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Only one movie is opening this week, and that should mean good news for that movie. But it’s better news for the holdovers.
Taking into account the lack of competition, the excellent mid-week number and the phenomenal word-of-
mouth and Finding Nemo should finish first for the second week in a row. A drop of less than 40% is expected with a box office of $50 million not out of the question.
The only wide opening this week is 2 Fast 2 Furious, which is a sequel in the loosest definition of the word. Only one star from the first is in the second, there’s a new director, new writers, new producers, etc. How will all of these changes affect the box office? If the reviews are anything to go on, 2 Fast 2 Furious won’t be able to live up to the original. It is getting much weaker reviews than the original, especially among the Cream of the Crop reviewers. Still, it should at least come close to the original’s opening thanks to the sequel effect. Look for nearly $40 million, but absolutely no legs.
Bruce Almighty, already the highest grossing comedy of 2003, will continue its strong run with about $25 million for third place. It just failed to cross $150 million yesterday, but by the time you read this, it will have hit that milestone.
There’s quite a drop between third and fourth place, with The Italian Job getting about half of Bruce Almighty. The predicted $13 million is less than a 40% drop, which is a good sign. But the movie cost too much to pull a profit from the home market.
The Matrix Reloaded will fall to fifth place with just $10 million. You know a movie has high expectations when nearly $250 million in five weeks is considered a disappointment.
On a side note, after a two-week absence Bend It Like Beckham should reappear in the top ten.
Submitted by: C.S.Strowbridge
| Rank | Movie | Theaters | Change | Weeks in
Release | Distributor |
| 1 | Bruce Almighty | 3,544 | +54 | 3 | Universal |
| 2 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | 3,408 | New | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Finding Nemo | 3,391 | +17 | 2 | Buena Vista |
| 4 | Matrix Reloaded, The | 3,186 | -267 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Italian Job, The (2003) | 2,877 | +244 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | Daddy Day Care | 2,713 | -415 | 5 | Sony |
| 7 | X2: X-Men United | 2,050 | -483 | 6 | Fox |
| 8 | In-Laws, The (2003) | 2,047 | -605 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Wrong Turn | 1,613 | -2 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Down with Love | 775 | -525 | 5 | Fox |
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| 37 | Love the Hard Way | 6 | New | 1 | Kino |
| 39 | Eye, The | 4 | New | 1 | Palm |
Estimated Theater Counts for Next Week's Openers
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Date posted: 2003-06-06
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
