Archive for Friday, April 18, 2008
Weekend Forecast
| In a close race, the martial arts adventure “The Forbidden Kingdom” and the raunchy comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” are expected to vie for No. 1 at the movie box office. Along with the films listed below, contenders to make the top 10 include the documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” The figures below are The Times’ predictions. Studios will release weekend estimates Sunday and final results Monday. | ||||
Movie (studio) | 3-day prediction (millions) | Through the weekend | Weeks | |
| 1 | The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate/Weinstein) | $17.0 | $17.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 3 | 88 Minutes (Sony) | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 4 | 21 (Sony) | 7.3 | 71.9 | 4 |
| 5 | Prom Night (Sony) | 7.3 | 30.9 | 2 |
| 6 | Street Kings (Fox Searchlight) | 7.0 | 23.4 | 2 |
| 7 | Nim’s Island (20th Century Fox) | 6.1 | 33.4 | 3 |
| 8 | Horton Hears a Who! (20th Century Fox) | 4.0 | 145.0 | 6 |
| 9 | Leatherheads (Universal) | 3.2 | 26.8 | 3 |
| 10 | Smart People (Miramax) | 2.4 | 7.6 | 2 |
| Source: Times research | ||||||
| Los Angeles Times |
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