Tag: Kevin James

Little Boy Box Office Prediction

The Kevin James sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 may have slightly outdone expectations this past weekend, but his new picture out Friday seems poised to do minor business. James costars in Little Boy, a World War II drama with comedic elements that also features Emily Watson, Michael Rapaport and Ben Chaplin.

Opening on roughly 1000 screens, Little Boy has had a muted marketing campaign and early reviews have been underwhelming. The Open Road release actually seems like a prime candidate for an On Demand only debut and I’m a little surprised it’s premiering as wide as it is.

I’ll predict Little Boy does little b.o. activity at all.

Little Boy opening weekend prediction: $2.1 million

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Box Office Prediction

America’s favorite shopping area law enforcement agent returns to theaters as Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 opens this Friday. Kevin James is back as the title character over six years after the original became a surprise mega-hit. And it really did. The first flick opened to $31.8 million in January 2009 on its way to a $146 million domestic gross.

I don’t see the sequel posting those kinds of numbers. First off, six years is a lot of time between installments. And is there really a huge outcry for a second helping of Blart? While a debut around the original’s $30M mark seems unlikely, I could see it making around the $20 million range that James’s 2011 pic Zookeeper accomplished. Considering its reported $38 million budget, it should reap a nice profit for Columbia Pictures.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 opening weekend prediction: $21.4 million