Nicholas Sparks has been a profitable box office commodity for studios adapting his works and this Friday, we’ll see if that trend continues with The Best of Me. The romantic drama (it’s Sparks… did you think it was an action thriller??) comes from director Michael Hoffman and stars James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan.
The pic will no doubt cater to females and there is competition from the megahit and current two week #1 performer Gone Girl, which will be entering its third weekend. Since The Notebook a decade ago, let’s take a look at subsequent Sparks releases and what they’ve grossed in their debut frames:
Nights in Rodanthe (2008): $13.4 million
The Last Song (2010): $16 million
The Lucky One (2012): $22.5 million
Safe Haven (2013): $21.4 million
Based on those numbers, a premiere in the mid teens to low twenties is obviously the most probable scenario. I think The Best of Me won’t get past $20M, but should manage to outpace both Rodanthe and The Last Song while not reaching the heights of the last two entries.
The Best of Me opening weekend prediction: $17.8 million
For my prediction on Fury, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/10/12/fury-box-office-prediction/
For my prediction on The Book of Life, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/10/12/the-book-of-life-box-office-prediction/
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