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Aug
29
Written by:
Bill Bonfanti
8/29/2008 1:57 PM
Four new films open and one film expands from limited to wide release over the four day Labor Day weekend. First up we have Vin Diesel returning to form with his latest action pic, Babylon A.D. It has been 4 years since his last action epic and his fan base is ready to see him kick ass again. The film is rated PG-13, unlike its closest competitor, Death Race which is rated R, so that should help its earning potential. I think Babylon A.D. should gross about $12M over the four day span. Next we have the comedy spoof, Disaster Movie. This movie will mostly appeal to teenage boys and should perform pretty well this weekend. I would expect Disaster Movie to make $9M this weekend. Traitor starring Don Cheadle and Guy Pierce opened on Wednesday to mixed reviews and should see a weekend gross of $8M with a 6 day total of $11M. Yet another comedy enters the fray this weekend, MGM’s R rated College. Awareness isn’t that high for this movie and it should gross about $3.5M over the 4 day frame barely making the top 10. Hamlet 2 expands to 2000 theatres this weekend and should gross about $4M. For the rest of my predictions, see the chart below.
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BILL’S PREDICTION
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1
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Tropic Thunder
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$14M
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2
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Babylon A.D.
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$12M
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3
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$10.6M
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4
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The House Bunny
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$9.7M
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5
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Disaster Movie
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$9M
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6
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Traitor
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$8M
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7
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Death Race
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$7.6M
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8
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Mamma Mia!
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$4.4M
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9
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Hamlet 2
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$4M
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10
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College
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$3.5
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