1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug- 73.6M Weekend, 73.6M Total 2) Frozen- 22.5M Weekend, 164.7M Total 3) A Madea Christmas- 16.0M Weekend, 16.0M Total 4) Catching Fire- 13.6M Weekend, 357.5M Total 5) Thor The Dark World- 2.8M Weekend, 198.2M … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Results: ‘Hobbit’ on top
1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug- 78M Weekend, 78M Total The general consensus was that the last Hobbit was not on par with the quality of the first Lord of the Rings trilogy. The first Hobbit opened to 86M, … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘The Hobbit’ headed for #1
This could be an entirely different headline when American Hustle opens. Then again, Lawrence is also in American Hustle. 1) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire- 35M Weekend, 345M Total This is a traditionally slow Box Office weekend, and that will … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Christian Bale Won’t Defeat Jennifer Lawrence… This Weekend
1) Hunger Games: Catching Fire- 20.7M Wednesday, 100M Projected 5-Day 2) Frozen- 15.3M Wednesday, 85M Projected 5-Day Frozen is opening a bit stronger than I had projected, even with Hunger Games still doing banner business. Good for them. 3) Thor: … Continue reading Wednesday Box Office: ‘Black Nativity’ & ‘Oldboy’ Bomb
1) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire- 170M Weekend, 170M Total Obviously, my topic is in jest. The Hunger Games is tracking to be the biggest opening in November, ever. Simply put, it is tracking to do better than the original, … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Indie Film ‘Hunger Games’ Looks To Crack Top 10
The Best Man Holiday managed to gross 12.5 million on Friday, actually taking first place for the day. Thor grabbed 10.5 million. The two films will battle it out, neck and neck. I’m really surprised how much The Best Man … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Best Man Holiday’ dramatically overperforms
1) Thor: The Dark World- 40M Weekend, 145M Total With no real direct competition, and good word of mouth, Thor is still “the movie to see” this weekend. It will likely dip in half, and still do far more than … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Thor’ Will Repeat At #1
1) Thor: The Dark World- 75M Weekend, 75M Total It’s almost an unprecedented move. A summer blockbuster is opening in November. The good news is that the Top 10 films of November (All Time) are almost entirely franchise films. However, … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Predictions: ‘Thor’ obviously will take 1st
1) Enders Game- 25M Weekend, 25M Total My gut instinct is that Enders Game is going to disappoint this weekend. Adobe started tracking social media responses to upcoming films, and singled Enders Game out as one of the films most … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Projections: Will ‘Free Birds’ Fly?
1) Bad Grandpa- 35M Weekend, 35M Total Entering into a rather serious Top 10 is Bad Grandpa, which is looking to draw in an underserved comedy audience. Specifically, the young male comedy audience. This strategy has worked well for the … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Bad Grandpa’ will make an impact
1) Gravity- 31M Weekend, 165M Total After dipping a mere 22% last week, Gravity is actually gaining back some of the IMAX screens it lost to Captain Phillips. Another similar drop for Gravity should keep it firmly in first place. … Continue reading Box Office Predictions- 10/18/2013-10/20/2013
1) Prisoners- 21.4M Weekend, 21.4M Total The well reviewed Hugh Jackman pic beat expectations and was crowned the champion (by a long shot). It should play well over the coming weeks with increasing awards buzz. The film received a B+ … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Prisoners’ takes an easy first
1) Insidious Chapter 2- 20.0M Weekend, 20.0M Total The original opened to 13M, and eventually grossed 54M domestically. The sequel benefits from a painfully dead box office, solid word of mouth, and The Conjuring, which scared up good audiences in … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Insidious 2 will take the weekend
1) Riddick- 18M Weekend, 18M Total Riddick should clearly win the weekend. Vin Diesel is hot off of his Fast sequel this summer, and the Riddick sequel seems to return the franchise to the Pitch Black roots, instead of the … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Riddick is a clear winner
1) The Butler- 12M Weekend, 68M Total Unless the One Direction crew can get a ton of new fans this weekend with their concert film, it looks like The Butler will repeat at #1 for a third weekend in a … Continue reading Box Office Projections: Worst Week Of The Year?
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