Boxoffice ESTIMATES (Courtesy of Boxoffice.com)
Dec. 20th - 22nd
WIDE (1000+ venues)
1. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (WB-NL)................ $31,455,000 (-57%)
3,928 venues (2nd wknd) - CUME:$127,500,000
2. [NEW] Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Para.)........ $26,776,000
3,507 venues - **CUME:$40,000,000 (**Wed. open)
3. Frozen (2013/DisneyAnim.)........................................... $19,163,000 (-15%)
3,540 venues (5th wknd) - CUME:$191,555,000
4. [**NEW] American Hustle (Sony-ColumbiaPix)........... $19,100,000 (+2,480%)
2,507 venues (**2nd wknd) - CUME:$20,200,000 (**Ltd. open)
5. [**NEW] Saving Mr. Banks (Disney)............................ $9,321,000 (+2,155%)
2,110 venues (**2nd wknd) - CUME:$9,947,000 (**Ltd. open)
6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (LGF) ........................$8,750,000 (-36%)
2,949 venues (5th wknd) - CUME:$371,700,000
7. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (LGF).......................... $8,500,000 (-47%)
2,194 venues (2nd wknd) - CUME:$28,300,000
8. [NEW] Walking With Dinosaurs (FOX)............................ $7,300,000
3,231 venues
9. [NEW] Dhoom 3 (YashRajFilms)...................................... $3,305,000
236 venues
10. Marvel's Thor: The Dark World (BV) ...............................$1,328,000 (-53%)
1,116 venues (7th wknd) - CUME:$200,766,000
Top 10 Dropouts
The Book Thief (Fox) $16,604,000 (Budget:TBD / 7th wknd)
Delivery Man (BV) $29,254,000 (Budget:$26 mill / 5th wknd)
Homefront (OpenRoadFilms) $19,780,000 (Budget:$22 mill / 4th wknd)
Out of the Furnace (Rela.) $10,928,000 (Budget:$22 mill / 3rd wknd)
Philomena (TheWeinsteinCo.) $13,337,000 (Budget:TBD / 5th wknd)
DOCS-in-Release Estimates (Courtesy of Boxoffice.com / PSA=per screen avg.)
PLATFORM (1 — 99 screens)
[TBD, check back Thurs.]
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