d2cheer

So much for Narnia making 80 mill + this weekend like most have predicted...

I would have to guess that is considered a disappointment considering many figured it would make a lot more.

jiggawhat

Poor Speed Racer...

islandclaws

Glad to see Iron Man still going strong. It'll probably end up with around $245m. Pretty damn good. Very sad that Speed Racer is trumped by Vegas by more than 2x. Ouch. Caspian is opening around what I expected. Feelings on the 1st Narnia were mixed, and expectations that Caspian could do up to $100m were outlandish and ridiculous.

RichC2

Narnia will make substantially more on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is usually a little lackluster for kid/family flicks.

TomOpus

Baby Mama has a higher per screen than Speed Racer. Dang....

Artman

More like 275 I think... Indy can top that....but Iron Man just might be the #2 this summer.

Narnia might do 70 with the Wknd bump... I guess the holiday season is just a better time for these...I wouldn't be surprised if Disney pushes the next one back to that release date.

d2cheer

It would have to make 40 million today, to get close to 80 million. Sorry but it won't do that.

bloopbleep

wall-e will be number 1 with hancock second.

riotinmyskull

hancock won't even be in the top 5.

B5Erik

The trailer sure didn't sell me on the movie. Not even a little.

Doughboy

Don't underestimate Will Smith's drawing power. He makes mostly mediocre films and they all gross a ton of money.

tylergfoster

Ouch. Ouch. Looking at Speed Racer's depressing dribble of box office makes one hurt.

chris_sc77

Batman will be No. 1.
Mark my words. Followed by indy, Iron Man, and (ugh..) Wall-E (maybe)
Hancock wont to more than 190 million.

BullGooseLoony

I don't know why everyone thought Prince Caspian could break $100 million. Fantasy movies like that are for a more specific audience, and despite the built-in audience from the first film, it's just not that kind of blockbuster. $60 million for the weekend should be a good start for a movie that I'm sure everyone will like. I guess the problem is that it's actually less than the start of the first film. This one won't have the same legs because of summer, but I could still see it pulling off $180 million domestically. Which is certainly a disappointment, but not a flop by any means.

Speaking of flops, Speed Racer is going to dip worse than expected. Did Warner Bros. really think it would work? This one will be lucky to hit $40 domestically.

As for Hancock, it kind of has "high concept" written all over it. When I first saw the trailer back in January, it looked a little risky for a summer movie. I think it will be too cynical, not funny enough, and kind of unpleasant for a crowd-pleasing summer actioner. It's going to be one of those movies that pleases no one. There seem to be some last minute reshoots going on, which is never a good sign, but I could be wrong. It's in the right slot, though. If it does well, it'll open with $40 million or so and finish with about $110 million. If it flops, it could open with as little as $12 million and finish off with $30 million.

Seantn

Isn't Hancock opening on July 4th weekend? I doubt it'll only make $12 million opening. Even "Wild, Wild West" made over $100 million total.

RichC2

Hancock will do fine. Maybe not record breaking, but it doesn't have to be.

Narnia will probably wind up with around $70m for the weekend, which is about what I predicted beforehand. ($65 - $70m) which is just fine.

Didn't care for Narnia, won't be seeing Caspien in theaters, but hope #3 makes it out as there were some cool ideas in it.

Daytripper

No way is "Batman" going to be the number one film this summer. "Begins" only did 205M. And yes, I know ticket prices are higher. But I doubt very seriously "The Dark Knight" will pull in more than 250M domestically. At the rate "Iron Man" is going, it could easily top off at 300M.

Gizmo

So glad to see Speed Racer bomb. So. Damn. Glad.

Mercury&Solace

As expected on Narnia, I need it to take in less than $70 million and more than $60 for the weekend to win my office pool contest.

Indy will be #1 for the summer, look for it to pull $170+ for the long Memorial Day weekend and stay #1 for the next few weekends. Tracking and awareness on this movie is through the roof. Sex And The City will not do well. $20-$40 probably.

I think Hancock will do fine, it won't be monstrous though, test screenings for Hancock have been very negative, and lots of reshoots are happening as we speak to make it a little more lighthearted.

BullGooseLoony

Yeah, it probably is too low, maybe something more like $20 or $30 million, with some pretty steep drops to follow.

fitprod

I love Indiana Jones, but with all due respect, please lay off the crack and peyote.

There is no way in hell Crystal Skull will do $170 million for the memorial day weekend. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World End did $139.8 and X-Men: The Last Stand did $122.8, those are you top grosing Memorial Day weekends.

Even if you include Thursday's numbers it'll take a miracle to hit $170 million.

fitprod

B5Erik

Indy will probably hit $120 Million for the Memorial Day weekend. That would be pretty darned good.

I expect it to top out somewhere between $250-$300 Million. How many action/adventure movies headlined by a 65 year old star make that kind of money?

DarkestPhoenix

Hate to tell you this, but I'm a HUGE X-Men and Dark Phoenix Saga fan, as you may be able to tell. Even the previews for X3 made me *groan*. That movie was awful, and I wasn't even excited to see it when it opened, which I didn't. Box Office Mojo has the opening weekend for that at 102 million...I don't know how they calculate what is a 'weekend', and may be in the traditional way.

I'm far more excited about Indiana Jones than I ever was about The Last Stand, which is sad for me to admit, but if it's true for me, it's probably true for most.

Joe Molotov

Speed Racer deserved better than be critically savaged and a box office bomb. At the very least, it was better than Transformers.