Six in a row! Avatar seems unstoppable, it will pass Titanic (not adjusted for inflation) within a week. Let’s break it down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 13 Weeks In A Row
1. Avatar
It fell just under 16 percent. It would seem that the normal rules just don’t apply to Avatar. DW’s $35m call was the closest, kudos in that direction.
Result: 36.0 million (My rank: #1, $4.7m off)
2. Legion
It connected as I figured, unfortunately I was foiled by The Tooth Fairy being avoided.
Result: 18.2 million (My rank: #3, $.8m off)
Actually, DW nailed this one too, though Tooth Fairy was rated too high on that board as well. This one will need about $150m more in box office to set up nicely for DVD profits.
Result: 17.0 million (My rank: #4, $1.4m off)
I’m pleased! Seriously, if I could pick a film to tank this weekend it woulda been this title, certainly we can treat our children better than this. The production budget was $48m, so perhaps decent word of mouth will help them? Zing!
Result: 14.5 million (My rank: #2, $6.5m off)
Where did Harrison Ford’s Extraordinary Measures go? This one was what we thought it was, a rollout fiasco.
Result: 8.8 million (My rank: #6, $.6m off)
I would call this a Downey Globe bump, though I predicted against such a thing. As I’m at Sundance right now (and movies beckon!) I’ll go ahead and move on to…
Result: 7.1 million (My rank: #8, $1.7m off)
Boom! CBS Films has got to be licking their wounds this morning. Luckily, the budget was only $31m, so they can probably just use this as a tax write-off.
Result: 7.0 million (My rank: #5, $4.8m off)
I’m really curious about Jason Lee’s status for the third one. Is he free? Or will he be back for another ten minutes of screentime?
Result: 6.5 million (My rank: #7, $.9m off)
Another Globe bump? It seems as though about 200k people follow the Globes to the point they’ll buy a ticket. Though I’m a little confused as to why they wouldn’t have seen this already, given their clear passion for the industry.
Result: 6.1 million (My rank: #9, $0.8m off)
Nailed it? Nailed it. So Jackal, it looks as though your Blind Side theory didn’t quite materialize… unless the actuals prove me wrong.
Result: 4.7 million (My rank: #10, $0m off)
That’s all from Park City, UT. Let me know if you see a seventh straight weekend for Avatar, your thoughts on the direction of CBS Films, and any other news you’d like to discuss. I’ll try to stay warm, and for those of you that may be interested I did see a good one here at Sundance you may have already heard of, Get Low, you can read my review here.
