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Box-Office Oracle: Aug. 29 – Aug. 31, 2008

We're taking a Disaster to win a disastrous weekend.

#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Weeks in a Row
This weekend is all about who sucks the least. Or rather who the general public perceives to suck least. Because WE all know this is probably the lead contender for terribleness. The only other possibility for the top slot is Babylon AD which they aren't advertising for. So what can I do?
Estimate: $13.7 million
I should get it put in to my contract that I don't have to project anything under $10m. That would give me most of April and August off.
Estimate: $11.5 million
I was really pleased to see this win another weekend. But the "victory" only means so much, don't kid yourself, this one is being considered a failure by the studio financially. Which means we've doomed ourselves to more juvenile comedies meant for the lowest common denominator. Yay us!
Estimate: $10.6 million
No one could work up a solid hate for this one. Which sort of makes it good I suppose. I have a more interesting question for ya though; How will Burn After Reading do? Have the Coens made new fans by winning an Oscar?
Estimate: $8.1 million
Good thing this opened on a Wednesday to get the BUZZ started! Hmm? What's that? You've never heard of it? Oh.
Estimate: $7.2 million
With the other comedy out there I don't know how a person chooses to imbibe this. I will say that I'm seeing it tomorrow, but only because I get paid to do so.
Estimate: $6.4 million
This is the other reason I'm skeptical about Babylon A.D.'s chances. This was a big dumb actioner that everyone passed on. Why would Vin Diesel's film be any different?
Estimate: $6.0 million
Maybe Hollywood read the schedule wrong and thought the NFL started this weekend? Or perhaps they thought the Olympics were going down still? Whatever the case we've clearly been abandoned this weekend. Bastards.
Estimate: $5.6 million
It's not funny. But I guess it's interesting. So if you're looking for something to say "hmmmm" about this weekend then by all means, check this one OUT.
Estimate: $4.8 million
I've got this one narrowly beating out Pineapple Express. That is all for now. We'll recap this disastrous weekend come Sunday.
Estimate: $2.5 million

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i think that Hamlet 2 is definitely under-rated by the oracle
here's my prediction
1. disaster movie- 13.9
2. Babylon A.D.- 12.8
3. Tropic Thunder- 10.4
4. House Bunny- 10.1
5. College 9.6
6. Hamlet 2- 6.9
7. Death Race- 6.4
8.dark Knight- 6.1
9. traitor- 6.0
10. Star Wars: the clone wars-3.4

college was also under-rated. i know a bunch of teens will go out and see this movie and i seriously think that the dark knight will be at $499,102,363 by sunday. after this week the dark knight will be at the same spot for the next couple of weeks with nothing really interesting coming into theaters. star wars will be a huge disaster and won't be anywhere by its budget of what after reading of 75 million.

but its labor day weekend and people usually turn out to the movies so any suprises could happen.

- disneyfreak*
( August 28th, 2008 | 5:00 pm )
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The biggest problem with Hamlet 2 is not necessarily the movie as much as it is the difficulty in marketing it. I thought it was a decent film, but there really is no specific audience for it which makes it hard to find any kind of real box-office success.

The other hard part about this weekend is the tight bunch at the top. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tropic Thunder take the top spot again with Disaster Movie and College canceling each other out. However, Disaster Movie does offer up the chance for those under the age of 17 to buy a Disaster Movie ticket and slide into Tropic Thunder, sorta how Rambo ended up losing to Meet the Spartans for what I can only assume to be the exact same reason.

Then there's Babylon A.D., the real toss-up. Who knows?

- bradbrevet
( August 28th, 2008 | 8:34 pm )
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I think Tropic Thunder might take top spot again also.
With Babylon coming in second.
Why haven't they been pushing Babylon?
Has anyone seen it yet?

- Gonzo
( August 30th, 2008 | 4:31 am )
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If Tropic Thunder manage to keept the top spot it will be three in a row. That means only two films at number one for seven weeks. That is something that don't happen anymore. If Bangkok Dangerous flops badly next week and Tropic Thunder holds well it can also be four weeks on number one. That would be cool.

- flerk
( August 30th, 2008 | 12:58 pm )
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