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April 1, 2012
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 30-April 1

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in about the same as the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume for the top 12 films is now looking like $146 million for the weekend, up 28% from last year’s weekend and up 14% from the weekend’s average for the past four years. 

The Hunger Games looks like a 60% decline in its second weekend to $61.1 million, now grossing $251 million through its first 10 days.       

Recent Top Openers and Box Office Track

                           Opening     First      Final
                           Weekend    10 Days    Domestic
Harry Potter and Deathly    $169.2    $273.5     $381.0
 Hallows Part 2
The Dark Knight             $158.4    $313.8     $533.3

THE HUNGER GAMES            $155.0    $251.0     $375  ESTIMATED

Spider-Man 3                $151.1    $240.2     $336.5
Twilight Saga: New Moon     $142.8    $230.9     $296.6
Twilight Saga: Breaking     $138.1    $220.8     $281.3
 Dawn Part 1

The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that the films opening wide this weekend are headed for: Wrath of the Titans ($92 million) and Mirror Mirror ($51 million). 

Second week opener:  The Hunger Games ($375 million, adjusted down).

The third week slate: 21 Jump Street ($132 million, adjusted up slightly from the first two weeks).

Fourth week:  John Carter ($72 million, adjusted down slightly again). 

Mar 30-Apr 1                        Wknd     vs     Showbuzz
(millions)                         Studio   Last    Domestic
                                    Proj.   Wknd     Final* 

The Hunger Games           (LG)     $61.1   -59%      $375
Wrath of the Titans        (WB)     $34.2             $ 92
Mirror Mirror             (Rel)     $19.0             $ 51
21 Jump Street           (Sony)     $15.0   -27%      $132
The Lorax                 (Uni)     $ 8.0   -39%      $213
John Carter               (Dis)     $ 2.0   -60%      $ 72
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (CBS)   $ 1.3   +81%       —
Act of Valor              (Rel)     $ 1.0   -51%      $ 71
A Thousand Words          (Par)     $ 0.9   -53%      $ 16

Total Box Office Volume 

The Top 12 Films this weekend are still looking like a solid $146 million total Friday-Sunday, up 28% from the same calendar weekend last year and up 14% from the more typical volume for this weekend in other years.  
            

Top 12 Films: Weekend #13

     Volume    Movies Opening Each Weekend (millions)
2012  $146  Wrath of the Titans $34, Mirror Mirror $19

2011  $114  Hop $37.5, Source Code $15, Insidious $13
2010  $169  Clash of the Titans $61, TP Why Did I Married $29
2009  $149  Fast & Furious $71, Adventureland $6

2008  $ 80  Nim’s Island $13, Leatherheads $13, The Ruins $8
2008-11
Avg   $128



Next Weekend            
 
Opening wide next weekend are American Reunion from Universal and the entirely unnecessary Titanic (3D) from Paramount.  These films will be compared to a true weekend from hell (perhaps the worst of the debacle that was 2011):  Hanna ($12.4 million opening weekend), Arthur ($12.2 million), Soul Surfer ($10.6 million) and Your Highness ($9.4 million).

Check back later today for our update on international grosses.

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.