Box Office Predictions: August 9-11

It’s an incredibly busy weekend at the box office coming up with four releases out between Wednesday and Friday. They are: the Neill Blomkamp sci-fi actioner Elysium with Matt Damon, the raunchy comedy We’re the Millers with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, Disney’s animated Planes, and the family friendly sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

Per usual, I wrote extensive blog posts on all four titles which can be found linked below:

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

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

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

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

It is my belief that these four new pics will occupy the top four spots at the box office this weekend. Barring a major upset, Elysium should take top honors. Then it gets a little murky. I’m predicting Percy Jackson has a disappointing opening because I simply don’t think audiences are clamoring for a sequel. As you can see from my predictions, I’m predicting a photo finish between We’re the Millers and Planes for #2.

Last weekend’s champ 2 Guns will likely fall to fifth, unless one of the newbies really performs below expectations or The Smurfs 2 has an incredibly solid hold after a lackluster #3 debut last weekend.

And with that, my top five predictions:

1. Elysium

Predicted Gross: $33.7 million

2. We’re the Millers

Predicted Gross: $19.4 million ($27.2 million projected five-day gross)

3. Planes

Predicted Gross: $19.1 million

4. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Predicted Gross: $15.8 million ($21.9 million projected five-day gross)

5. 2 Guns

Predicted Gross: $14.3 million (representing a drop of 47%)

Be sure to check out http://boxofficeace.com/ where you can make your own predictions and try to beat me! And this coming weekend, I’ll have updates on the Facebook page with final results on the blog Sunday!