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Oscar Predictions: One of Them Days

I did not anticipate doing an Oscar Predictions post on One of Them Days, a buddy flick out today starring Keke Palmer and singer SZA. Lawrence Lamont directs the L.A. set pic that some critics are saying is a welcome throwback to smaller budget African-American centered comedies of the 1990s. Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Meija, Maude Apatow and Katt Williams costar.

And truth be told, Days is highly unlikely to contend anywhere for the 98th Academy Awards as we await nominations for the 97th. Nevertheless it is worth noting that this stands at an unanticipated 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with 73 on Metacritic.

As I point out occasionally, Oscar won’t bite. Yet I wouldn’t completely discount Golden Globe voters looking at Palmer for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. The chances are slim, but she could get some social media ink for inclusion months down the road. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…

One of Them Days Box Office Prediction

Sony Pictures is looking for One of Them Days to have several good days at the box office come January 17th. The buddy comedy stars Keke Palmer and singer SZA in her cinematic debut. Lawrence Lamont directs with a supporting cast including Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Meija, Maude Apatow, and Katt Williams.

The studio is looking for a significant African-American and female turnout, but I’m not sure the leads are enough of a draw to get this into double digits. I’ll project that the Friday to Sunday gross is in the mid to high single digits.

One of Them Days opening weekend prediction: $7.8 million

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Wolf Man Box Office Prediction

Unbroken: Path to Redemption Box Office Prediction

This weekend, Harold Cronk (director of God’s Not Dead and its first sequel) has the faith-based war drama God Bless the Broken Road opening in theaters. Next weekend, the busy filmmaker releases Unbroken: Path to Redemption. It is deemed a “spiritual sequel” to 2014’s Unbroken. Pure Flix Entertainment is the distributor and I have a feeling we are about to see one of the largest opening weekend disparities from predecessor to follow-up.

Four years ago, Angelina Jolie made the first entry. It opened on Christmas Day and took in $46 million over the holiday weekend with an eventual domestic haul of $115 million. None of the principles behind that hit are back. Samuel Hunt takes over the lead role that Jack O’Connell played and the supporting cast includes Merritt Patterson, Vanessa Bell Calloway (most known as Eddie Murphy’s arranged wife 30 years ago in Coming to America), Bob Gunton, Gary Cole and evangelist Will Graham (who plays his late grandfather Billy).

I’m not so sure moviegoers are even aware of this sequel’s existence. Redemption is currently slated to premiere on a rather low 1200 screens. I have this weekend’s Harold Cronk movie (Broken Road) estimated at $2.1 million. I’ll bump this one a tad bit more, but not by much.

Unbroken: Path to Redemption opening weekend prediction: $2.5 million

For my The Predator prediction, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/09/05/the-predator-box-office-prediction/

For my A Simple Favor prediction, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/09/05/a-simple-favor-box-office-prediction/

For my White Boy Rick prediction, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/09/06/white-boy-rick-box-office-prediction/