Comments on: Box-Office Oracle: May 1 – May 3, 2009

By: Bustray

Bustray — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:22:05 +0000

AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! It turns out it IS Ghosts of Girlfriends Past!!!! Why cannot I pronounce that?

By: Chuck Bartowski

Chuck Bartowski — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:29:33 +0000

I'll just predict the NEW movies this weekend. Don't care for all those "spring" movies. It's summer movie season, baby.. and they're all goners.

1. X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE – $95.8 million
My gut feeling is to keep it in the mid 80's, but I'm gonna go ahead and bet a bit higher. Summer Movie Season is finally here and it's time to return to the movies again! Mid 80's or mid 90's, either way – moviegoers will be coming out in masses. Come on… it's Wolverine. It's Marvel. It's got superheroes. It's a summer action movie. That's about all the convincing I need to see it. It looks awesome. Sure, STAR TREK will mop the floor with it next weekend, but for now… WOLVERINE dominates.

2. GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST – $24.1 million
What poor guy will be dragged to this instead of Wolverine? My guess is that it's audience will come from the flock of girls on their Friday night out, or the couples will be seeing dos this weekend… GOGP first, and then onto the main event – WOLVERINE. This one should do quite well. Don't doubt the chick flick. Or Matthew McCoughnahey.

I will of course be seeing WOLVERINE. =]

Happy Summer Movie Season everyone! Have a stellar weekend!
:]

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:03:49 +0000

Wolvy – 95.3

Ghost of Girlfriend Past – 21.9

Battle for Terra – 3.8

By: JM

JM — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:48:10 +0000

$96 million for "Wolverine." Polls put it at slightly less anticipated than X-Men. Sadly, if its reviews are anything to go by, the holds will be just as bad if not worse. Especially considering that "Star Trek" comes out next weekend, and everyone's interested in seeing it (even non-fans; the great advance reviews also help). Wolverine's second weekend drop is something I'm not looking forward to witnessing. But actually, I'm seeing it in its second weekend, not its first. I come down from college next Thursday, and my brother and I are seeing it. From what the reviews say, I will likely only want to see it once, so I'm waiting until then.

By: JAB

JAB — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:07 +0000

Um… Battle for Terra will not be in the top 10.

By: Bustray

Bustray — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:57:32 +0000

1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine- $96.1 million
Uh, no, Ghost of Girlfriends Past is going to blow past expectations and win. This one is a forgone conclusion. I have nothing to say that has not already been said somewhere. So… off to the #2 slot.

2. Ghost of Girlfriends Past- $14.5 million
I keep typing this title wrong. Here are some of my mess-ups: "Ghosts of Girlfriend's Pasts", "Ghost of a Girlfriend's Past", "Ghosts of Girlfriend Pasts" and "That dumb-looking movie that stars the guy from Tropic Thunder and the girl from Juno". Anyways, this ought to bring in the female demographics, so it will probably score #2. But I wouldn't be surprised if Obsessed only drops one slot.

3. Obsessed- $13.4 million
I kind of want to see this now that I know what it's about… but when it comes between this and Wolverine, Wolverine has got to come out on top. Sorry Beyonce, nothing personal, Hugh Jackman is just so kick-ass.

4. 17 Again- $5.7 million
I was disappointed that this one didn’t gross $17 million on its opening weekend. That would’ve pleased me on two levels. First off, it’d fit in with the theme. Second of all, I just don’t like Zac Efron. So the less his movies make, the better.

5. Earth- $5.6 million
17 Again and Earth could easily switch places, but even if this one drops 35%, and 17 Again drops 50%, 17 Again still comes out on top. So I'm saying it'll come in at #5 for the second weekend in a row. Pity, too. It was a good movie.

6. Monsters Vs. Aliens- $5.1 million
Can America please stop seeing this movie, at my personal request? First off, it's a bad film, and second of all, I'm sick of finding it in the top 6 EVERY FRICKIN WEEK!!!!!! But hey, I'm just one guy. So I guess only a couple thousand people will obey me.

7. The Soloist- $5.0 million
Anyone else catch Jamie Foxx on American Idol yesterday night? He was talking about the bottom 2, and then immediately veered off subject and told everyone to go see The Soloist. It was funny and awkward, anyways.

8. State of Play- $4.1 million
Maybe I'm stretching for this one. Maybe It'll come in at ninth, or even tenth. But I'm hoping that America will come to their senses and go out and see this spectacular movie. A guy can always dream, can't he?

9. Fighting- $4.0 million
Well, it probably wasn't a wise move to position this one to come out a week before X-Men. So Rogue Pictures only have themselves to blame.

10. Hannah Montana: The Movie- $3.3 million
Huh. It’s at $70 million worldwide as of now. If they make a sequel, I’m leaving the country.

By: NackAttack

NackAttack — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:42:14 +0000

I think Wolverine will make something in the low-$80M range.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:05:48 +0000

I know little about the X-man series, so I would say lower, but my local theater has 26! showings of it Friday, and they usually know what they are doing. So I have no idea. I don't see a buzz like Star Trek for it, except all the commercials, and to me, the "Origins" just means they replaced higher paid actors from the movies before to new younger, cheaper talent.

By: ben

ben — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:56:54 +0000

wolverine for $80m
i pegged BFT at #5 but i wasnt aware of the theatre count..doh!

By: Eli

Eli — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:11:13 +0000

First weekend of summer, I'm predicting boldly. Going with early $100 mill for Wolverine, maybe around 104. If it does significantly lower than that, than those who argue that reviews make or break a movie can yell it from the rooftops. That 35% on Rotten Tomatoes is UG-LY for it.