Weekend #39 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films:
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NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND September 23-25, 2016 |
Critics Positive | ($ millions) | ||||||
| Opening Weekend Forecast | Domestic Total Projection | Overseas Total Projection | Worldwide Total Projection | |||||
| The Magnificent Seven | Sony | PG13 | 60% | 47.5 | 140 | 110 | 250 | |
| Storks | WB | PG | 58% | 33.5 | 125 | 180 | 305 | |
Note: Although critic reviews are not related to the size of the opening weekend, they are significantly correlated with the size of the declines in the opening weeks of a movie. The Domestic Total is a very early ShowBuzzDaily projection of the total North American gross, based on the Weekend Forecasts. The Overseas Total is also a ShowBuzzDaily projection based on similar movies and their performance outside North America.
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TOP RETURNING FILMS September 23-25, 2016 |
Change vs Last Weekend | ($ millions) | ||||
| Weekend Forecast | Showbuzz Domestic Final Proj. | |||||
| Sully | WB | -38% | 13.5 | 135 | ||
| Bridget Jones’s Baby | Uni | -38% | 5.3 | 24 | ||
| Snowden | OpenRoad | -48% | 4.2 | 27 | ||
| Blair Witch | LG | -69% | 3.0 | 19 | ||
A look at last week’s opening weekend forecast accuracy:
- Blair Witch: $21.5 million predicted and $9.6 million actual
- Bridget Jones’s Baby: $13.5 million predicted and $8.6 million actual
- Snowden: $7.0 million predicted and $8.0 million actual
Check back throughout the weekend for box office updates as the actual numbers come in.
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