Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Box: "The Best Man Holiday? It's BEST MAN CHRISTMAS! THERE IS A WAR ON CHRIMSTAS!!!!" - Sarah Palin

1. Thor: The Dark World - $36m
It opened within expectations, and continues to be a man-beast overseas.  By Sunday evening, it should be just below $150m domestically, and is looking to finish at about $225m.  This is more than enough to give the pre-Hunger Games holiday season the kick it needed.

2. The Best Man Holiday - $20m
Back in October of 1999, the original opened with just over $9m and finished with $34m.  I was not aware it had a following, but apparently it does.  That said, I don't think it breaking out and like many films aimed at African Americans will probably be frontloaded.  Still, it should end up with over $50m.

3. Free Birds - $8.5m
It will continue to hold on nicely with no competition.  Expect a finish of around $65m.

4. Last Vegas - $7.5m
This is also holding strong and is having solid weekdays.  $65m finish, as well.

5. Bad Grandpa - $6.5m
Decent legs so far, it'll get to over $100m but not much more.  After this weekend, it will be just below $90m.

6. Gravity - $6m
That number takes it to $240m, and it held on last week despite probably losing a lot of 3D screens to Thor.

7. Ender's Game - $5.5m
After suffering a brutal second week drop, it might stabilizie somewhat.  It should be in the low 50's after this weekend, and will end up - like all movies that opened November 1 - at $65m

8. 12 Years a Slave - $5m
Good expansion last weekend, and we'll see how it holds despite some slight competition from The Best Man Holiday.  It'll be at $25m after the weekend, more than enough to get it to be the Oscar juggernaut we knew it would be.

9. Captain Phillips - $4m
Really great holds for this in the month since its release, and it should get to $110-115m when all is said and done. 

10. About Time - $3.5m
This has done okay, but it's just further proof that romances are probably dead for this era.  $20m looks to be its domestic take. 

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