>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Immortals ($32 million) will beat Jack and Jill ($26 million). Keep in mind Immortals is playing on many fewer theaters than the Adam Sandler comedy and has a much better per theater number. J. Edgar is playing at even fewer theaters and has the worst per theater tally of the three openers, surprisingly. The weekend is looking like a $130 million total for the top 12 films, up 16% from the same weekend last year.
Tower Heist is holding steady in its second weekend ($78 million) and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas has been downgraded a touch ($39 million).
November 11-13, 2011 Wknd vs Showbuzz
(millions) Studio Last Domestic
Proj. Wknd Final*
Immortals (Rel) $32.0 $ 90
Jack and Jill (Sony) $26.0 $ 78
Puss in Boots (DW/Par) $25.5 -23% $179+
Tower Heist (Uni) $13.2 -45% $ 78
J. Edgar (WB) $11.5 $ 33
A Very Harold & Kumar (WB) $ 5.9 -54% $ 39
In Time (Fox) $ 4.2 -45% $ 40
Paranormal Activity 3 (Par) $ 3.6 -57% $106-
Footloose (Par) $ 2.7 -39% $ 56
Real Steel (DW/Dis) $ 2.0 -42% $ 88
Note: The table above summarizes the weekend as of Sunday. The first column (on which the table is sorted) displays the “studio projection” for each film, based on the Friday and Saturday actual numbers (and a studio-supplied estimate of Sunday). The second column is the percent decline from the prior weekend. The final column is a preliminary estimate of the ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Total Gross for the film’s complete run in North America. A “++” indicates the Domestic number has been upgraded; a “–” indicates a downgrade.
Total Box Office Volume
The Top 12 Films this weekend are looking like a weak $130 million total, up 16% from the same calendar weekend last year (when Unstoppable opened to $23 million and two others opened to a combined $21 million).
Top 12 Films: Weekend #45
Volume Movies Opening Each Weekend (millions)
2011 $135 Immortals $32, Jack and Jill $26, J. Edgar $11
2010 $112 Unstoppable $23, Skyline $12, Morning Glory $9
2009 $129 2012 $65, Pirate Radio $3
2008 $138 Quantum of Solace $68
2007 $ 93 Beowulf $28, Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium $10
2007-10
Avg $118
Next Weekend
Opening next week are Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part One) from Summit, Happy Feet Two from Warner Brothers and The Descendants from Fox Searchlight. Those movies will be compared to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ($125 million opening weekend) and The Next Three Days ($6.5 million).
International numbers will be posted as soon as possible, and Monday we will have official numbers for the Friday-Sunday domestic grosses.
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