Box Office: 2012 Pirates on a Dead Man's Chest
Filed under: Action, Music & Musicals, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Box Office Predictions
Christmas came a little early allowing the animated 3D film A Christmas Carol to lead the box office, but not by as large a margin as many had expected. The Box was the only one of last week's wide releases to miss the top five, landing in sixth place. Here's the top five:
1. A Christmas Carol: $30 million
2. Michael Jackson's This Is It: $13 million
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats: $12.67 million
4. The Fourth Kind: $12.2 million
5. Paranormal Activity: $8.2 million
We've got two new flicks fighting for your dollars this week:
2012
What's It All About: They say the world will end with not a bang but a whimper, but director Roland Emmerich seems pretty sure it will happen with several kabooms and a motherload of digital effects. John Cusack stars as a man determined to keep his family alive during a global cataclysm predicted by the Mayan calendar.
Why It Might Do Well: Emmerich has already destroyed the world in Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, so he must be getting pretty good at it by now.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Maybe Emmerich has played his apocalypse card once too often.
Number of Theaters: 3,000
Prediction: $54 million
Pirate Radio
What's It All About: In the 1960s eight DJ's set up shop on a ship off the coast of England and broadcast rock and roll to the masses, much to the chagrin of the British government.
Why It Might Do Well: Phillip Seymour Hoffman is joined by Nick Frost and Bill Nighy, and the classic rock soundtrack sounds amazing.
Why It Might Not Do Well: It's a smaller release, so it won't be breaking the bank.
Number of Theaters: 900
Prediction: $6 million
Here's how I think next weekend will go:
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Here's how I think next weekend will go:
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Congratulations to Garrett for not only getting a perfect score but by leading the pack by such a wide margin. Here's how we all did:
1. Garrett: 16
2. patronofchaos: 11
3. Vera: 10
4. Gregory Rubinstein: 9
4. Ray: 9
4. lostinafog: 9
5. Matt: 7
5. Sebastian: 7
5. Amico: 7
5. Ryan: 7
5. WJDR: 7
5. Brandon: 7
5. greatone: 7
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.
1. A Christmas Carol: $30 million
2. Michael Jackson's This Is It: $13 million
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats: $12.67 million
4. The Fourth Kind: $12.2 million
5. Paranormal Activity: $8.2 million
We've got two new flicks fighting for your dollars this week:
2012What's It All About: They say the world will end with not a bang but a whimper, but director Roland Emmerich seems pretty sure it will happen with several kabooms and a motherload of digital effects. John Cusack stars as a man determined to keep his family alive during a global cataclysm predicted by the Mayan calendar.
Why It Might Do Well: Emmerich has already destroyed the world in Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, so he must be getting pretty good at it by now.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Maybe Emmerich has played his apocalypse card once too often.
Number of Theaters: 3,000
Prediction: $54 million
Pirate RadioWhat's It All About: In the 1960s eight DJ's set up shop on a ship off the coast of England and broadcast rock and roll to the masses, much to the chagrin of the British government.
Why It Might Do Well: Phillip Seymour Hoffman is joined by Nick Frost and Bill Nighy, and the classic rock soundtrack sounds amazing.
Why It Might Not Do Well: It's a smaller release, so it won't be breaking the bank.
Number of Theaters: 900
Prediction: $6 million
Here's how I think next weekend will go:
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Here's how I think next weekend will go:
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Congratulations to Garrett for not only getting a perfect score but by leading the pack by such a wide margin. Here's how we all did:
1. Garrett: 16
2. patronofchaos: 11
3. Vera: 10
4. Gregory Rubinstein: 9
4. Ray: 9
4. lostinafog: 9
5. Matt: 7
5. Sebastian: 7
5. Amico: 7
5. Ryan: 7
5. WJDR: 7
5. Brandon: 7
5. greatone: 7
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)
11-11-2009 @ 11:15PM
Brad G. said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Reply
11-11-2009 @ 9:49PM
Ryan said...
1. 2012
2. Christmas Carol
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats
4. 4th Kind
5. This is it
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 12:17AM
Gregory Rubinstein said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. The Men Who Stare At Goats
4. Michael Jackson's This Is It
5. The Fourth Kind
Reply
11-11-2009 @ 10:49PM
WJDR said...
1. 2012
2. Christmas Carol
3. The Men Who Stare At Goats
4. The Fourth Kind
5. Pirate Radio
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 12:25AM
Jake said...
1.2012
2.Christmas Carol
3.This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare At Goats
5. Paranormal Activity
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 1:07AM
Ray said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. Paranormal Activity
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 12:30PM
lostinafog said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Men Who Stare at Goats
4. This Is It
5. The Fourth Kind
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 1:02PM
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11-12-2009 @ 3:24PM
Garrett said...
2012
Christmas Carol
Men Staring at Goats
This Is It
Precious
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 3:37PM
Garrett said...
meant This is it 2nd
and goats 3rd oops
11-12-2009 @ 3:30PM
greatone said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The 4th Kind
5. The Men Who Stare at Goats
Reply
11-12-2009 @ 9:30PM
Sebastian said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats
4. Michael Jackson's This Is It
5. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
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11-13-2009 @ 4:45AM
Vera said...
2012
A Christmas Carol
The men who stare at Goats
This is it
The fourth kind
Reply
11-13-2009 @ 7:09AM
Brandon said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind
Reply
11-13-2009 @ 3:38PM
patronofchaos said...
1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson's This Is It
4. The Fourth Kind
5. The Men Who Stare At Goats
Reply