Box Office Update 1/11-1/13: The Bucket List Rises to the Top
Published January 15, 2008
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 Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | 23 | The Bucket List | $19,392,416 | $20,816,129 | 3 |
| 2 | N | First Sunday | $17,714,821 | $17,714,821 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | Juno | $13,612,682 | $70,862,478 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $11,302,002 | $187,114,947 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $9,302,895 | $187,943,374 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | I Am Legend | $8,179,610 | $240,283,451 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | One Missed Call | $5,981,373 | $20,493,337 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | PS I Love You | $4,827,212 | $46,830,324 | 4 |
| 9 | N | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything | $4,251,320 | $4,251,320 | 1 |
| 10 | 1o | Atonement | $4,221,866 | $25,130,656 | 6 |
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:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 3 | 1 | Juno | $13,612,682 | $14 million |
| 1 | 2 | The Bucket List | $19,392,416 | $13.5 million |
| 4 | 3 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $11,302,002 | $11 million |
| 2 | 4 | First Sunday | $17,714,821 | $9 million |
| 5 | 5 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | $9,302,895 | $8.5 million |
| 6 | 6 | I Am Legend | $8,179,610 | $7 million |
| 9 | 7 | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything | $4,251,320 | $5.5 million |
| 8 | 8 | PS I Love You | $4,827,212 | $4.5 million |
| 7 | 9 | One Missed Call | $5,981,373 | $4 million |
| 14 | 10 | In the Name of the King | $2,984,524 | $3.5 million |
- Box Office Update 1/11-1/13: The Bucket List Rises to the Top
- Published: January 15, 2008
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