2016 01 29 -- Fifty Shades of Black, Jane Got a Gun, Kung Fu Panda 3, The Finest Hours

This weekend we have four openings.
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THE POSTER ABOVE IS CLASSY, TASTEFUL AND CREATIVELY FUNNY. THE MOVIE HAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THE POSTER

This movie, Fifty Shades of Black, is a comedy R movie, from Open Road.

My prediction:

$ 6.53 mln  --  2075 theaters, $ 3145 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 5.90 mln  --  2075 theaters, $ 2844 per theater

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MISS PORTMAN DIDN'T LIKE STARRING IN THOR, DIDN'T LIKE STARRING IN STAR WARS PREQUELS, HATED THIS ONE... WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CAREER, GIRL?

This movie, Jane Got a Gun, is a western R movie, from Weinstein.

My prediction:

$ 2.19 mln  --  1210 theaters, $ 1811 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 0.84 mln  --  1210 theaters, $ 691 per theater

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A FART JOKE JUST GOT TO ANOTHER LEVEL

This movie, Kung Fu Panda 3, is an adventure PG movie, from Fox.

My prediction:

$ 49.17 mln  --  3955 theaters, $ 12,433 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 41.28 mln  --  3955 theaters, $ 10,438 per theater

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IF YOU LOVE DISASTER PUNS, THIS MOVIE WILL GET YOU MUCH FUN

This movie, The Finest Hours, is a thriller PG movie, from Disney.

My prediction:

$ 9.48 mln  --  3143 theaters, $ 3015 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

!!!  -7,91%  !!!

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 10.29 mln  --  3143 theaters, $ 3274 per theate

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2016 01 22 -- Dirty Grandpa, The 5th Wave, The Boy

This weekend we have three openings.
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ANOTHER GENUINELY UNFUNNY COMEDY IN THIS YEAR

This movie, Dirty Grandpa, is a comedy R movie, from Lionsgate.

My prediction:

$ 12.21 mln  --  2912 theaters, $ 4192 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 11.11 mln  --  2912 theaters, $ 3816 per theater

!!  4.38%  !!

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CHANGE RATING TO R, BRING IN ALIEN SHOOTING AS IN XCOM, CHLOE GRACE MORETZ OBVIOUSLY STAYS

This movie, The 5th Wave, is an action PG-13 movie, from Sony.

My prediction:

$ 10.34 mln  --  2908 theaters, $ 3555 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

!!!  0.11%  !!!

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 10.33 mln  --  2908 theaters, $ 3551 per theater

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A GOOD CHILLING MOVIE, PERFECT FOR WINTER EVENINGS

This movie, The Boy, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from STX Entertainment.

My prediction:

$ 17.46 mln  --  2671 theaters, $ 6537 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 10.78 mln  --  2671 theaters, $ 4035 per theater

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2016 01 15 -- 13 Hours, Norm of the North, Ride Along 2

This weekend we have three openings.
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A CS:GO LIVE ACTION MOVIE

This movie, 13 Hours, is a drama R movie, from Paramount.

My prediction:

$ 31.83 mln  --  2389 theaters, $ 13,322 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 16.20 mln  --  2389 theaters, $ 6779 per theater

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THE ARCTIC ISN'T THE MADAGASCAR, SQUIRRELS AREN'T PENGUINS, NORM ISN'T A COMPELLING HERO

This movie, Norm of the North, is an adventure PG movie, from Lionsgate.

My prediction:

$ 8.49 mln  --  2411 theaters, $ 3522 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 6.84 mln  --  2411 theaters, $ 2839 per theater

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AN ABYSMAL FART JOKE ON THE EXPENSE OF KEVIN HART IS STILL FUNNIER THAN THIS COMEDY

This movie, Ride Along 2, is a comedy PG-13 movie, from Universal.

My prediction:

$ 42.86 mln  --  3175 theaters, $ 13,500 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 35.24 mln  --  3175 theaters, $ 11,100 per theater

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2016 01 08 -- The Forest, The Revenant

This weekend we have two openings.
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A SURPRISINGLY WEAK JAB AT GLOBAL CORPORATES (OR COLLEGE LIFE), TO WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED AND IN WHICH THEY GET LOST

This movie, The Forest, is a thriller PG-13 movie, from Focus.

My prediction:

$ 11.84 mln  --  2451 theaters, $ 4832 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

!!!  -7.04 %  !!!

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 12.74 mln  --  2451 theaters, $ 5198 per theater

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AND THE OSCAR WINNER IN THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY GOES TO... THE BEAR FROM THE REVENANT!

This movie, The Revenant, is an adventure R movie, from Fox.

My prediction:

$ 37.94 mln  --  3375 theaters, $ 11,241 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

!!!  -4.75 %  !!!

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 39.83 mln  --  3375 theaters, $ 11,801 per theater

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2016 01 01 -- The Hateful Eight

This weekend we have one opening.
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LET'S BURN HOLIDAY CALORIES BY WATCHING AN ACTION MOVIE

This movie, The Hateful Eight, is a western R movie, from Weinstein.

The start of a year is a good moment for a movie to open. People watched all of happy Christmas romances and dramas. Now they want some action, lots of explosions and running -- as if just by watching they would burn some holiday calories.

This movie, however, takes place in a one-room cabin -- so, not that much of running. There is also a deep snow involved, that adds to a difficulty of moving legs in energetic rhythm.

I predict a nice opening, above $ 8500 per theater. It could be much higher, if there was more fitness or scary jumps planned and executed in the movie's sequences.

Shots:

$ 21.20 mln  --  2474 theaters, $ 8571 per theater  (Mario Ludwinski, USBOPredictions2016)

The official weekend number of the movie:

$ 15.71 mln  --  2474 theaters, $ 6349 per theater

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