2014 10 24 – John Wick, Ouija

Movies of this October were passable. Even Fury, I believed a surefire hit, dropped its game hard. I've found typical movies a bit boring, compared to superhero flicks. I suppose the reason is big studios lost an ability to tell compelling stories about human condition. If everything is in flux, how can a movie take a solid stance on anything?

This weekend we have two openings.

MONDAY: Official numbers!

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IT WOULD BE A PERFECT POSTER FOR AN AD CAMPAIGN OF A MALE FERTILITY SERUM

This movie, John Wick, is an action R movie, from Lionsgate.

Shots:

$ 18 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 17 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 16,87 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (2589 theaters, $ 6515 per theater)

$ 16 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline

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$ 15 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 14,5 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 14,42 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (2589 theaters, $ 5568 per theater)

$ 13,5 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon

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$ 12,8 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 12,5 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 11 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.

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IT'S A GREAT EDUCATIONAL MOVIE TO SCARE KIDS INTO LEARNING PROPER SPELLING

This movie, Ouija, is a horror PG-13 movie, from Universal.

Shots:

$ 28 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 26,8 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon

$ 25 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 24 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop

$ 23 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 22,1 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 22 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 19,88 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (2858 theaters, $ 6955 per theater)
$ 19 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 18,42 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (2858 theaters, $ 6444 per theater)
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$ 17 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline

SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't make a shot for this movie.

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2014 10 17 – Fury, The Best of Me, The Book of Life

This weekend we have three openings.

MONDAY: Official numbers!

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THAT BARREL IS ACTUALLY 10 METERS LONG AND THE WHITE-PAINTED WORD SPELLS FURYASWASFORETOLDINANCIENTMESOPOTAMIATHROUGHBOMBALISTICHYPERSPEEDOFLIGHT

This movie, Fury, is a drama R movie, from Sony.

Shots:

$ 33 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 32,6 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 31 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 30 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 30 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 30 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 28,93 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3173 theaters, $ 9118 per theater)
$ 28,8 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 27 mln  --  Box Office team
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$ 25 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 23,7 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3173 theaters, $ 7470 per theater)
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$ 20 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop

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TWO LOVE STORIES FOR A COST OF ONE TICKET

This movie, The Best of Me, is a drama PG-13 movie, from Relativity.

Shots:

$ 21 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18,2 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon

$ 16 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15,95 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (2936 theaters, $ 5433 per theater)
$ 15,5 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 15 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline

$ 13 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily

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$ 11 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 10 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (2936 theaters, $ 3407 per theater)
$ 10 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 10 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 10 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru

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A SPANISH-ORIENTED HALLOWEEN IS LESS SCARY AND DEFINITELY MORE COLORFUL THAN A TYPICAL WHITE AMERICAN ONE

This movie, The Book of Life, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.

Shots:

$ 25 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 19,82 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3071 theaters, $ 6455 per theater)
$ 19 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
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$ 18 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 17 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3071 theaters, $ 5537 per theater)
$ 16,5 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily

$ 16 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 16 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 16 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop

$ 15,5 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon

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$ 15,2 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru

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2014 10 10 – Addicted, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Dracula Untold, One Chance, The Judge

This weekend BoxOfficeMojo disappeared from the Internet. It looks like movie sites slowly turn away from box office predictions. I know it's no mass entertainment, but I'd suppose in US there are enough people interested in writing about movies and finance.

This weekend we have four openings.

MONDAY: Official numbers!

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I'M SURPRISED TYLER PERRY DIDN'T DIRECT THIS MOVIE

This movie, Addicted, is a drama R movie, from Lionsgate.

Shots:

$ 8 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 7,5 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 7,49 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (846 theaters, $ 8848 per theater)
$ 7 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 7 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,6 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon

$ 4,67 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (846 theaters, $ 5517 per theater)
$ 4 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

Laremy Legel, of RopeOfSilicon, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't post their shots for this movie.

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THEY PROBABLY SAW A BEN AFFLECK'S SPIDER-MAN'S UNDERWEAR

This movie, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day, is a comedy PG movie, from Disney.

Shots:

$ 26 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 23 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 18,36 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3088 theaters, $ 5946 per theater)

$ 18 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 17,67 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3088 theaters, $ 5722 per theater)
$ 17,2 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 17 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru

$ 17 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
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$ 16,5 mln  --  Box Office team
$ 16 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop

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AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE A FAULT IN LOGIC THERE? WHAT PAINS LONGER: A LOSS OF A FAMILY OR AN ETERNAL UNLIFE OF A VAMPIRE?

