Box Office Hell Archive for February, 2011

Box Office Hell — February 24

Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com Hall Pass |14.8|13.0|16.0|16.0|16.0 Drive Angry 3-D|13.2|9.4|11.0|12.0|11.0 Gnomeo and Juliet|12.6|13.3|13.0|14.0|15.0 Unknown |12.4|13.8|12.0|13.0|14.0 I Am Number Four|10.3|9.3|9.5|n/a|9.5 Just Go With It|10.0|10.4|n/a|10.0|10.5

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Box Office Hell — February 10

This pre-Valentine’s Day weekend, our box office pundits predict box office gold — or at least a box of chocolates — for the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston rom-com Just Go With It. Looking to grab second place is the Justin Bieber flick, Never Say Never, which is getting some surprisingly positive buzz, and would play well to the “I heart Justin Bieber” fan base even if it didn’t. Gnomeo and Juliet plays for the younger set, but may have a hard time challenging the power of The Bieber.

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Box Office Hell — February 3

No one’s anticipating a box office touchdown this Superbowl weekend, as a couple of newcomers vie for the top of a lackluster heap. Oscar front-runner The King’s Speech and No Strings Attached, with its chick appeal, stand to benefit most from those wishing to escape bowl game craziness.

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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