PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
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There were some big surprises at the box office last weekend as the George Clooney thriller The American did better than expected and beat out both Robert Rodriguez's Machete and the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy Going the Distance for the number one spot on the charts. But with the highly anticipated fourth chapter of the popular Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Afterlife opening this weekend, Clooney and company may have their hands full defending their number one position.
Predicted to debut at number one this week is in fact the long awaited fourth chapter of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Afterlife, based on the popular video game. Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) returns in the lead role and is accompanied by a talented cast of actors, which includes Ali Larter (Heroes), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break), Boris Kodjoe (Surrogates) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy). Currently the movie has an average rating of a 4.5 on our site. Out of the forty-six people who have rated the film thirty-three of them have given it five stars while the trailer for the movie has had over 74,000 views. Here is what our Official Reviewer had to say about the new movie: "When it is all said and done Resident Evil: Afterlife is a decent action movie and an adequate addition to the Resident Evil franchise of films. I think any fan of the series will be pleased with this addition even if it is not quite as good as the others movies in the series."
Predicted to fall one place from last week to number two is the international espionage thriller starring Oscar winner George Clooney (Syriana), entitled The American. Last week the movie made $4,594 on each of its 2,823 screens for an opening weekend total of $12.9 million, which was still not enough to earn back its $20 million production budget. But the movie is predicted to break even this weekend by earning an additional $9.3 million at the box office.
Predicted to hold strong at number three this week, for a second week in a row, is the hip-hop heist film Takers. The movie boasts an all-star cast, which includes Paul Walker (Fast & Furious), Idris Elba(The Losers), Matt Dillon (Armored), Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith), Michael Ealy (Miracle at St. Anna), Jay Hernandez (Quarantine), Chris Brown (Stomp the Yard), T.I. (American Gangster), and Zoe Saldana (Avatar). While the movie dropped almost 44.2% last week from the previous week, it earned roughly $5,190 on each of its 2,206 screens for a weekend total of $11.4 million. Now in just two weeks the movie has grossed over $37 million, earning back its entire $32 million production budget and is predicted to earn an additional $6.7 million this weekend.
Predicted to fall back two places this week to number four is the long-awaited motion picture from visionary director Robert Rodriguez called Machete, which is based on the short film that was featured in his and Quentin Tarantino's movie Grindhouse. The film stars PEwKBywCY6r6Aw||Danny Trejo} (Heat) in the title role and also features a colorful cast of accomplished actors including Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four), Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar), Jeff Fahey (Lost), Cheech Marin (The Perfect Game), Don Johnson (Miami Vice), Steven Seagal (Half Past Dead), Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) and Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull). The movie didn't do as well as expected last week only earning $4,232 on each of its 2,670 screens for an opening weekend total of $11.3 million, which was not enough to earn back its entire $25 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $6.5 million this weekend but will still fall short of breaking even for now.
Rounding off the top five this week and actually predicted to move up one place from last week is the action-packed hit, The Expendables from writer/director and star Sylvester Stallone. Besides Stallone, the film stars an array of the toughest action stars from several different decades including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke, Emmy winner Bruce Willis and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. While the film dropped 30.5% last week from the previous week, it earned roughly $1,948 in each of its 3,398 theaters for an additional $6.6 million. Now in just over a month the movie has made about $92.1 million earning back its entire $80 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $4.8 million this weekend at the box office.
The rest of the top ten films at the box office this weekend are predicted to look like this:
Predicted to fall one place back from last week to number six is the romantic comedy Going the Distance, which is about long distance relationships. The movie boasts an all-star cast of comedic actors including Drew Barrymore (The Wedding Singer), Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard), Christina Applegate (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore), Ron Livingston (Office Space), Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Rob Riggle (The Hangover) and Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live). Last week the film had a disappointing debut earning only $2,272 on each of its 3,030 screens for an opening weekend total of $6.8 million, which was not even close to earning back its entire $32 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $3.6 million this weekend at the box office.
Predicted to fall back three places from last week to number seven is the Eli Roth produced scare-fest The Last Exorcism, which stars Patrick Fabian (Must Love Dogs), Louis Herthum (I Love You Phillip Morris) and Ashley Bell (State of Play). While the movie dropped almost 62.5% last week from the previous week, it earned roughly $2,660 on each of its 2,874 screens for a weekend total of $7.6 million. Now in just two weeks the movie has made over $32 million, earning back its entire $1.8 million production budget and then some. The film is predicted to earn an additional $3.4 million this weekend at the box office.
Predicted to fall one spot back from last week to number eight is the buddy-cop action/comedy The Other Guys starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton and Eva Mendes. While the movie dropped 15.9% last week from the previous week, it was shown on 574 less screens for a total of 2,607 and earned almost $2,028 on each for a weekend tally of $5.2 million. Now in just over a month the movie has done extremely well grossing over $106.7 million and earning back its entire $100 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $3.2 million this weekend at the box office.
