#1 movie predicted correctly: 1 Week in a Row
1. Eagle Eye
As fall starts, so does a new Oracle streak. This is an easy call at the top spot – the only real drama is dollars. I’ve seen projections as high as $37m. For my part I looked at Enemy of the State and then subtracted a bit because Shia isn’t Will Smith.
Estimate: $23.9 million
Frankly, this looks like a punch to the face. Thus, I can’t give it more than $4750 per screen.
Estimate: $11.9 million
It isn’t a good film, but it is the only film that appears to be a good film on the board. Appearances count for a lot on a film’s opening weekend.
Estimate: $7.4 million
This projection might be high. But something has to make money this weekend, right? So I couldn’t knock it more than 52%.
Estimate: $7.2 million
5. Fireproof
This will be a sneaky religious hit, like The Visitor. Kirk Cameron has been doing heavy press and it has a built in audience. Still, we’d all like to see a Growing Pains movie sooner rather than later, right?
Estimate: $6.8 million
How long until A Serious Man comes out? A Year? The production budget here was $37m and it has made $37m at the box office… which means it’s still at least three weeks away from seeing a profit.
Estimate: $6.6 million
7. Igor
I know almost nothing about this film. They screened it on a Saturday morning and sleep was far more important. You know how that goes.
Estimate: $4.0 million
I’ve got to predict bad things for it because the entire universe, all at once, decided they hated Dane Cook. Now we await his comeback!
Estimate: $3.8 million
Gotta be the end of Avnet. The production budget was $60. So this project will be in the red until the end of time – unless they can figure out a way to sell a ton of Pacino / De Niro lunchboxes.
Estimate: $3.4 million
This film’s bottom line was stung by all the new releases this weekend. 14 by my count. I think that’s too many, perhaps just three good ones next time, eh fellas?
Estimate: $3.2 million
