It’s a limbo style of weekend at the box office. How low can you go? Five “dumping grounds of August” movies have been foisted on the unsuspecting public this weekend, and only a few million people per film are going to be lured in. But someone has to win this thing. Let’s break it down!
#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks In A Row
The first one opened at $14.5m. This one will do about the same, and it’s helped by the lack of children’s offerings. The main factor that hurts it is “back to school” is starting to loom.
Prediction: $14.662 million
I’m only dipping it 45 percent which is pretty generous if you ask me.
Prediction: $12.708 million
4. Piranha 3D
Having “3-D” in the title is starting to anger people so this won’t do anything near My Bloody Valentine numbers, back when audiences were still interested in wearing glasses.
Prediction: $12.35 million
I can’t figure out who the audience is. People who like Twilight won’t see it. People who hate Twilight haven’t seen Twilight to get the joke. So you’re preaching to a very small potential audience.
Prediction: $11.315 million
The second or third best “guy” title on the board, depending on your definition.
Prediction: $7.78 million
I’m sad it’s getting murdered too. But the numbers don’t lie.
Prediction: $5.839 million
How say you? You could make a case for six or seven films taking the top spot, leave your best reasoning in the comments for use to ponder.
