9.26.2010

Wall Street Sequel Tops Soft Box Office Weekend

Oliver Stone's sequel to Wall Street, took in about $19 million, enough to take the top spot at the box office this weekend. Not really an exciting weekend to talk about at the movies...

Weekend Estimates:
  1. Wall Street 2: $19 million ($19 million total) Budget: n/a
  2. Legend of the Guardians: $16.5 million ($16.5 million total) Budget: $80 million
  3. The Town: $16 million ($49.1 million total) Budget: $37 million
  4. Easy A: $10.7 million ($32.8 million total) Budget: $8 million
  5. You Again: $8.3 million ($8.3 million total) Budget: n/a
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A few new movies open this weekend.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Hit Factor: 50%
Michael Douglas returning as Gordon Gekko. Also Oliver Stone back behind the camera.
Flop Factor: 50%
I haven't seen too much advertising for this movie (I didn't even know it was coming out this weekend).

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Hit Factor: 20%
Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) directs.
Flop Factor: 80%
I don't know anyone that wants to see this movie... especially since studio executives were said to have gutted Zack Snyder's dark tone and adult themes- to make it fluffier.

You Again

Hit Factor: 40%
Flop Factor: 60%
Seriously, I think the filmmakers thought it would be funny to feed Betty White pop culture one-liners, when she, herself, doesn't even know what they mean.

My Predictions
Wall Street 2: $24 million
Legend of the Guardians: $16 million
The Town: $14 million
Easy A: $10 million
You Again: $10 million

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