I had predicted Horton Hears a Who would hold onto the number one spot for another week, but that honor went to the blackjack drama 21, and as much bad word of mouth spoof movies get Superhero Movie still managed to take third. Here are the weekend totals:
1. 21: $24.1 million
1. 21: $24.1 million
2. Horton Hears a Who: $17.7 million
3. Superhero Movie: $9.5 million
4. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: $7.4 million
5. Drillbit Taylor: $5.7 million
This weekend will see three new major releases representing the romantic comedy, family, and horror genres.
LeatherheadsWhat's It All About: George Clooney stars in and directs this romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the rise of professional football in the 1920s.
Why It Might Do Well: Well, it's directed by Clooney, and despite the fact that every time his name comes up I feel obliged to make a crack about Batman and Robin (those wounds have yet to fully heal), his last directorial effort was the excellent Good Night and Good Luck. That film had a $7 million budget and pulled in $54.6 million worldwide.
Why It Might Not Do Well: This one should do well enough, but based on the number of theaters, I don't see this one hitting number one.
Number of Theaters: 2,700
Prediction: $19 million
Nim's IslandWhat's It All About: A young girl (Abigail Breslin) living on a tropical island must fend for herself when her father becomes stranded far away. She soon enlists the aid of the author of a book she's been reading (Jodie Foster).
Why It Might Do Well: Of all this week's releases, this one is opening in the largest number of theaters by quite a large margin, so I see this one leading the pack in dollars.
Why It Might Not Do Well: The trailer looks interesting enough, but this feels like something that was made for the Disney Channel. Will people pay to see something like that?
Number of Theaters: 3,400
Prediction: $22 million
The RuinsWhat's It All About: Based on a novel by the author of A Simple Plan, four American tourists in Cancun find something evil lurking in a remote archaeological dig.
Why It Might Do Well: I know I love a good scare, and I know lots of other people do too. If The Ruins can deliver the shrieks it's got a chance. Shutter is holding on at number 6, so there appears to be a market for horror.
Why It Might Not Do Well: If this weekend's movie-goers prove to be a bunch of scaredy cats.
Number of Theaters: 2,500
Prediction: $12 million
Here's my prediction for next weekend's top five:
1. Nim's Island
2. Leatherheads
3. 21
4. Horton Hears a Who
5. The Ruins
Congrats to Focker for his perfect score, while my powers of cinematic precognition reached an all time low last week. Here's how we all did:
1. Focker: 16
2. Ray: 13
3. I Eat Robots: 9
4. Jessejames: 8
4. AJ Wiley: 8
5. ABIRD0006: 6
5. Josh: 6
5. Mario: 6
5. Gregory Rubinstein: 6
6. Matt: 4
Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.
Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-02-2008 @ 7:15PM
FutureColumnist said...
1. Leatherheads
2. Nim's Island
3. Horton Hears A Who
4. The Ruins
5. 21
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4-04-2008 @ 5:07PM
Napier's News said...
1. Leatherheads
2. 21
3. Nim's Island
4. Horton Hears A Who
5. The Ruins
4-02-2008 @ 8:18PM
I Eat Robots said...
1. 21
2. Horton
3. The Ruins
4. Leatherheads
5. Nim's Isle
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4-02-2008 @ 10:47PM
cubitfox said...
1. 21
2. the ruins
3. horton
4. nim's isle
5. leatherheads
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4-03-2008 @ 1:02AM
Ray said...
1. Nim's Island
2. Leatherheads
3. 21
4. Horton Hears a Who
5. The Ruins
Am I the only one who had no clue that Nim's Island was being released this weekend? I haven't heard of a trailer, or seen any advertising at all.
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4-03-2008 @ 1:54AM
uforeader said...
1. Leatherheads
2. Nim's Island
3. 21
4. Horton Hears a Who
5. The Ruins
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4-03-2008 @ 2:06AM
Gregory Rubinstein said...
1. Nim's Island
2. 21
3. Leatherheads
4. Horton Hears A Who
5. The Ruins
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4-03-2008 @ 8:40AM
Erin said...
1. 21
2. Nim's Island
3. Leatherheads
4. Horton Hears A Who
5. The Ruins
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4-03-2008 @ 12:10PM
Anna07 said...
1. Nim's Island
2. 21
3. Leatherheads
4. Horton Hears A Who
5. The Ruins
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4-03-2008 @ 12:51PM
Jessejames said...
My predictions are:
1. Leatherheads
2. 21
3. Horton hears a who
4. Nim's island
5. Meet the browns
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4-03-2008 @ 1:24PM
AJ Wiley said...
1. Leatherheads
2. Nim's Island
3. 21
4. Horton Hears a Who
5. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
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4-03-2008 @ 7:43PM
Aaron said...
1-The Ruins
2-Leatherheads
3-21
4-Horton
5-Nim's Island
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4-03-2008 @ 9:07PM
Smiggy said...
This'll be a close one...
Leatherheads
Nim's Island
21 (Will all be right around $15M)
Horton Hears a Who
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
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4-03-2008 @ 9:08PM
DarkAgair said...
1. Leatherheads
2. Nim's Island
3. The Ruins
4. 21
5. Horton Hears a Who
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4-04-2008 @ 10:15AM
wilma said...
I like the line up of this weeks choice of movies; need more of comedy/animals like bearded lizards, etc and if course RATAToille is a real prize of latest films AND need lots on CONRAD AND JAMES BOND SERIES.
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4-04-2008 @ 1:44PM
Mario said...
1. Nim's Island
2. Horton Hears a Who
3. 21
4. Leatherheads
5. Superhero Movie
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4-04-2008 @ 4:35PM
kevin said...
Leatherheads
21
Nim's Island
Horton Hears A Who
The Ruins
ya ray. me either . never even hear of nim's island or the ruins. its making it too hard to gauge the rankings. the ruins has good chance at tankin
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