Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #13 of 2013 is looking like $140 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up a hair from yesterday’s estimate of $139 million but still a touch below the $143 million average for this weekend the past few years.
Opening at 3,719 theaters Thursday with $10.5 million, G.I. Joe: Retaliation from Paramount grossed $15.5 million Friday and $15.6 million Saturday, on track for a $41.2 million opening three-day weekend (now slightly exceeding the $38 million ShowbuzzDaily forecast). The film is averaging a solid $11,100 per theater for the weekend (double the $5,333 opening weekend average for all wide-release films the last two years), while critical sentiment is a weak 29% positive. With about $52 million Thursday-Sunday, Retaliation is headed for $129 million total domestic.
Opening at 2,047 theaters Friday, Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor from Lionsgate grossed $9.4 million Friday and $7.95 million Saturday, on pace for a $22.3 million opening weekend (comfortably above the $17.5 million ShowbuzzDaily forecast earlier this week). The film is averaging $10,900 per theater for the weekend. As Tyler Perry has come to expect, critics are quite negative: 16% positive reviews at RottenTomatoes (up a bit from yesterday but still a very low sample size). Temptation should finish with $57 million total domestic.
Opening at 3,202 theaters Friday, The Host from Open Road Films opened with $5.3 million Friday and $3.45 million Saturday, on track for an $11 million opening weekend (below the $14.5 million ShowbuzzDaily forecast earlier this week). The film is averaging a very poor $3,400 per theater for the weekend, and critics are very negative: 12% positive reviews. The Host should finish with $20 million total domestic.
| Weekend 13 March 29-31, 2013 | ($ millions) | ||||||
| Pre-Wknd Showbuzz Forecast | Early Weekend Estimate | Weekend Studio Estimate | Actual Fri–Sat Gross | Showbuzz Domestic Final Proj. | |||
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Par | [38.0] | 38.0 | 41.2 | 15.5–15.6 | 129 | |
| The Croods | DW/Fox | [28.1] | 27.5 | 26.5 | 10.7–9.6 | 159 | |
| Tyler Perry’s Temptation | LG | [17.5] | 22.0 | 22.3 | 9.4–7.9 | 57 | |
| Olympus Has Fallen | FilmDis | [15.8] | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.8–5.7 | 88 | |
| Oz the Great and Powerful | Dis | [12.7] | 11.3 | 11.6 | 4.3–4.5 | 235 | |
| The Host | OpenRoad | [14.5] | 13.2 | 11.0 | 5.3–3.4 | 20 | |
| The Call | Sony | [4.6] | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.7–1.9 | 51 | |
| Admission | Focus | [3.7] | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.2–1.3 | 18 | |
| Spring Breakers | A24 | [2.2] | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.1–1.0 | 18 | |
| Incredible Burt Wonderstone | WB | [2.2] | 1.4 | 1.3 | .49–.51 | 22 | |
Note: The table above summarizes an early look at the weekend. The first column is a reminder of each film’s ShowBuzzDaily Forecast for the weekend (in brackets). The second column, on which the films are sorted, displays the new weekend projection for each film, based on the Friday numbers (the third column). The final column is a preliminary estimate of the ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Total number for the film’s total run in North America. A “++” indicates the Domestic number has been upgraded; a “–” indicates a downgrade.
In case you missed them, click to see this week’s Weekend Predictions.
Total Box Office Volume
The Top 12 Films this weekend are looking like $140 million total Friday-Sunday, down a scant 2% from the four-year average for the comparable weekend and even with the same weekend last year.
| WEEKEND #13 | ($ millions) | ||
| Weekend Volume: Top 12 Films | Top Movies Opening Each Weekend (Fri-Sun only) | ||
| 2013 | $140 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation $41, TP’s Temptation $22, The Host $11 | |
| 2012 | $140 | Wrath of the Titans $33.5, Mirror Mirror $18 | |
| 2011 | $114 | Hop $37.5, Source Code $15, Insidious $13 | |
| 2010 | $169 | Clash of the Titans $61, TP’s Why Did I Get Married Too $29, Last Song $16 | |
| 2009 | $149 | Fast & Furious $71, Adventureland $6 | |
| Avg 2009-12 | $143 | ||
Check back later for the International Box Office report.
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