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Box Office Update 1/11-1/13: The Bucket List Rises to the Top

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published January 15, 2008
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Also buried within the top ten are a trio of big moneymakers. I Am Legend will be crossing the $250 million mark soon, making it a huge hit and one that was certainly bigger than expected. Meanwhile, both National Treasure: Book of Secrets and Alvin and the Chipmunks are both heading towards $200 million, a mark that no one expected either to attain, particularly Chipmunks.

Next week will see the arrival of the much anticipated Cloverfield, which will easily top the coming frame. Also entering the fray will be the Katherine Heigl comedy 27 Dresses, and the heist comedy Mad Money. Not only that, Michael Clayton and No Country for Old Men will head back to wide release in the build up towards the Academy Awards, plus There Will Be Blood expands a bit more.

Three movies dropped off the top ten this week: Charlie Wilson's War (11), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (12), and The Water Horse (13).

This WeekLast WeekTitleWknd GrossOverallWeek in release
123The Bucket List$19,392,416$20,816,1293
2NFirst Sunday$17,714,821$17,714,8211
32Juno$13,612,682$70,862,4786
41National Treasure: Book of Secrets$11,302,002$187,114,9474
54Alvin and the Chipmunks$9,302,895$187,943,3745
63I Am Legend$8,179,610$240,283,4515
75One Missed Call$5,981,373$20,493,3372
87PS I Love You$4,827,212$46,830,3244
9NThe Pirates Who Don't Do Anything$4,251,320$4,251,3201
101oAtonement$4,221,866$25,130,6566

Box Office Predictions Recap
Rather mediocre week on the prediction front. In some cases I had the dollar number spot on, while others were way off, same for the positioning. I overestimated Juno's ability to take over the top spot, while underestimating both The Bucket List and First Sunday, both of which proved to have rather potent weekends. My biggest mistake, aside from those already mentioned, was the belief that Uwe Boll's latest disasterpiece would be able to crack the top ten. There's always next week.

Anyway, here is how I picked the field:

ActualPredictionTitleWknd GrossPrediction
31Juno$13,612,682$14 million
12The Bucket List$19,392,416$13.5 million
43National Treasure: Book of Secrets$11,302,002$11 million
24First Sunday$17,714,821$9 million
55

Alvin and the Chipmunks

$9,302,895$8.5 million
66I Am Legend$8,179,610$7 million
97The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything$4,251,320$5.5 million
88PS I Love You$4,827,212$4.5 million
79One Missed Call$5,981,373$4 million
1410In the Name of the King$2,984,524$3.5 million

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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 and Draven99's Media Center.
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Box Office Update 1/11-1/13: The Bucket List Rises to the Top
Published: January 15, 2008
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