With the $18m Friday, my expectations have come back to earth and now I see it just beating MJ1 by a small margin. Upsetting... If it's gonna be close, I'm rooting for MJ. But I'm seeing $350 for now vs MJ1's $340.
1. Whiplash
2. Birdman
3/4. Boyhood/American Sniper
5. Grand Budapest Hotel
6. Selma
7. Imitation Game
8. Theory of Everything
But my real number 1 is Gone Girl. F#%king academy!
Like I said once before, if it's going to beat MJ1, I want it to do massive! I want over $500m for it and I think that's possible with these over $70m 2nd weekend projections.
I really want MJ1 to win the year, but if it is to lose to American Sniper, I want it to be a blowout. I want AS to top $500m or something crazy like that. If MJ1 loses, at least make it interesting.