Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: Rango Saddles Up

March 02, 2011

Rango rides the starpower of Johnny Depp into theaters this weekend while Matt Damon hopes to capture his Jason Bourne success in The Adjustment Bureau for Universal. Alex Pettyfer teams up with Vanessa Hudgens to woo teenage girls, while Topher Grace and Anna Faris look for laughs in a night gone wild.

These four newcomers will attempt to dethrone last weekend's box office champ Hall Pass when they open this Friday. In this Weekend Box Office Prediction Game, you can predict what each of these five film will make at the box office from Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 6.

The the last round, our overall top player Shanen came out on top while the average player scores beat the Prophet 3-2. Shanen takes home the Blu-ray prize while Dr Who. A Christmas Carol on Blu-ray goes up for grabs in this round. If the Prophet beats the average player scores this week then that prize will roll into next week and be joined by another.

The average player scores will update in real time below as new player predictions are entered. This round's entry period will close at 8pm PST Thursday, March 3. Saddle up and get playing!

There are currently 50 players up against the Prophet

The entry period for March 4 - 6 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page.

The Adjustment Bureau
Universal is banking on Matt Damon in a Bourne-like action role and a marketing campaign that makes The Adjustment Bureau look very Inception-like to drive big box office business. A 59% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score suggests a so-so film that might hurt word-of-mouth heading into Sunday. Opens on over 2,750 screens.
All: $19.0   Me: n/a   Prophet: $17.4   Actual: $21.2
Beastly
Alex Pettyfer's name wasn't enough to boost I Am Number Four to stardom so it's highly unlikely his presence will do much for Beastly. This young adult fantastical modern take on Beauty and the Beast co-stars Vanessa Hudgens who also hasn't proven she can drive big box office business. Beastly opens on 1,900 screens.
All: $10.1   Me: n/a   Prophet: $8.6   Actual: $9.9
Rango
Rango is heavily favored to not only win this weekend but run away with it. And why not? It stars an impressive voice cast led by Johnny Depp, is animated by the wizards at ILM, and is directed by Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski. The only knocks against Rango are it runs long and isn't really appropriate for kids, neither of which should affect its opening weekend.
All: $30.8   Me: n/a   Prophet: $41.5   Actual: $38.1
Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight has about as much chance of winning this weekend as Beastly does of breaking the all-time box office opening day record. Topher Grace and Anna Faris are recognizable names, but they have nowhere near the pull that say Steve Carell and Tina Fey had with Date Night. It opens on 2,000 screens.
All: $10.3   Me: n/a   Prophet: $4.5   Actual: $3.5
Hall Pass
Hall Pass narrowly slipped by those lovable gnomes last weekend and only took the top spot after the finalized numbers put them ahead of the pack with $13.5 million. With four newcomers, Hall Pass has a one-way ticket to the sub-$10 million range in its second frame.
All: $7.9   Me: n/a   Prophet: $7.7   Actual: $8.9

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