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Taken 2 / Argo seem to be overestimated by quite a bit but look at that HT number.

Is Argo the ifrst movie since The Avengers to get an A+? 600 million, here we come. I think it is almost a lock for $100 million with an opening like this and is guaranteed tons of Awards nominations.C+ Cinemascore for a movie like Sinister is okay too as people give low scores to horror movies because of how most of them end. Sinister's ending isn't any better in this regard. This does not mean that the quality of the movie is C+ level. Overall very predictable weekend.

It is a tween/teen movie so it shouldn't be impacted much by any political event. I think problem for Looper is that Argo will directly hurt it as it is going for the exact same demographics - males over 25.

^^^ All adult oriented movies decreased. Maybe it was the VP debate.

Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya #Taken2 red hot today! Source tells me FRI may reach about $15M, wknd shd be high 30s or $40M+ - huge for Oct. Gitesh Pandya ‏@giteshpandya #Frankenweenie & #PitchPerfect both slow today heading to $3-4M. Wknd may end weak w/ low double digits each.

I am not yet sold on Looper's Box Office potential. I will be surprised if it makes more than 20 million OW.

Good for Perks. Into The Wild made 212k from 4 theaters on its opening weekend and then had a good expansion( $18 million DOM). Perks should have a 250-270k opening weekend so, depending on how Summit handles it , 20 million is still achievable.

You should get Perks numbers on Saturday. MCN typically posts limited release numbers even if they are not on Mojo.http://moviecitynews.com/category/mcn-blogs/the-hot-blog/This is from Last Saturday.http://moviecitynews.com/2012/09/friday-estimates-by-resident-klady/

If initial estimates hold then EOW is the only movie that can claim any sort of win. Underwhelming for everything else including The Master. The Apparition made $3 million from same number of theaters and that was a movie that the studio had left for dead.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-clint-eastwood-box-office-373016 Jake Gyllenhaal cop drama "End of Watch" is making gains on Lawrence's "House at the End of the Street" and Eastwood's "Trouble with the Curve." A trio of films are battling it out at the Friday box office -- Clint Eastwood's baseball drama Trouble with the Curve, Jennifer Lawrence horror pic House at the End of the Street and filmmaker David Ayer's L.A.P.D. drama End of Watch. The surprise of the day is End of Watch, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. The film, released by Open Road Films, is overperforming in its debut and could end up on par with Warner Bros.' Trouble with the Curve and Relativity Media's House at the End of the Street. PHOTOS: Iconic Horror Movies Box office observers believe the three films will all end up in the $11 million to $14 million range. Some believe House at the End of the Street could edge past the other two, but were reluctant to make hard-and-fast predictions. The fourth new wide release of the weekend is Pete Travis' 3D comic book adaptation Dredd, distributed by Lionsgate. Early returns suggest the film will open in the $7 million to $8 million range for the weekend. Box office observers also are tracking Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, which makes an aggressive expansion this weekend after opening last weekend in five theaters in New York and Los Angeles. The Weinstein Co. film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be playing in a total of 800 theaters as of Friday and could earn in the $5 million range for the weekend.

Ben Fritz ‏@benfritz Early box office numbers overall soft, but particularly bad for Dredd, source says. It could have a single digit weekend.

Ben Fritz ‏@benfritz Early box office numbers overall soft, but particularly bad for Dredd, source says. It could have a single digit weekend.

Shia is a bigger BoxOffice draw than anyone else in the movie.

16-18 million early estimate means that it is probably not getting to 30. May not even make 25 million.

Stuart Oldham ‏@s_oldham Disney's 3D re-release of "Finding Nemo" disappointing w/ $16M-18M. Too soon? Stuart Oldham ‏@s_oldham BOX OFFICE: "The Master" has a strong chance of breaking "Moonrise Kingdom's" per-screen average record of $130k/per, according to early #'s

Its reviews are pretty good but early tracking is horrible. They need a better marketing campaign.

The Possession is doing really well for a Horror movie. Less than 50% drop from a long weekend (inflated sunday) is pretty impressive.

^^^ Agree that Thursday will be weak with DNC and VMAs but we should see some big Friday jumps.

Lawless is doing fine if it makes 13-14 million. A movie like this was never going to be a $200 million blockbuster.

Yep. It is doing very well overseas and should have a solid one month run in most foreign territories due to lack of competition.

http://www.rentrak.com/section/corporate/press_room/weekly_top_10_charts.html#1

Different situation. Shia didn't blame anyone while he was on the team.

Yeah, that weekend was weak too but this appears to be weaker still. It is quite possible that all three new releases will fall short of $7 million mark and only TE2 looks likely to make over $10 million.

Worst Weekend of the year so far. I am trying to think of another weekend which was this bad. January was pretty solid. Even Superbowl weekend had a couple of good performers. Am I wrong?

I admire people who are honest. Everyone knows that the TF and Twi movies are crap. For the involved actors to pretend that there is anything deep and great about them is something I find pathetic.