Box Office Predictions for September 24 - 26,
2010
By Edward Douglas -
This
Week's Analysis (final update 9.24.10)
Enjoy the numbers but please do try to check out
the preview and analysis posted on the blog at the link above, including
reviews, interviews, etc. If you have anything to say about anything
written in this column, feedback and Email is always welcome, and almost
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responded to.
|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Weekend (in millions) |
Change |
# Of Theaters |
Average |
Week |
|
1 |
New |
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps |
$28.3 |
N/A |
3,565 |
$7,938 |
1 |
|
2 |
New |
Legend of the Guardians |
$24.5 |
N/A |
3,575 |
$6,853 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
The Town |
$14.2
|
-40% |
2,885 |
$4,922 |
2 |
|
4 |
New |
You Again |
$12.1 |
N/A |
2,548 |
$4,749 |
1 |
|
5 |
2 |
Easy A |
$10.5 |
-41% |
2,856 |
$3,676 |
2 |
|
6 |
3 |
Devil |
$5.4 |
-56% |
2,811 |
$1,921 |
2 |
|
7 |
5 |
Alpha and Omega |
$5.3 |
-42% |
2,625 |
$2,019 |
2 |
|
8 |
4 |
Resident Evil: Afterlife |
$4.7 |
-53% |
2,642 |
$1,779 |
3 |
|
9 |
6 |
Takers |
$1.5 |
-50% |
1,413 |
$1,062 |
5 |
|
10 |
New |
The Virginity Hit |
$1.4 |
N/A |
700 |
$1,929 |
4 |
|
Est. Weekend Total |
Est. Avg. Drop-Off |
Est. Average PTA |
COMPARISONS:
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (20th Century
Fox)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Wall Street |
12/11/87 |
730 |
$4.10 |
$5,623 |
$43.80 |
|
|
W |
10/17/08 |
2,030 |
$10.51 |
$5,175 |
$25.52 |
|
|
World Trade Center |
8/11/06 |
2,957 |
$18.73 |
$6,334 |
$70.28 |
|
|
Any Given Sunday |
12/24/99 |
2,505 |
$7.05 |
$13.58 |
$5,421 |
$75.53 |
|
U-Turn |
10/3/97 |
1,230 |
$2.73 |
$2,220 |
$6.64 |
|
|
JFK |
12/20/91 |
1,164 |
$5.22 |
$4,485 |
$70.41 |
|
|
The Doors |
3/1/91 |
840 |
$9.15 |
$10,893 |
$34.17 |
|
|
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
5/1/09 |
3,175 |
$15.41 |
$4,854 |
$55.25 |
|
|
The Sentinel |
4/21/06 |
2,822 |
$14.37 |
$5,091 |
$36.28 |
|
|
You, Me and Dupree |
7/14/06 |
3,131 |
$21.53 |
$6,875 |
$75.80 |
|
|
Don't Say a Word |
9/28/01 |
2,802 |
$18.00 |
$6,424 |
$55.00 |
|
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
6/24/09 |
4,234 |
$91.11 |
$108.97 |
$25,736 |
$402.11 |
|
Eagle Eye |
9/25/08 |
3,510 |
$29.15 |
$8,305 |
$101.40 |
|
|
The Transformers |
7/6/07 |
4,011 |
$84.90 |
$70.50 |
$17,577 |
$319.25 |
|
Disturbia |
4/13/07 |
2,925 |
$22.22 |
$7,598 |
$80.21 |
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (Warner Bros.)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
Happy Feet |
11/17/06 |
3,804 |
$41.53 |
$10,918 |
$197.99 |
|
|
Watchmen |
3/6/09 |
3,611 |
$55.21 |
$15,291 |
$107.51 |
|
|
300 |
3/9/07 |
3,109 |
$70.89 |
$22,844 |
$210.61 |
|
|
Dawn of the Dead |
3/19/04 |
2,745 |
$26.72 |
$9,735 |
$58.89 |
|
|
The Polar Express |
11/12/04 |
3,650 |
$7.31 |
$23.32 |
$6,390 |
$162.75 |
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
9/18/09 |
3,119 |
$30.30 |
$9,716 |
$124.87 |
|
|
Open Season |
9/29/06 |
3,833 |
$23.62 |
$6,163 |
$84.30 |
|
|
Surf's Up |
6/8/07 |
2,528 |
$17.64 |
$5,000 |
$58.87 |
|
|
The Ant Bully |
7/28/06 |
3,050 |
$8.43 |
$2,765 |
$28.13 |
|
|
Monster House |
7/21/06 |
3,553 |
$22.22 |
$6,253 |
$73.66 |
YOU AGAIN (Disney/Touchstone)
|
Title |
Release Date |
Theater Count |
Previous Box Office (in millions) |
Weekend Box Office (in millions) |
Average |
Total Box Office |
|
The Proposal |
6/19/09 |
3,056 |
$33.63 |
$11,004 |
$159.17 |
|
|
When in Rome |
1/29/10 |
2,456 |
$12.35 |
$5,029 |
$32.67 |
|
|
Couples Retreat |
10/9/09 |
3,000 |
$34.29 |
$11,429 |
$109.86 |
|
|
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
4/18/08 |
2,798 |
$17.73 |
$6,335 |
$63.17 |
|
|
Christmas with the Kranks |
11/26/04 |
3,393 |
$9.25 |
$21.57 |
$6,357 |
$73.70 |
|
Freaky Friday |
8/8/03 |
2,954 |
$10.90 |
$22.20 |
$7,516 |
$110.22 |
|
The Game Plan |
9/28/07 |
3,103 |
$22.95 |
$7,396 |
$90.65 |
|
|
She's the Man |
3/17/06 |
2,623 |
$10.73 |
$4,091 |
$33.90 |
|
|
The Unborn |
1/9/09 |
2,357 |
$19.81 |
$8,405 |
$42.67 |
|
|
Baby Mama |
4/25/10 |
2,543 |
$17.41 |
6,845 |
$60.49 |
Copyright 2010 Edward Douglas
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