Weekend Forecast

March 28, 2008

The blackjack thriller "21" is expected to top the movie box-office charts this weekend. These figures are Times' predictions only. Studios will issue weekend estimates Sunday and final results Monday. Along with the movies listed below, contenders to make the top 10 include "Under the Same Moon," "Never Back Down" and "College Road Trip."
Movie (studio)3-day prediction (millions)Through the weekendWeeks
121 (Sony)$25.0$25.01
2Horton Hears a Who! (20th Century Fox)15.5115.73
3Superhero Movie (MGM)12.512.51
4Meet the Browns (Lions Gate) 10.035.62
5Drillbit Taylor (Paramount)5.520.32
6Stop-Loss (Paramount)4.54.51
710,000 BC (Warner Bros. ) 4.584.64
8Shutter (20th Century Fox)4.519.52
9Run, Fat Boy, Run (Picturehouse)4.04.01
10The Bank Job (Lions Gate)3.024.34
Source: Times research
Los Angeles Times




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