This movie, Dracula Untold, is an action PG-13 movie, from Universal.

Shots:

$ 29 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
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$ 24,2 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 23,51 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (2887 theaters, $ 8145 per theater)

$ 22,5 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
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$ 18,1 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (2887 theaters, $ 6271 per theater)
$ 17 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru

$ 15 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 15 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 15 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 13 mln  --  Box Office team

ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, didn't post his shot for this movie.

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DON'T RUSH TO JUDGE THIS MOVIE

This movie, The Judge, is a drama R movie, from Warner Bros.

Shots:

$ 21,47 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3003 theaters, $ 7149 per theater)
$ 21 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier
$ 18 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 16,2 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon

$ 16 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 15,5 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 15 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily

$ 15 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 14 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers
$ 13,12 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3003 theaters, $ 4368 per theater)
$ 13 mln  --  Box Office team

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2014 10 03 – Annabelle, Gone Girl, Left Behind

Did I write last weekend that last-last weekend was good for all shooters? Well, the last weekend was even better! October will be tough, though, because there are a few dramas. They are always tricky to predict.

This weekend we have three openings.

FRIDAY: All shots!

MONDAY: Official numbers!

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IF A SOURCE OF HORROR BECOMES KNOWN, IT LOSES HALF OF ITS IMPACT

This movie, Annabelle, is an horror R movie, from Warner Bros.

This movie opens in 3185 theaters. It is a big number for an horror R. The Conjuring, its box office predecessor, opened in 2903 theaters. Surely, Warner puts some dollars up front, but still this is an owner's decision to get a copy of the movie for showing, instead of keeping a copy of The Equalizer, The Maze Runner, No Good Deed, for one more week.

The Conjuring opened with $ 14,418 per theater. If Annabelle pulls 30 per cent less, it means $ 10,000 opening. That's a very good accomplishment.

Shots:

$ 37,13 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3185 theaters, $ 11,659 per theater)
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$ 32,17 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3185 theaters, $ 10,100 per theater)
$ 29,4 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon

$ 29 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 27 mln  --  Box Office team

$ 27 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily

$ 26 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 25 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
$ 24 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 22 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 16 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline

SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier, didn't shoot for this one.

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THANK GOD, NOW WE CAN EVERYTHING STORE IN CLOUD, SO NOTHING WILL BE EVER... GONE

This movie, Gone Girl, is a thriller R movie, from Fox.

I don't know. The movie seems okay, tension and drama ooze from a strong source. Still, it doesn't feel pulling that much. From the trailer it seems a lot of things are told in flashbacks. It's understandable from the script point of view, it's a great tension building tool for thriller movies. But is it a memorable movie? A discussions' fueling movie? Not really. It's a good one-shot entertainment, that's it.

Shots:

$ 40 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo
$ 37,51 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (3014 theaters, $ 12,446 per theater)
$ 36,5 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon

$ 35 mln  --  Andy Burns, BiffBamPop
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$ 33 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 31,5 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
$ 31 mln  --  Box Office team

$ 30 mln  --  ThisIsNotMyName, BoxOfficePredictionsOnline
$ 28,1 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (3014 theaters, $ 9322 per theater)

$ 27 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru

$ 27 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon
$ 24 mln  --  SaberToothDragon, BoxOfficeFrontier

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I LMAO-D WHEN I IMAGINED THE CASTING FOR THIS MOVIE:
-- PLEASE, MAKE THE MOST AWKWARD FACE YOU CAN THINK OF. WOW, MR CAGE, THAT'S TERRIFIC.
--  THANKS, BUT I AIN'T STARTED YET...

This movie, Left Behind, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Freestyle Releasing.

Based on the headline above, I give this movie $ 2333 per theater. I feel quite generous.

Shots:

$ 8 mln  --  Laremy Legel, RopeOfSilicon

$ 7 mln  --  Box Office team
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$ 6,3 mln  --  the official weekend number of the movie  (1825 theaters, $ 3452 per theater)
$ 6 mln  --  Mitch Metcalf, ShowBuzzDaily
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$ 5,5 mln  --  Edward Douglas, ComingSoon
$ 5 mln  --  C.S. Strowbridge, The-Numbers

$ 4 mln  --  Gitesh Pandya, BoxOfficeGuru
$ 4,26 mln  --  Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2014  (1825 theaters, $ 2333 per theater)
$ 4 mln  --  Ray Subers, BoxOfficeMojo

SaberToothDragon, of BoxOfficeFrontier, ThisIsNotMyName, of BoxOfficePredictionsOnline, Andy Burns, of BiffBamPop, didn't shoot for this movie.

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