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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