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DL: First update- WIMP2 with 8.4 Fri/24.5 weekend, SUCKP with 7 Fri/no weekend estimate
"FRIDAY 11 PM: Sources have just given me North American grosses for Friday and the weekend. Fox's Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules sequel opens as a surprise No. 1 with $8.4 million Friday for a better-than-expected $24.5M weekend because of expected momentum from Saturday kiddie matinees. (That's better than the sleeper orginal which opened to $22M last March.) Hollywood only thought Wimpy Kid 2 would be neck-and-neck with Sucker Punch starting at $20M. But the Warner Bros sci-fi/fantasy film directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchman, the upcoming Superman) may fall short based on its $7M Friday. Immediatly, rival studios lined up to criticize. "Sucker Punch joins Kick Ass as can't miss cool pics that missed," one exec snarked. Full analysis coming. Refined numbers in the morning."
http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/first-box-office-sucker-punch-1-and-wimpy-kid-2-both-20m-weekend/
DL: First update- WIMP2 with 8.4 Fri/24.5 weekend, SUCKP with 7 Fri/no weekend estimate Mar 25, 23:39
Unless Jolie is going to star, Hollywood should stop making female-led action movies. They're a recipe for failure. {nm} Mar 25, 23:49
Uma Thurman wasn't half bad. nt {nm} Mar 26, 11:46
She'll probably be notified and correct it, but this is what it looks like. Note the #3 and #1 lines. Mar 26, 00:36
I can't see SUCKP make $20m if the $7m for Fri holds true. Esp since that should include midnights. {nm} Mar 26, 00:37
Well, if we only use the ratio calculated from Diary, it's close. Mar 26, 00:41
Impressive legs for LNLAW and LMTLS, not so much for PAUL (my namesake has foresaken me) {nm} Mar 26, 00:50
Very possible "Wimpy," might be a little front loaded too. Could be a closer weekend. {nm} Mar 26, 05:06
Wimpy will not be Front loaded. Should do between 25-27. SP will not hit 20 {nm} Mar 26, 05:45