Box Office Update 10/13-10/15: The Grudge 2 Creeps to the Top
Published October 17, 2006
If you go back to the list and take a look at some of the returning films, you will find some had very good showings this week. I would like you to focus on Martin Scorsese's The Departed. It finished number two and dropped less than 30%. It is the best film so far this year and deserves to have all of you reading this see it, or see it again if you already have. Open Season also held on to a good portion of its audience. Suffering the biggest hits of the week were TCM: The Beginning and Employee of the Month, each which crept close to the 60% mark.
Four films dropped from the list this week: The Illusionist (11), School for Scoundrels (12), Jet Li's Fearless (14), and Gridiron Gang (17).
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This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | The Grudge 2 | $20,825,300 | $20,825,300 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
The Departed | $19,034,294 | $56,985,185 | 2 |
| 3 | N | Man of the Year | $12,299,380 | $12,299,380 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | Open Season | $11,112,795 | $59,267,065 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $7,485,290 | $30,192,411 | 2 |
| 6 | N |
The Marine | $7,138,774 | $7,138,774 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | The Guardian | $5,866,998 | $41,132,922 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | Employee of the Month | $5,271,088 | $19,581,504 | 2 |
| 9 | N | One Night with the King | $4,106,862 | $4,106,862 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | Jackass Number Two | $3,329,091 | $68,377,686 | 4 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
Well, I nailed the top three, but the rest was, shall we say, not so good. One of these days, I will find out just how the handicappers do it, but then I may have a different occupation. Until then, I will be content with my wacky and wildly inaccurate predictions. Fun, isn't it?
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Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | The Grudge 2 | $20,825,300 | $29.5 million |
| 2 | 2 | The Departed | $19,034,294 | $19 million |
| 3 | 3 | Man of the Year | $12,299,380 | $17.5 million |
| 5 | 4 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | $7,485,290 | $10.5 million |
| 6 | 5 |
The Marine | $7,138,774 |
$8 million |
| 4 | 6 | Open Season | $11,112,795 | $6.75 million |
| 7 | 7 | The Guardian | $5,866,998 | $6.5 million |
| 8 | 8 | Employee of the Month | $5,271,088 | $5.25 million |
| 10 | 9 | Jackass Number Two | $3,329,091 | $2.5 million |
| 12 | 10 | School for Scoundrels | $1,301,346 | $2 million |
Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings. 
- Box Office Update 10/13-10/15: The Grudge 2 Creeps to the Top
- Published: October 17, 2006
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