This weekend we have two predictions from Laremy that differ by quite a large margin, one that’s just a smidge off and another that’s spot on. The widest discrepancy is at the top where Laremy went below the $40.5 million tracking for Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah at $37.4 million while the readers, on average, went below tracking as well with a $40.2 million aggregate. It’s a tough one considering this film has been met with some silly controversy, but this could end up being a much bigger hit than expected if the religious-based audiences turn out in droves.
Laremy continues to predict The Grand Budapest Hotel as it expands into 977 theaters where he expects it will gross as much as $13 million. Readers aren’t quite as bullish, predicting an average of $11.1 million, but no matter the result this one is shaping up to be big for Anderson and one I’m predicting, right now, for a Best Picture nomination.
Then we come to the two where there isn’t much of a difference. Readers went $200,000 lower than Laremy on Sabotage, predicting a $8.5 million finish and they matched Laremy’s God’s Not Dead prediction at $5.5 million. So the comparison there is already a push.
I’ve included Laremy’s predictions and the average reader predictions directly below and I’ll be back on Sunday with box office estimates. To see Laremy’s full list of predictions and all 90 reader predictions for this weekend click here.
Laremy’s Predictions
- Noah – $37.4 million
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – $13 million
- Sabotage – $8.7 million
- God’s Not Dead – $5.5 million
Your Predictions
- Noah – $40.2 million
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – $11.1 million
- Sabotage – $8.5 million
- God’s Not Dead – $5.5 million
