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According to
Deadline,
ACT OF VALOR (Relativity) is reporting a mild 5% Saturday bump. That’s modest, but still less frontloaded than
The Expendables’ 10% drop on its 2d day, and if the number holds, could mean a $24M+ weekend.
GOOD DEEDS (Lionsgate/Summit) is looking better with around a 30% Saturday increase, comparing favorably with the 15% bump
The Family That Preys (Tyler Perry’s previous low opener) had on its first Saturday, and suggesting a $17M weekend.
After that, it doesn’t matter much. Percentage-wise, WANDERLUST (Universal) had a good 43% Saturday increase, but that still only brought it to $3M for the day, on its way to a irretrievable $7M opening. And even that looks good compared to GONE (Summit/Lionsgate), which could only manage $2M on Saturday on its way to a weekend that might not hit $5M.
Among holdovers, JOURNEY 2 (Warners) and THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (Disney) both took full advantage of the Saturday matinee audience, doubling their Friday numbers. So did GHOST RIDER 2 (Sony), although its Friday was so dismal that the 2d weekend gross will still be down 60%. The movies aimed at adults–SAFE HOUSE (Universal), THE VOW (Screen Gems/Sony) and THIS MEANS WAR (20th)–had 50-60% Saturday bumps, as per the norm. Patterns suggest that Oscar Sunday will bring a larger-than-usual 40-50% drop for most pictures, regardless of genre, as people make plans for the big night. (Of course, the size of this particular Oscar night is open to question, so that may moderate the declines.)
Stay with SHOWBUZZDAILY all weekend for updated boxoffice and analysis!
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MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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