The month of March at the box office claws its way into theaters with three new releases premiering. They are: Hugh Jackman’s final appearance as Wolverine in Logan, faith-based drama The Shack, and teen thriller Before I Fall. You can peruse my detailed prediction posts on them here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/02/23/logan-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/02/24/the-shack-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/02/25/before-i-fall-box-office-prediction/
Logan, with some of the greatest reviews of the X-Men franchise, should easily top the charts. It’s worth noting that my mid-60s forecast is a bit lower than some others. We shall see.
I’m expecting sub double digit openings for the other two newcomers, with The Shack landing in fourth and Before I Fall in sixth.
Critically lauded horror pic Get Out had a spectacular opening (more on that below) and I expect a rather small sophomore decline. It should have no trouble placing second. That leaves other holdovers The Lego Batman Movie in third and John Wick: Chapter 2 at fifth.
And with that, my top 6 predictions for the weekend:
1. Logan
Predicted Gross: $68.6 million
2. Get Out
Predicted Gross: $20 million (representing a drop of 40%)
3. The Lego Batman Movie
Predicted Gross: $11.1 million (representing a drop of 42%)
4. The Shack
Predicted Gross: $9.7 million
5. John Wick: Chapter 2
Predicted Gross: $5.6 million (representing a drop of 39%)
6. Before I Fall
Predicted Gross: $5.3 million
Box Office Results (February 24-26)
With its red hot buzz and perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Jordan Peele’s Get Out got off to a scorching start with a $33.3 million opening – blazing past my meager $16.3M prediction. With a budget of reportedly under $5 million, this is a massively profitable venture for Blumhouse.
The Lego Batman Movie slipped to second to $19.2 million, a bit shy of my $22.1M projection for a three week total of $133M.
John Wick: Chapter 2 was third with $9.3 million, in range with my $8.4M forecast for a $74M overall gross. The Great Wall was fourth in its second weekend with $9.1 million (I said $8.2M) for a lackluster tally of $34M. Fifty Shades Darker rounded out the top five with $7.7 million in weekend #3, under my $9.9M prediction. Its total is at $103M.
Two other newcomers failed to make any impression with moviegoers. The animated Rock Dog was 11th with $3.7 million, in line with my $4.4M prediction. Action thriller Collide was DOA in 13th with $1.5 million, not even my matching my $2.1M estimate.
And that does it for now, folks! Until next time…