Well, it would appear both of this week’s new wide releases didn’t necessarily sit well with audiences as neither gained steam over the weekend. One, in fact, dipped well below original expectations after Friday’s numbers. Let’s have a look.
Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 7 Weeks In A Row
2. Super 8
Only a 40% dip for Super 8 is good if you ask me, especially if it now begins to slow over the next few weekends to around 30% drops, giving it nice long legs and becoming a solid summer success. It is now over $72 million after two weekends and it will be interesting to see where it ends up.
Result: $21.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $19.49 million, which is $1.71m off for a 8.07% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $19.49 million, which is $1.71m off for a 8.07% error.
I thought families may be able to carry this one a little higher over the weekend, but the Friday was a little softer than early estimates stated and it never climbed much higher. As far as I am concerned, that’s a good thing, because this movie is a nightmare.
As far as predictions go, a lot of you were close this week, but none of you were able to beat Laremy’s prediction. Though The Check Spot and John Debono came close with $18.8 and $18.9 million predictions respectively. Good work.
Result: $18.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 with $18.65 million, which is $0.45m off for a 2.47% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 with $18.65 million, which is $0.45m off for a 2.47% error.
Over 50% drops each weekend since its release is not a good thing for this particular superhero flick. I expected this film to have legs similar to Super 8 and Bridesmaids — just small drops from week to week — but perhaps the addition of Green Lantern and Super 8 following its first weekend was just too much. Now it has one free week until Transformers: Dark of the Moon arrives and then it is pretty much lights out.
Result: $11.5 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $12.29 million, which is $0.79m off for a 6.87% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $12.29 million, which is $0.79m off for a 6.87% error.
The Hangover Part II is still $45 million shy of its predecessor’s $277 million domestic tally, but the more than $214 million it has made overseas is attempting to make up for that in terms of its worldwide total. While the sequel still has about $22 million to go worldwide, it looks like it is going to best the first one overall.
Result: $9.6 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $10.95 million, which is $1.35m off for a 14.06% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $10.95 million, which is $1.35m off for a 14.06% error.
Kung Fu Panda 2 is now a little over $143 million domestically, which is a far cry from the original film’s $215 million. In terms of overall worldwide comparisons you’re looking at a $265 million difference. That’s significant.
Result: $8.7 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #5 with $11.58 million, which is $2.88m off for a 33.1% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #5 with $11.58 million, which is $2.88m off for a 33.1% error.
7. Bridesmaids
On a $32.5 million budget Bridesmaids is now over $136 million. How can they not have already announced a sequel?
Result: $7.4 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #7 with $7.66 million, which is $0.26m off for a 3.51% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #7 with $7.66 million, which is $0.26m off for a 3.51% error.
Laremy already mentioned how this is now Disney’s #1 film overseas and it’s the #4 overseas feature of all-time. Johnny Depp can pretty much ask for anything he wants in order to get that fifth film made at this point.
Result: $6.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $5.94 million, which is $0.26m off for a 4.19% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $5.94 million, which is $0.26m off for a 4.19% error.
Woody Allen’s latest has now cracked the $21 million mark as it has expanded to 1,038 theaters. Solid numbers if you ask me and it will be interesting to see what kind of potential it has at the Oscars. I’d say screenplay is definitely in consideration, but with the Academy’s change to the Best Picture category I don’t think that’s in the cards any longer.
Result: $5.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #9 with $5.77 million, which is $0.57m off for a 10.96% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #9 with $5.77 million, which is $0.57m off for a 10.96% error.
This is a movie. It is in theaters. I did not see it and I know nothing about it outside of the fact this is probably the last time I will ever mention it.
Result: $2.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #10 with $3.22 million, which is $1.02m off for a 46.36% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #10 with $3.22 million, which is $1.02m off for a 46.36% error.
In other news, The Art of Getting By opened to only $700,000 from 610 theaters and The Tree of Life expanded to 67 more and brought in $1.1 million, bringing its total to $3.8 million after four weeks of limited showings.
Next week we see the release of Bad Teacher and Cars 2, the latter of which I saw yesterday and can tell you is much better than the first and much different than the first. This one is Mater’s movie and I think the majority of you are going to like it. I’ll have my review posted at the end of the week.
