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By Bill Bonfanti on
2/22/2012 10:51 PM
BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 24-26
There are four new films opening in wide release this weekend: A group of real life navy seals star in military action drama Act of Valor from Relativity Media, Lionsgate releases the latest from Tyler Perry called Good Deeds, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston try to get back to basics in R-rated comedy Wanderlust from Universal and Amanda Seyfried tracks down a kidnapper in Gone from Summit Entertainment. Based on my estimates, the Top 10 will generate about $111 million over the weekend, up about 16.8% from last year when comedy Hall Pass from Warner Bros. led the overall Top 10 to a total of $92.4 million.
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By Bill Bonfanti on
2/16/2012 12:24 AM
BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 17-20
There are three new films opening in wide release over the four day holiday weekend: Nicolas Cage returns as a motorcycle riding, leather wearing, flaming skulled, avenging superhero in comic book sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance from Sony, partner spies Chris Pine and Tom Hardy go toe to toe over Reese Witherspoon’s affection in romantic comedy This Means War from 20th Century Fox and Disney releases animated family film The Secret World of Arrietty. Based on my estimates, the Top 10 will generate about $135.8 million over the Friday to Sunday portion of the weekend, up about 7.4% from last year when both Unknown from Warner Bros. and Disney’s I Am Number Four led the overall Top 10 to a total of $125.7 million.
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By Bill Bonfanti on
2/9/2012 11:28 AM
BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 10-12
There are four new films opening in wide release this weekend: Channing Tatum tries to reignite his marriage with an amnesia ridden Rachel McAdams in love story The Vow from Sony Screen Gems, Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds play a game of cat and mouse in suspense thriller Safe House from Universal, another old film hits theatres in the third dimension with the rerelease of George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D from 20th Century Fox and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fills in for Brendan Fraser in family-friendly adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island from New Line Cinema. Based on my estimates, the Top 10 will generate about $138.7 million over the weekend, up about 7.4% from last year when both Just Go With It from Sony and Paramount’s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never led the overall Top 10 to a total of $128.4 million.
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By Bill Bonfanti on
2/1/2012 11:43 PM
BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 3-5
There are three new films opening in wide release this weekend: Three teenagers develop super powers in low budget found footage film Chronicle from 20th Century Fox, Daniel Radcliffe tries life after Harry Potter in haunted house thriller The Woman in Black from CBS Films and Drew Barrymore frees Willie in whale tale Big Miracle. One major factor impacting the box office this weekend is the Super Bowl which will depress Sunday’s grosses. Based on my estimates, the Top 10 will generate about $85.6 million over the weekend, up about 20.2% from last year when both The Roommate from Sony and Universal’s Sanctum led the overall Top 10 to a total of $68.3 million.
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