Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #8 of 2013 is looking a little stronger than it did yesterday but still down versus previous years. The top 12 films Friday-Sunday should total $89 million (down 22% from the same weekend last year and down 11% from the average for the weekend the last few years). Snitch had a nice uptick Saturday, but so did Identity Thief, which maintained its first place position.
| Weekend 8: February 22-24, 2013 | ($ millions) | ||||||
| Pre-Wknd Showbuzz Forecast | Early Weekend Estimate | Weekend Studio Estimate | Actual Fri–Sat Gross | Showbuzz Domestic Final Proj. | |||
| Identity Thief | Uni | [13.3] | 13.4 | 14.1 | 4.1–6.7 | 134 | |
| Snitch | Summit | [13.7] | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.1–5.6 | 40 | |
| Safe Haven | Rel | [10.6] | 10.9 | 10.6 | 3.5–4.7 | 71 | |
| Escape from Planet Earth | Weins | [10.6] | 10.4 | 11.0 | 2.4–5.2 | 62 | |
| A Good Day to Die Hard | Fox | [12.0] | 9.2 | 10.0 | 2.8–4.7 | 72 | |
| Dark Skies | Weins | [10.8] | 8.5 | 8.8 | 3.1–3.5 | 19 | |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Weins | [5.2] | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.5–2.9 | 120 | |
| Warm Bodies | Summit | [5.3] | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.4–1.6 | 71 | |
| Side Effects | OpenRoad | [3.5] | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.0–1.6 | 37 | |
| Beautiful Creatures | WB | [3.9] | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.0–1.6 | 23 | |
Note: The table above summarizes an early look at the weekend. The first column is a reminder of each film’s ShowBuzzDaily Forecast for the weekend (in brackets). The second column, on which the films are sorted, displays the new weekend projection for each film, based on the Friday numbers (the third column). The final column is a preliminary estimate of the ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Total number for the film’s total run in North America. A “++” indicates the Domestic number has been upgraded; a “–” indicates a downgrade.
In case you missed them, click to see this week’s Weekend Predictions.
Total Box Office Volume
The Top 12 Films this weekend are looking like $89 million total Friday-Sunday, up a bit from yesterday’s estimate but still down 11% from the average comparable weekend the last four years and down 22% from the same weekend last year.
| WEEKEND #8 | ($ millions) | ||
| Weekend Volume: Top 12 Films | Top Movies Opening Each Weekend (Fri-Sun only) | ||
| 2013 | $89 | Snitch $13, Dark Skies $9 | |
| 2012 | $114 | Act of Valor $24, Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds $15, Wanderlust $6, Gone $4 | |
| 2011 | $96 | Hall Pass $13, Drive Angry 3D $5 | |
| 2010 | $107 | Cop Out $18, The Crazies $16 | |
| 2009 | $87 | Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience $12, Street Fighter $4 | |
| Avg 2009-12 | $101 | ||
Check back later for the International Box Office report.
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