This weekend three new pictures will try to unseat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy, which have held the 1-2 positions for the past two weeks. They are Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, following its predecessor by nearly a decade, YA pic If I Stay, and sports drama When the Game Stands Tall. You can find my individual prediction posts on each here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/08/17/sin-city-a-dame-to-kill-for-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/08/17/if-i-stay-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/08/17/when-the-game-stands-tall-box-office-prediction/
I believe Sin City will do well enough to top the charts and don’t expect much out of Stay or Game, which I have opening at four and five. If either of those newbies go below my estimates, it may allow holdovers Let’s Be Cops or The Expendables 3 to remain in the top five. However, my projections do not reflect that. I’m also predicting that Guardians will remain at the #2 spot due to a lower percentage drop than Turtles.
And with that – my top five estimates for the weekend:
1. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Predicted Gross: $20.8 million
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
Predicted Gross: $15 million (representing a drop of 40%)
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Predicted Gross: $12.7 million (representing a drop of 53%)
4. If I Stay
Predicted Gross: $12.1 million
5. When the Game Stands Tall
Predicted Gross: $9 million
Box Office Results (August 15-17)
As predicted, holdovers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy remained atop the charts. TMNT stayed first for its second weekend with $28.5 million, holding up slightly better than my $25.7M estimate. The successful franchise reboot has earned $117 million so far and should reach close to $175M. Guardians took in $25.1 million in weekend 3, barely topping my $24.1M projection. The Marvel juggernaut stands at $222 million and is on its way to be 2014’s highest grosser… until Mockingjay – Part 1 is unleashed.
The poorly reviewed comedy Let’s Be Cops got off to a decent start with $17.8 million over the traditional weekend and $26.2 million since its Wednesday debut. Its Friday to Sunday take was right in line with my $17.7M prediction while its five-day was higher than my $23.4M guesstimate. With a weak B Cinemascore grade, expect Cops to fade quickly though.
Bad box office news keeps on coming for Sylvester Stallone as The Expendables 3 bombed with only $15.8 million, below my $21.5M prediction. The all-star action franchise has clearly lost its steam and a fourth entry seems doubtful at this juncture.
The YA adaption The Giver with Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep had a lackluster result with $12.3 million – though it did exceed my $11M projection.
And that’s all for now, folks!
All My Life... I Wanted To Be A Blogster 