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MT Top 5 1. The Nun - 14.4% 2. The Predator - 12.9% 3. A Simple Favor - 11.9% 4. Crazy Rich Asians - 8.1% 5. White Boy Rick - 4.9% ASF closer to The Predator indicates the latter will now have a sub-30m unless its walk-ups surge.

A Simple Favor is still dominating over The Predator today. Either that's real good for the former or it looks like the latter will see a sub-$30m OW.

Another theater close to my hometown did that, too. I cannot understand why these theaters like to wait until the 11th hour to do this. #BoyBye to them.

I hope so too!

Exactly. I'm thinking an opening similar to Wonder (counterprogrammed a big-budgeted WB film last year) with a final total of $120M.

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/night-school-box-office-debut-kevin-hart-tiffany-haddish-1202931274/\ It's tracking pretty well. I'm hoping it opens to $30 million+.

How's the buzz for Crazy Rich Asians in the UK?

Even with bad WOM, I can't see the Nun dropping that big in the 70s. I think it'll be closer to $20M this weekend. Other than that, I agree with all the predictions.

Did you mean to say Tuesday numbers?

That’s accurate. This is one of the reasons why Christopher Robin had such a strong Thursday increase.

The Nun will need to open less than $45 million for that to happen. Also, Christopher Robin will get there as long as it doesn't release on Blu-ray too early (like in early November) AND if it holds well post-summer.

That's because Friday, Crazy Rich Asians was one of the movies selected by MoviePass. When Christopher Robin was one of the movies chosen by MoviePass as one of the films to select of the day (3rd Friday of its release), its Saturday increase was very modest.

I think it will be lower because Jennifer Garner (aside from 13 going on 30) has been box office poison (I love her though) for a leading role. Mark Wahlberg has more starpower. I think it'll open similar to Home Again (completely different genre but counterprogrammed a big horror movie last year).

Yesterday, it was one of the movies that had "MoviePass of the day".

It was predicted for its 4-day portion. I'm predicting around $31M for its 4-day.

1. Crazy Rich Asians - $22.5M/$30.6M (I know it will do more though) 2. The Meg - $10.6M/$13M 3. Mission Impossible - Fallout - $7.2M/$9.4M 4. Operation Finale - $6.3M/$8M/$9.3M 5. The Happytime Murders - $5.6M/$7M 6. Christopher Robin - $5.5M/$7.4M 7. Alpha - $4.8M/$6.4M 8. Mile 22 - $4.7M/$5.8M 9. BlacKKKlansman - $4.6M/$5.8M 10. Searching - $4M/$5.1M Making a Bold prediction that Kin will JUST miss the top 10 with just ($3.7M 3-day) $4.8M for its 4-day portion.

Slightly overestimated, but the actual 2nd weekend number for CRA is $24,808,202.

You're right. However, it doesn't have any PG-13 competition until Night School. Most of the films next month carry an R-rating. Plus. September is not as strong as last year with The Nun not being big like IT. The real competition is in October with A Star is Born (likely targeting the same audience). That small drop indicates it may have a chance of increasing next weekend in its 3-day portion. If the final total in the mid-190s before November, I'm sure the studio will fudge the number to $200M when WB has Aquaman and FB coming out during the holidays.

CRA has a chance at $200M domestically, too.

Slightly overestimated but a 28% Sunday drop (when Summer weekdays are dying out as we get close to the end of August and summer season) is still awesome. Last year is incomparable due to the Hurricane Harvey. Excluding 2017, the last couple of years had 30%+ Sunday drops the weekend before Labor Day.

I'm hoping for $100M OS but anything above $50M OS is still awesome. No matter what it does overseas, its domestic run has been so awesome to follow!!!!!

That's a good point but not all theaters are getting 2001 (it was limited, unfortunately).

I'm seeing it in Dolby tomorrow thanks to AMC Alist.

Not happy about MI6's drop but I'm sure it will hold better this weekend due to lackluster competition. Plus, some Cinemark theaters are giving the XD screens back to it, which may help its drop soften.

The meg was down more than 23%. It better hope it has a strong Friday increase.