Well, after a bit of a hiatus, the Box Office Predictions are back. This is the time of year when the Box Office really heats up. We are just one week away from May and the start of the Summer movie season. That being said, there is still one week to go. So far, Disturbia has ruled the Box Office for two weeks in a row. This week, there are four new movies opening to challenge it. Which one (if any) will claim the top spot? Read on to find out:
1. Next. The Nicholas Cage thriller seems like an obvious pick for #1 spot at the Box Office this week. For one thing, there really isn’t a lot of good competition. While Disturbia has been #1 two weeks in a row, last week it only made $13 million which was down 41% from its opening week total. If it loses a similar share of its audience, then it has little chance of keeping the top spot. So then we look at the new movies opening up and Next clearly has the most commercial appeal. Cage is coming off of Ghost Rider which did a very impressive $45 million its opening weekend on the way to a $115 million total. Next also appears to be an interesting sci-fi thriller which should appeal to fans. While it won’t do nearly as well as Ghost Rider, Next will still do well with $25 million, easily coming in #1.
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Well, it has been a few weeks since my last set of predictions. Personal reason have kept me from being able to write lately, but now I am back, and at the right time. I don’t think I would have ever predicted that 300 would make so much money! I was amazed at that. But now, with three new movies opening in wide release, the question becomes, will anything surpass 300? Read on to find out:
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I was very disappointed today when I read a posting here on Slashfilm about the remake of the 1956 horror classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. While I initially planned to just post a comment, I realized I had more to say on the topic than just a few lines. It has been awhile since I have written an op/ed piece for Slashfilm, but here I go again.
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The day the Oscar nominations came out, I posted my predictions for who will win in each category and promised to repost the predictions a week before the Academy Awards broadcast. Well, here we are and here are my predictions once again. This time though, I have added a few comments about some of the picks. The picks are exactly the same as the last time even though some of them go against what most people are predicting. But I like to go with my initial gut instinct and that’s what I’ve done here.
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I had another solid week last week. I was right with The Messengers for the #1 movie, but over shot the total by about $4 million. I was very close for the totals of Epic Movie and Night at the Museum, but was one spot off for Epic Movie which I had coming in #2. Instead, Because I Said So was #2 and did much better than I expected. After a good start, Smokin’ Aces really dropped down. Now, with two new movies opening up, both of which have had tons of commercials, what will reign supreme? Read on to find out:
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Well, I had another good week last week. For the second week in a row, all of my top 5 made the top 5, but in a slightly different order. I was correct with Epic Movie for the #1 spot and was less than $2 million from its total. I had Stomp the Yard #3 and Night at the Museum #4, those was switched but I was very close on the total for each. In fact, I was only $300,000 away from the total for Stomp the Yard. I was very wrong about two new releases that I had switched on the list, Catch and Release and Smokin’ Aces. So, I did good, but not great. This week I will do great as only two new movies are opening in wide release. Will either of them overtake Epic Movie? Read on to find out:
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I had a very good week last week. All of my top 5 movies made the top 5, although in a slightly different order. I had Night at the Museum #1 and Stomp the Yard #2, but that was switched. In my defense, it was one of the closest races I’ve ever seen as less than half a million dollars separated the two. I was correct in my statement that there were going to be low box office totals as the #1 movie only made $12.3 million. Even with my foresight of a low total, I still over shot and was about $3 million over for the totals of four of the five films. I was way off on the total for the Hitcher. I had it coming in third with about $5 million more than it made at #4. But, all in all, it was still a good week. Will I do better this week as four new films open to give Stomp the Yard a run for its money? Read on to find out:
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Well, like last year, here I am on the day that the Oscar Nominations are out, trying to be the first person to predict the winners. I like to go on gut instinct for my predictions. It is easy to predict after you hear what all the “experts” have to say on the subject. But to do it right away before you read others predictions is harder but that’s the way I like it. So, read on to find out who will win this years Oscars:
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