Box Office Predictions for August 13 - 15,
2010
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis (final update 8.12.10)
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|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
The Expendables |
$31.1 |
N/A |
3,270 |
$9,511 |
1 |
|
2 |
New |
Eat Pray Love |
$27.0 |
N/A |
3,082 |
$8,761 |
1 |
|
3 |
New |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
$19.3 |
N/A |
2,818 |
$6,849 |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
The Other Guys |
$16.8 |
-52% |
3,651 |
$4,601 |
2 |
|
5 |
2 |
Inception |
$11.5 |
-38% |
3,210 |
$3,686 |
5 |
|
6 |
3 |
Step Up 3D |
$6.8 |
-57% |
2,439 |
$2,788 |
2 |
|
7 |
6 |
Despicable Me |
$6.3 |
-32% |
2,918 |
$2,159 |
6 |
|
8 |
4 |
Salt |
$5.8 |
-48% |
2,834 |
$1,902 |
4 |
|
9 |
5 |
Dinner for Schmucks |
$5.5 |
-47% |
3,046 |
$1,754 |
3 |
|
10 |
7 |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
$3.8 |
-45% |
2,728 |
$1,393 |
3 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
COMPARISONS:
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Rambo |
1/25/08 |
2,751 |
$18.20 |
$6,617 |
$42.75 |
|
|
Rocky Balboa |
11/20/06 |
3,017 |
$12.16 |
$4,030 |
$70.27 |
|
|
Driven |
4/27/01 |
2,905 |
$12.17 |
$4,190 |
$32.62 |
|
|
Cliffhanger |
5/28/93 |
2,333 |
$20.46 |
$8,770 |
$84.05 |
|
|
Rocky V |
11/16/90 |
2,053 |
$14.07 |
$6,853 |
$40.11 |
|
|
Transporter 3 |
11/26/08 |
2,626 |
$6.17 |
$12.06 |
$4,594 |
$31.72 |
|
The Transporter 2 |
9/2/05 |
3,303 |
$20.10 |
$6,087 |
$43.10 |
|
|
The Transporter |
10/11/02 |
2,573 |
$9.11 |
$3,540 |
$25.30 |
|
|
Death Race |
8/22/08 |
2,532 |
$12.62 |
$4,985 |
$36.10 |
|
|
The Forbidden Kingdom |
4/18/08 |
3,151 |
$21.40 |
$6,792 |
$52.08 |
|
|
War |
8/24/07 |
2,277 |
$9.82 |
$4,313 |
$22.47 |
|
|
Unleashed |
5/13/05 |
1,957 |
$10.90 |
$5,570 |
$24.52 |
|
|
Hero |
8/27/04 |
2,031 |
$18.00 |
$8,865 |
$53.58 |
|
|
The One |
11/2/01 |
2,894 |
$19.11 |
$6,604 |
$43.91 |
|
|
The Condemned |
4/27/07 |
2,310 |
$3.81 |
$1,648 |
$7.37 |
|
|
Live Free or Die Hard |
6/29/07 |
3,408 |
$15.03 |
$33.37 |
$9,792 |
$134.53 |
|
Predators |
7/9/10 |
3,476 |
$24.76 |
$9,277 |
$50.05 |
|
|
The A-Team |
6/11/10 |
3,535 |
$25.67 |
$7,262 |
$76.16 |
EAT PRAY LOVE (Sony)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Duplicity |
3/20/09 |
2,574 |
$13.97 |
$5,425 |
$40.51 |
|
|
Charlie Wilson's War |
12/21/07 |
2,575 |
$9.66 |
$3,750 |
$66.64 |
|
|
Mona Lisa Smile |
12/19/03 |
2,677 |
$11.53 |
$4,306 |
$62.96 |
|
|
Ocean's 11 |
12/7/01 |
3,075 |
$38.11 |
$12,393 |
$183.13 |
|
|
America's Sweethearts |
7/20/01 |
3,011 |
$30.18 |
$10,024 |
$93.61 |
|
|
Erin Brockovich |
3/17/00 |
2,845 |
$28.14 |
$9,891 |
$125.55 |
|
|
Runaway Bride |
7/30/99 |
3,158 |
$35.06 |
$11,102 |
$152.15 |
|
|
My Best Friend's Wedding |
6/20/97 |
2,134 |
$21.68 |
$10,159 |
$126.81 |
|
|
The Time Traveller's Wife |
8/14/09 |
2,988 |
$18.62 |
$6,233 |
$63.41 |
|
|
Julie & Julia |
8/7/09 |
2,354 |
$20.03 |
$8,508 |
$94.13 |
|
|
The Devil Wears Prada |
6/30/06 |
2,847 |
$27.54 |
$9,672 |
$124.74 |
|
|
When in Rome |
1/29/10 |
2,456 |
$12.35 |
$5,029 |
32.67 |
|
|
Under the Tuscan Sun |
9/26/03 |
1,226 |
$9.75 |
$7,953 |
$43.60 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (Universal)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Youth in Revolt |
1/8/10 |
1,873 |
$6.88 |
$3,678 |
$15.28 |
|
|
Year One |
6/19/09 |
3,022 |
$19.61 |
$6,489 |
$43.34 |
|
|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
10/3/08 |
2,421 |
$11.31 |
$4,672 |
$31.49 |
|
|
Superbad |
8/17/07 |
2,948 |
$33.05 |
$11,212 |
$121.46 |
|
|
Hot Fuzz |
4/20/07 |
825 |
$5.85 |
$7,089 |
$23.62 |
|
|
Shaun of the Dead |
9/24/04 |
607 |
$3.33 |
$5,487 |
$13.46 |
|
|
Kill Bill Vol. 2 |
4/16/04 |
2,971 |
$25.10 |
$8,450 |
$66.21 |
|
|
Kill Bill Vol. 1 |
10/10/03 |
3,102 |
$22.09 |
$7,121 |
$69.82 |
|
|
Kick-Ass |
4/16/10 |
3,065 |
$19.83 |
$6,469 |
$48.04 |
|
|
American Splendor |
9/12/03 |
272 |
$3.03 |
$0.83 |
$3,091 |
$6.00 |
|
Ghost World |
8/17/01 |
54 |
$1.48 |
$0.46 |
$8,476 |
$6.20 |
|
Whiteout |
9/11/09 |
2,745 |
$4.92 |
$1,791 |
$10.27 |
Copyright 2010 Edward Douglas
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