What looked like a tough weekend a month ago has shaped up to be a pretty easy call. Domestic audiences want comedy, and they’ll give Ferrell a shot, at least for opening weekend. Step Up 3-D doesn’t have enough theaters to mount a serious charge and Inception is spent after three weekends on top. So it’s The Other Guys weekend to lose … and they won’t.
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2. Step Up 3D
Consider This:
- Step Up: $20.7m
- Step up 2: $18.9m
Looking at those opening weekend numbers you’d say “Well, the franchise is tailing off, I’ll go real low.” I say “Nay.” The 18 percent 3-D surcharge will help and that Step Up 2 number came in February. So the franchise is sort of tailing off, but will be helped by the summer and 3-D dollars. Respect.
Prediction: $20.28 million
3. Inception
I’d like it to win again, but the math isn’t there unless the top two titles really falter. Inception probably needs around $500m to get a “bingo” for profit, so they’ve still got some work to do.
Prediction: $17.754 million
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Prediction: $11.292 million
Hey, six films in double digits! But without a beast at the top the weekend will look pretty weak overall.
Prediction: $10.29 million
See you in ten years for Cats and Dogs 3?
Prediction: $7.367 million
How say you? The Kids Are All Right gonna make a charge at the ten spot? You feel like Step Up 3 will falter? Am I too bearing on The Other Guys? Commment bomb me!