Predicted to hold strong at number nine this week for a second week in a row is unarguably one of the biggest hits of the summer, Inception, the extremely popular sci-fi action thriller from director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight). The film stars an incredible cast of actors including Oscar nominees Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Ken Watanabe, Oscar winners Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine, as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, and Lukas Haas. While the film dropped only 6.2% last week, it was still seen on 366 less screens than the week before and earned roughly $2,683 in each of its 1,704 theaters for a weekend total of $4.5 million. Now in almost two months of release the film has earned $277 million, which surpasses its purported $160 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $2.9 million this weekend.
Finally, predicted to fall two places back from last week to number ten is Eat, Pray, Love directed by Ryan Murphy (Glee) and based on the internationally popular novel by author Elizabeth Gilbert. The film stars Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, as well as Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, Golden Globe winner James Franco and veteran actor Billy Crudup. While the film dropped 29.6% and was seen in 445 less theaters then the week before, it still managed to earn about $1,803 on each of its 2,663 screens for a weekend total of around $4.8 million. Now in just over a month of release the movie has become a solid hit making about $68.9 million so far and earning back its entire $60 million production budget. The film is predicted to earn an additional $5.1 million this weekend at the box office. Be sure to check out Box Office Beat Down this Sunday to see who is crowned the King of the box office this week and check back here next week for more box office predictions!
Resident Evil: Afterlife was released September 10th, 2010 and stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, Wentworth Miller. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
The American was released September 1st, 2010 and stars George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Irina Björklund, Violante Placido, Paolo Bonacelli, Samuli Vauramo, Filippo Timi, Björn Granath. The film is directed by Anton Corbijn.
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libbyanos
by far the worst res evil so far poor acting boring action and made little sense,
i'm a big fan of these movies so i was very dissapointed to say the least
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Daveactor7
Guardians just looks good, but the story is blah
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The Narrator: The Better Man
Waiting on The Gaurdians and The Town for this month. The Social Network, Hereafter, and Wall Street 2 next month.
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Daveactor7
get*
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Daveactor7
I cant over the fact that inception is STILL UP THERE.
Next week is gonna be a good week with "the town" "devil" coming out
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Diaigma
Waiting on Owls.
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dan
Waiting on Red.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
ZanyZap
Sh*t week.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
TheDude1
Resident Evil made an estimated 11 million on Friday and is estimated to make about 28 million dollars for the weekend. Looks like 30 million was not that far off.
2 years agoby @thedude1Flag
angelheart1016
Resident Evil: Afterlife open with more than 30 millions ? I don't think so, but being the only new release movie for this weekend, it could potentially do good business none-the-less...
2 years agoby @angelheart1016Flag
T.Clark
Well, you COULD say Avatar for the win since the marketing campaign for RE has been mainly "we're using the 3D technology James Cameron used for Avatar! Yippee!"
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DarkKnight89
i saw this movie...I am not a fan by far but it was ok...the 3D was actually good, the action was ok, but everything else not so great.
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ed_wood
Obviously it will win the weekend and I think The American will fall more than that.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
TheSHIZNIT
Scott Pilgrim being a box office flop is real upsetting!
2 years agoby @theshiznitFlag
Daveactor7
@Brian avatar is OVER dude lol
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TheDude1
I wouldn't be surprised if Resident Evil did make about 30 million. It has higher 3D ticket prices going for it and it was just reveled today that it will also play on 164 IMAX screens.
2 years agoby @thedude1Flag
Brian
This is so everyone gets mad: AVATAR FOR THE WIN!
2 years agoby @brianFlag
Daveactor7
@Flipsyde933 yeah lmao or i think its because they have a kid
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Flipsyde933
They should reboot Resident Evil and do away with Alice. Isn't the only reason she's in it is because Jovovich is married to the director or something.
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Daveactor7
Resident evil wont last a week because next week "the town" and "devil" comes out for me: I'm seeing town
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Spongebob_Boxofficepants
on this week only one anticipated and major film is gonna be released and that is RE4:Afterlife while other films in that week will bomb cause they are not widely promoted
RE4:Afterlife will be #1 but won't go to $30m cause its rated R and the negative reaction curse (all RE films were panned by critics) but it will make $24m cause its 3D , awesome trailer and the sole top ten fighter in this week.
2 years agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag
JasonKat
even if resident evil takes the number1 spot, it wont last longer than a week. i might b wrong, it could last 2-3 weeks unless a great movie comes in next week. other than listed. and i think RE will make about 16-18 million. if they however made say..24 or 26 million. then u can bet theres another movie on its way. with resident evil 5. instead of its reboot.
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moviegeek
I disagree about how high Resident Evil will go. I don't think it will go above $26, but it will surely win the weekend. The American will fall a LOT further than that.
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Timmy
Res Ev will make 1 buck
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