Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Cast – Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris
Director – Thor Freudenthal
Genre – Family Comedy
Synopsis – Live action adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s best-selling illustrated novel about a wise-cracking junior high school student.
Release Date – 3/19/10
Trailer –
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COMPARISONS
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TITLE
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OPENING WEEKEND
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TOTAL
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
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$9.2M
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$40.9M
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Holes
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$16.3M
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$67.4M
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How to Eat Fried Worms
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$4.0M
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$13.0M
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Nancy Drew
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$6.8M
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$25.6M
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Bottom Line – Despite the success of the book the movie seems rather ordinary and it probably won’t excite children enough to really want to see it.
Bill’s Opening Weekend Prediction - $14M
Bill’s Popcorn Period* Prediction - $36M - $41M
*The Popcorn Period – The settlement date for all movie contracts takes place approximately four weeks after a film has been released in theatres. It is during these 4 weeks that a film will collect money at the box office. If a film makes $50M at the box office during these 4 weeks, the contract will cash out at $50. I refer to this time frame as the Popcorn Period.