Predictions for ‘Wall-E’, ‘Wanted’

Here are my predictions for the upcoming weekend of June 27-29:
1)Wall-E (3,992 theaters) – $63 million
2)Wanted (3,175 theaters) – $35.5 million
3)Get Smart – $20.7 million
4)The Incredible Hulk – $11 million
5)Kung Fu Panda – $10.9 million
6)The Love Guru – $6.4 million
7)Indiana Jones 4 – $5.3 million
8)The Happening – $4.7 million
9)Sex and the City – $4 million
10)You [...]

Prospects for ‘The Dark Knight’ Part II

I’ve already given my two cents on how high The Dark Knight can fly on the quality side. (For Part I click here) Now, I will delve into the box office potential of the second installment of the rejuvenated Batman franchise.
Batman Begins didn’t exactly light the box office on fire on its opening weekend. Begins [...]

Prospects for ‘The Dark Knight’

The Dark Knight is arguably the most anticipated movie of the summer, maybe even the year. Because of this, expectations are through the roof, to say the least, both financially and critically. Everything seems to be coming together for this to be THE movie event of the summer. But just how high can it go?
Hollywood’s [...]

Audiences ‘Get Smart’ Over the Weekend

Warner Brothers’ Get Smart won the battle of the comedies over the weekend, handily beating Paramount’s The Love Guru by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. Meanwhile, The Incredible Hulk and The Happening both posted massive second weekend drops. The overall box office was again very healthy as ticket sales were above last year for [...]

Steve Carell vs. Mike Myers

Two high profile comedies duke it out at the box office this weekend. In one corner, the hilarious Steve Carell will try to lead the Warner Bros. TV adaptation Get Smart to victory. In the other corner, Mike Myers comes out of hibernation with Paramount’s The Love Guru, his first live action comedy in nearly [...]