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Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (the fourth in the M:I series) grossed $10.6 million Friday (up from $9.7 million last Friday) and is looking like $29.7 million from Friday-Sunday, compared to a forecast of $31.2 million. Through Sunday, the film’s domestic total should stand above $132 million, and it should finish with $210 million domestically when it leaves theaters. (This would be just behind the $215 million for M:I 2 but above the $181 million for M:I and the $134 million for M:I 3.)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked both are coming in at forecast this weekend. Sherlock 2 is headed for about $180 million domestic, while Alvin 3 is on track for $135 million.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo should exceed its weekend forecast by about $1 million ($15.2 million versus a forecast of $14.0 million) and should be able to break $100 million domestically when it ends its run.
Steven Spielberg is having a disappointing weekend with both War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin running behind modest forecasts. War Horse should collect $12.4 Friday-Sunday ($15.5 million forecast), while Tintin, the “beloved” creation of Belgian artist Herge, is struggling to get to $11.3 million Friday-Sunday ($13.5 million forecast). Both films are headed for around $80 million domestic.
In case you missed them, click to see this week’s Weekend Predictions
(millions) Showbuzz Early FRI Domestic
Forecast Proj. Actual Final
Sherlock Holmes 2 (WB) [$22.0] $21.2 $ 7.6 $180
Alvin & Chipmunks 3 (Fox)[$18.5] $18.4 $ 7.2 $135
Girl Dragon Tattoo (Sony)[$14.0] $15.2 $ 5.3 $105
War Horse (DW/Dis) [$15.5] $12.4 $ 4.7 $ 80
We Bought a Zoo (Fox) [$13.0] $12.3 $ 4.8 $ 80
Adventures Tintin (Par) [$13.5] $11.3 $ 4.4 $ 80
Total Box Office Volume
The Top 12 Films this weekend are looking like an okay $140 million total Friday-Sunday, down 6% from the same calendar weekend last year.
Top 12 Films: Weekend #52
2011 $140 M:I 4 $30, Sherlock Holmes 2 $21, Alvin 3 $18
2010 $149 Little Fockers $26, True Grit $24, TRON Legacy $19
2009 $209 Avatar $68, Sherlock Holmes $37, Alvin 2 $35
2008 $131 Marley & Me $24, Bedtime Stories $20, Benj Button $19
2007 $121 National Treasure $20, Juno $16, I Am Legend $16
2007-10
Avg $153
HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE: Day by Day
The top 10 films on Friday grossed just under $50 million collectively, up from December 30 last year (which fell on a Thursday) and within the range of values for the comparable years when the date fell early in the weekend.
DAILY TOTAL GROSS of TOP 10 MOVIES
2011 2010 2006 2005
Dec 21 $27.5 Wed $22.0 Tue $17.8 Thu $20.5 Wed
Dec 22 $24.8 Thu $31.1 Wed $39.6 Fri $22.8 Thu
Dec 23 $37.1 Fri $33.5 Thu $43.3 Sat $36.4 Fri
Dec 24 $22.1 Sat $23.6 Fri $20.1 Sun $20.2 Sat
Dec 25 $54.5 Sun $52.5 Sat $49.4 Mon $41.4 Sun
Dec 26 $61.8 Mon $48.8 Sun $49.5 Tue $55.2 Mon
Dec 27 $45.6 Tue $41.6 Mon $41.9 Wed $40.1 Tue
Dec 28 $41.5 Wed $41.6 Tue $39.9 Thu $37.8 Wed
Dec 29 $41.0 Thu $41.7 Wed $48.5 Fri $38.1 Thu
Dec 30 $49.6 Fri $43.1 Thu $51.5 Sat $45.1 Fri
Dec 31 Sat $41.7 Fri $34.1 Sun $35.8 Sat
Jan 01 Sun $57.1 Sat $41.0 Mon $42.6 Sun
NOTE: Top films: 2010 (Little Fockers, True Grit, TRON Legacy), 2006 (Night at the Museum, Pursuit of Happyness, Dreamgirls), 2005 (King Kong, Chronicles of Narnia, Fun with Dick and Jane)
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