Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least.
Individual monetary predictions for each film.
Final box office tally for all new wide releases.
Awards predictions for any film you think has a shot at an end-of-year awards nomination.
This Week’s New Wide Releases
For Greater Glory (700 screens) Snow White and the Huntsman (3,700 screens)
Last Week’s Results
The Men in Black came back and didn’t disappoint…too much. Their $55 M opening was still pretty strong for a long-dormant franchise, though it’s prospects for a $200 million finale have been diminished.
Top 10 Films
Men in Black 3, $54,592,779
The Avengers, $36,686,871
Battleship, $11,050,470
The Dictator, $9,276,560
Chernobyl Diaries, $7,955,307
Dark Shadows, $7,504,387
What to Expect When You’re Expecting, $7,127,919
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, $6,383,203
The Hunger Games, $2,311,406
Think Like a Man, $1,465,265
Key: W=Wesley | M=Mike | Z=Zach @ Total : Correct Prediction o : Correct Prediction Individual = : Correct Placement
Division 1
Men in Black 3 (W | Mo | Z | C) @ $55.0 M
Division 2
Men in Black 3 (W= | M= | Z= | C=) @ $55.0 M The Avengers (W= | M= | Z= | C=) @ $37.0 M Battleship (W | M= | Z | C) @ $11.0 M The Dictator (W | M= | Z | C) @ $9.5 M Chernobyl Diaries (W | M= | Z | C=) @ $8.0 M Dark Shadows (W= | M= | Z | C) @ $7.5 M What to Expect When You’re Expecting (W= | M= | Z | C=) @ $7.0 M The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (W= | M= | Z | C=) @ $6.5 M The Hunger Games (W | M= | Z= | C=) @ $2.3 M Think Like a Man (M= | Z=) @ $1.5 M
Division 3
Men in Black 3 (W-$35 | M-$55 | Z-$50 | C-$40) @ $55.0 M The Avengers (W-$30 | M-$35 | Z-$30 | C-$35) @ $37.0 M Battleship (W-$7 | M-$8.5 | Z-$10 | C-$9) @ $11.0 M The Dictator (W-$7 | M-$8.5 | Z-$9 | C-$1) @ $9.5 M Chernobyl Diaries (M-$6 | Z-$3 | C-$6.5) @ $8.0 M Dark Shadows (W-$7 | M-$7 | Z-$6 | C-$5.5) @ $7.5 M What to Expect When You’re Expecting (W-$6.5 | M-$6 | Z-$5 | C-$6) @ $7.0 M The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (W-$2.5 | M-$4 | Z-$5 | C-$6) @ $6.5 M The Hunger Games (W-$1.8 | M-$2 | Z-$1.8 | C-$1.7) @ $2.3 M Think Like a Man (M-$1.5 | Z-$1.3) @ $1.5 M
1. Snow White 40M
2. Men in Black III 27M
3. The Avengers 20M
4. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 5M
5. The Dictator 4.7M
6. Battleship 4.5M
7. Dark Shadows 3.8M
8. What to Expect 3.7M
9. For Greater Glory 3.5M
10. Chernobyl Diaries 3M
1. Snow White and the Huntsman – $40 M
2. Men in Black 3 – $30 M
3. The Avengers – $23 M
4. Battleship – $6.5 M
5. The Dictator – $5.5 M
6. Dark Shadows – $4.4 M
7. Chernobyl Diaries – $4 M
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $3.9 M
9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $3.7 M
10. For Greater Glory – $1.8 M
Snow White and the Huntsman – $130 M
For Greater Glory – $25 M
I’m revising my Snow White prediction to $50 million. That’s what I had it at originally, but then things weren’t looking good and now they’re looking better. I’ll also revise my total prediction to $150.
9. Snow White and the Huntsman – $45 M
1. Men in Black III – $25 M
2. The Avengers – $24 M
6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $5.5 M
5. The Dictator – $5 M
4. Battleship – $4.5 M
7. Dark Shadows – $4 M
3. Chernobyl Diaries – $3.9 M
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $3.5 M
10. For Greater Glory – $1.5 M
Snow White and the Huntsman – $110 M
For Greater Glory – $12 M
For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 Summer Box Office Predictions Game Rules.
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