Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: Robert Pattinson and Madea Visit Rio
April 21, 2011

Will Rio earn another Carnival celebration at the box office, or will Robert Pattinson and Madea spoil the birds' fun?
That's the big question at the box office thish weekend as Rio hopes to win its second consecutive frame going up against Water for Elephants and Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Elsewhere, Scream 4 will try not to drop too hard after a disappoint debut last weekend, and Disney hopes Earth Day brings about solid business for their DisneyNature documentary film African Cats.
In this latest round of our Weekend Box Office Prophet Game, you can predict what each of these five films will make from Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24. For the past several rounds, the Prophet predictions have beaten the combined player predictions by a margin of 3-2, including the last round. The players need to step it up and win 3 or more films so the top player finisher can take home Jackass 3, The Fighter and Morning Glory on Blu-ray. If the Prophet beats the averaged player scores again then those prizes will roll into the next round.
The average player scores will update in real time below as new player predictions are added. This round's entry period will close tonight at 9pm PST Thursday, April 21. View the overall player leaderboard here and be sure to get your predictions in as your fellow players are counting on you.
| There are currently 37 players up against the Prophet The entry period for April 22 - 24 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page.
African CatsDisney will celebrate Earth Day with a new film in the DisneyNature series, African Cats. You've probably seen Jordin Sparks in advertisements for it. DisneyNature films usually enjoy a decent per-screen average, but the low 1,200 screen count will hold it back some. All: $9.4 Me: n/a Prophet: $7.6 Actual: $6.0
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy FamilyIt seems like there is a new Tyler Perry movie every few months, doesn't it? Madea's Big Happy Family has been using a clever marketing campaign with posters like "The Godmother." Tyler Perry films usually performs well and this latest should be no exception. It opens on 2,300 screens. All: $24.1 Me: n/a Prophet: $26.4 Actual: $25.1
Water For ElephantsRobert Pattinson takes his tween idol status away from the Twilight franchise in hopes of scoring success alongside Reese Witherspoon in this romantic drama. He'll have a decent 2,700 screens to work with. Should Water for Elephants tank, Pattinson might want to start begging for another vampire role. All: $17.7 Me: n/a Prophet: $17.3 Actual: $16.8
RioWill Rio follow in the footsteps of Hop and win its first two consecutive weekends at the box office? Without a heavy hitter to go up against, I'd said the odds are quite favorable after a $39.2 million haul last weekend. Enjoy it now, because Fast Five wants the crown next weekend. All: $24.8 Me: n/a Prophet: $26.7 Actual: $26.3
Scream 4So much for the big decade-in-the-making return of the Scream franchise. This sequel and potential beginning of a new trilogy missed estimates placing it in the mid-to-uppers 20s and finished last weekend with $18.7 million. Horror films are known to drop fast and hard. All: $9.5 Me: n/a Prophet: $7.7 Actual: $7.0 |