Well folks, in just a few minutes the Seattle Seahawks face the Chicago Bears for a chance to host the NFC Championship. I know this is a movie site, and I am still preparing for tonight’s live-blogging of the Golden Globes, but once I hit submit on this article all I really want to do is watch that game. So let’s get to the numbers and then let’s all of us cheer the Hawks to victory!
Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 2 Weeks In A Row
2. The Dilemma
I just don’t know what would provoke someone into going and seeing this movie. I went because it’s my job and I needed some more content for Friday morning, but what reason would anyone have to spend money on this movie? They saw the trailers right? Did anything about them make this film look like it could possibly be any good?
As for the predictions, like Laremy most of you were above $20 million, but it was Just Myself with an $18.21 million prediction that takes the win.
Result: $17.4 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $22.13 million, which is $4.73m off for a 27.18% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #2 with $22.13 million, which is $4.73m off for a 27.18% error.
3. True Grit
True Grit is now over $125 million, which is absolutely astonishing to me. What is the reason so many people are turning out to see this movie? I called it the best movie of 2010 and yet everywhere I turn I see people saying how it isn’t the Coen brothers’ best film. People say the Western is dead. People make fun of how you can’t understand Jeff Bridges. If all of these complaints are out there than why is this Joel and Ethan Coen’s highest grossing film by over $50 million now?
Also, many Oscar prognosticators are now saying the movie came out too late for any kind of Oscar love. Really? Do all movies need to release in early October, earn the love of the critical base and ride a wave of unbridled hyperbole to win an Oscar nowadays?
Result: $11.2 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 with $9.27 million, which is $1.93m off for a 17.23% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #3 with $9.27 million, which is $1.93m off for a 17.23% error.
The King’s Speech expanded to 1,543 theaters this weekend and is making some bigger numbers. With its $9.1 million weekend it earned $5,897 per theater. Not too shabby eh? Will this one take the Golden Globe tonight and serve as a signal it’s going to take over the Oscar front-runner position or will even a win just simply have people saying, “Eh, the Hollywood Foreign Press was always going to vote for the film from Blighty”?
Result: $9.1 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #7 with $4.6 million, which is $4.5m off for a 49.45% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #7 with $4.6 million, which is $4.5m off for a 49.45% error.
5. Black Swan
Black Swan continues to show strong legs as it too expanded this weekend and is now showing in 2,328 theaters for a $3,479 per theater average. Darren Aronofsky’s film is now just shy of $75 million and still has some room to run.
Result: $8.1 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $8.64 million, which is $0.54m off for a 6.67% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #4 with $8.64 million, which is $0.54m off for a 6.67% error.
It may be frustrating to see The Dilemma making any money, but it’s even more frustrating to see Little Fockers has now made over $134 million. Oh well.
Result: $7.1 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #5 with $6.6 million, which is $0.5m off for a 7.04% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #5 with $6.6 million, which is $0.5m off for a 7.04% error.
7. TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy has now passed $156 million and each week I continue to ask if you now see a sequel on the horizon. Only two days ago there was a report saying the greenlight on the sequel was imminent. Is it?
Result: $5.6 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $5.31 million, which is $0.29m off for a 5.18% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #6 with $5.31 million, which is $0.29m off for a 5.18% error.
8. Yogi Bear
Beyond the fact this film has now made $82 million I have nothing more to add.
Result: $5.3 million
Laremy’s rank: Not Ranked
Laremy’s rank: Not Ranked
9. The Fighter
The Fighter did really well at the Critics’ Choice Awards winning Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo) and Best Ensemble. I wonder, if The Fighter wins Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards on January 30 does that give it a big boost heading into the Oscars? After all, the actors branch is the largest branch in the Academy by far.
Result: $5.1 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $4.52 million, which is $0.58m off for a 11.37% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #8 with $4.52 million, which is $0.58m off for a 11.37% error.
One of last week’s wide releases made it into the top five and to say it was the “better” of the two seems a bit silly considering neither Season of the Witch nor Country Strong are good films, but Witch is the one I’d watch again if the need was there… that is unless you were plying me with alcohol and we were going Mystery Science Theater with Country Strong, that film was made to simply be made fun of.
Result: $4.5 million
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #9 with $4.35 million, which is $0.15m off for a 3.33% error.
Laremy’s rank: Laremy picked it to finish #9 with $4.35 million, which is $0.15m off for a 3.33% error.
There isn’t anything outside of the top ten to necessarily discuss unless you’re interested in the $360,000 The Social Network made as it remained in 322 theaters and is now just shy of the $95 million mark. It has essentially come as close as it possibly could to that $100 million domestic return, but it has crossed that $200 million worldwide mark. That that’s a nice round number for Sony to hang their hat on.
Next week’s releases bring No Strings Attached as the lone wide release. People are referring to it as Natalie Portman’s Norbit, do you expect it to be that bad?
