Box Office Hell Archive for December, 2010

Box Office Hell: December 30

By MCN Editor - Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com Little Fockers |n/a|23|n/a|n/a|26 TRON: Legacy |n/a|14|n/a|n/a|21 True Grit|n/a|26|n/a|n/a|24.5 The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader |n/a|10.5|n/a|n/a|11.8 Yogi Bear|n/a|8.5|n/a|n/a|10.5 Black Swan |n/a|7.0|n/a|n/a|7.7

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Box Office Hell — December 23

By MCN Editor - Friday, December 24th, 2010

Box office pundits predict glad holiday tidings for critically slammed Little Fockers, while the somewhat more popular TRON: Legacy should hold on for second place. Awards contenders True Grit, The Fighter and The King’s Speech battle for their share of the arthouse-savvy crowd.

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Box Office Hell — December 16

By MCN Editor - Thursday, December 16th, 2010

TRON: Legacy seems poised to dominate the top of the box office heap this weekend, with Yogi Bear (in both 2D and 3D) expected to garner a significant chunk of the kiddie box office. Meanwhile, awards contenders The Fighter and Black Swan expand, hoping to see solid numbers as well.

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Box Office Hell — December 9

By MCN Editor - Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Aside from a bit of dissent over how big the box office draw for Johnny Depp-Angelina Jolie starrer The Tourist will be, our pundits are pretty much in agreement this week. Voyage of the Dawn Treader looks to win the weekend while Tangled, Harry Potter and the tenacious Unstoppable should round out the top five.

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Box Office Hell — December 2

By MCN Editor - Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

This weekend our pundits predict a post-Thanksgiving slump, with Harry Potter finally getting enough of a lag to allow Tangled a weekend in the top slot. Meanwhile, newcomer The Warrior’s Way eats leftovers with Megamind and Unstoppable.

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Leonard Klady's Friday Estimates
Friday Screens % Chg Cume
Title Gross Thtr % Chgn Cume
Venom 33 4250 NEW 33
A Star is Born 15.7 3686 NEW 15.7
Smallfoot 3.5 4131 -46% 31.3
Night School 3.5 3019 -63% 37.9
The House Wirh a Clock in its Walls 1.8 3463 -43% 49.5
A Simple Favor 1 2408 -50% 46.6
The Nun 0.75 2264 -52% 111.5
Hell Fest 0.6 2297 -70% 7.4
Crazy Rich Asians 0.6 1466 -51% 167.6
The Predator 0.25 1643 -77% 49.3
Also Debuting
The Hate U Give 0.17 36
Shine 85,600 609
Exes Baggage 75,900 62
NOTA 71,300 138
96 61,600 62
Andhadhun 55,000 54
Afsar 45,400 33
Project Gutenberg 36,000 17
Love Yatri 22,300 41
Hello, Mrs. Money 22,200 37
Studio 54 5,300 1
Loving Pablo 4,200 15
3-Day Estimates Weekend % Chg Cume
No Good Dead 24.4 (11,230) NEW 24.4
Dolphin Tale 2 16.6 (4,540) NEW 16.6
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9 (2,550) -23% 305.8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4.8 (1,630) -26% 181.1
The Drop 4.4 (5,480) NEW 4.4
Let's Be Cops 4.3 (1,570) -22% 73
If I Stay 4.0 (1,320) -28% 44.9
The November Man 2.8 (1,030) -36% 22.5
The Giver 2.5 (1,120) -26% 41.2
The Hundred-Foot Journey 2.5 (1,270) -21% 49.4