

Change

# Of Theaters

Average

Week

1

New

Michael Jackson's This Is It

$53.2*

N/A

3,450

$15,420

1

2

1

Paranormal Activity

$15.0

-29%

2,402

$6,245

3

3

3

Where the Wild Things Are

$7.7

-46%

3,645

$2,112

3

4

4

Law Abiding Citizen

$7.4

-40%

2,764

$2,677

3

5

5

Couples Retreat

$6.9

-38%

3,027

$2,279

4

6

2

Saw VI

$6.0

-56%

3,036

$1,976

2

7

6

Astro Boy

$4.5

-35%

3,020

$1,490

2

8

9

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

$3.9

-26%

2,350

$1,660

7

9

8

Cirque du Freak: Vampire's Assistant

$3.9

-37%

2,754

$1,416

2

10

7

The Stepfather

$3.5

-43%

2,750

$1,273

3

Est. Weekend Total
$111.70

Est. Avg. Drop-Off
- 39%

Est. Average PTA
$3,377

*Boy, did we overestimate that one... probably more like $25 million


COMPARISONS:

MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT (Sony)

Title

Release Date

Theater Count

Previous Box Office (in millions)

Weekend Box Office (in millions)

Average

Total Box Office

The Dark Knight

7/18/08

4,366

$158.41

$36,283

$533.35

Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds

2/1/08

683

$31.12

$45,561

$65.20

The Passion of the Christ

2/27/04

3,043

$41.34

$83.85

$27,554

$370.27

8 Mile

11/8/02

2,470

$51.24

$20,745

$116.13


Copyright 2009 Edward Douglas

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