Planes Box Office Prediction

Disney’s Planes marks yet another animated feature competing for box office dollars this summer. We have seen family audiences perhaps beginning to be overwhelmed with a glut of product recently. Both Turbo and The Smurfs 2 have posted softer than expected numbers.

I’m not so sure Planes will reverse that trend. It was originally planned as a direct-to-DVD release before Disney changed their minds. Planes is a spin-off of the successful Cars franchise so there could be some built-in audience waiting.

Ultimately, Planes doesn’t look like the kind of animated event picture that Monsters University and Despicable Me 2 were earlier in the season. It could certainly exceed expectations, but if Smurfs 2 could only muster $27 million in five days, that probably doesn’t bode well here.

Planes opening weekend prediction: $19.1 million

For my prediction on the opening for Elysium, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/elysium-box-office-prediction/

For Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/percy-jackson-sea-of-monsters-box-office-prediction/

For We’re the Millers, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/were-the-millers-box-office-prediction/