Box Office Forecast for 9-29 thru 10-1

Tchocky · 09-26-2006, 10:09 AM

I'm still licking my wounds over this weekend. I took a big hit on the Under for Jackass and the Over for All the King's Men. I won a little money on the Over for Fearless & Flyboys. Flyboys beat their number by a mere $4,219.00, the smallest margin of victory I have ever seen. A wise man once said that nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public; which would explain the success of the Jackass movies. I have no strong feelings about this weekends' upcoming releases which may be a good thing. I believe overall box office receipts were down this past weekend and I don't see Americans rushing to the box office this weekend. "Open Season" is an animated movie which features a soundtrack by Paul Westerberg of Replacements' fame (How weird is that?) playing in over 3,600 screens. "School for Scoundrels" is a comedy starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder opening in over 3,000 screens. "The Guardian" is an action-drama starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher opening in over 3,000 screens. Good luck to everyone.

Illusion · 09-26-2006, 12:42 PM

I love the the over for School for Scoundrels. They have been advertising the hell out of this movie for weeks. I will pass on the other two, but lean towards the under on The Guardian.

darkghost · 09-30-2006, 09:07 PM

Here's Friday's estimates:

1. OS - $6.3 mil
2. TG - $5.8
4. SfS - $2.7

Looks like it'll be the 3 unders cashing unless we see a big change over Sat & Sun.

gummo · 10-02-2006, 05:50 AM

All close but all under:

23
9.1
17.7

Tchocky · 10-02-2006, 10:59 PM

Final Numbers:

1. Open Season - $23.6 Million - Under
2. School for Scoundrels - $8.6 Million - Under
3. The Guardian - $18,006,064 - Over by $6,064.00

darkghost · 10-03-2006, 01:26 AM

I can't believe SoS didn't do better. And I can't believe I lost on the Guardian by $6,064.