Wknd Est: Purge - 36.6M; FF6 - 19.7M; NYSM - 19.5M; Intern - 18.1M; Epic - 12.1M; STiD- 11.7M;

[TLK]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice 4m

Early Friday #s indicate that #ThePurge is headed for $30 mil, while #TheInternship should grab $18 mil.

 

So basically everyone is converging on $30 million for The Purge and high teens for Internship. However, this time last week everyone had After Earth and NYSM in low 20s.

[baumer]

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice 4m

Early Friday #s indicate that #ThePurge is headed for $30 mil, while #TheInternship should grab $18 mil.

 

So basically everyone is converging on $30 million for The Purge and high teens for Internship. However, this time last week everyone had After Earth and NYSM in low 20s.

 

Way too early to know for sure.  I hate these noon reports.

[Biggestgeekever]

I think I'll give up predicting comedies if The Internship hits $9m today.

[Heretic]

Gigantic success for the Purge.

[Mattrek]

I think I'll give up predicting comedies if The Internship hits $9m today.

It won't.

[#ED]

BTW, do we start seeing 50% Monday drops this weekend or next?

[TLK]

Nikki is now saying $16.5 million Friday for The Purge and $33 million weekend.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Nikki is now saying $16.5 million Friday for The Purge and $33 million weekend.

Noooooooooooooooooo

[ecstasy]

Noooooooooooooooooo

 

Damn. Sucks to be you right now.

 

I feel for ya.

[RyneOh1040]

Nikki is now saying $16.5 million Friday for The Purge and $33 million weekend.

Yes, yes, yes.  Also Epic is number 2!?! That can't be right...

[The Dark Alfred]

Will Smith should retire, that's one of the biggest bomb ever. Worse than WWW.

[John Marston]

Epic went all the way to number 2?  That means it is increasing this weekend?

[#ED]

Am I reading this right?

 

That’s means people flocking to movie theaters so bigger-than-expected grosses. Based on noon averages and matinee trends, insiders say Universal‘s small miscreant horror pic The Purge (in wide release in 2,536 theaters) is opening $16M-$17M Friday.

 

Friday = 16M?

[Walt Disney]

Way too early to know for sure.  I hate these noon reports.

 

Nikki knows that this site needs its numbers.

[BenedictL11]

A Friend of mine that works at the movie theater told me that Internship's matinees were 50% higher than The Watch and is neck and neck with NYSM's 2nd weekend. She also said that The Purge is easily #1 and is crushing Evil Dead based on early matinees so far. 

 

My rough projections: The Purge-14m Internship-6.5 NYSM-6

[RyneOh1040]

Am I reading this right?

 

That’s means people flocking to movie theaters so bigger-than-expected grosses. Based on noon averages and matinee trends, insiders say Universal‘s small miscreant horror pic The Purge (in wide release in 2,536 theaters) is opening $16M-$17M Friday.

 

Friday = 16M?

Yes, that number is JUST friday.

[DAR]

I actually expected a little worse considering this would be a slow weekend

[ecstasy]

Yes, yes, yes.  Also Epic is number 2!?! That can't be right...

 

 

Matinees probably. I'm sure that will change with night business. Well I think it will.

[ecstasy]

The Fandango 5

This week's hottest tickets

 

1	The Purge	So-so	Buy
2	The Internship	Go	Buy
3	Epic	Go	Buy
4	Now You See Me	Go	Buy
5	Star Trek Into Darkness	Must Go!	Buy

 

[Impact]

So...I guess it is official:Wilson/Vaugn sells better then Ferrel/Zach G. and Carrey/Carell!