Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: From Paris, Love John

Taking on incumbent box office ruler Avatar this upcoming weekend are newcomers Dear John with Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, and From Paris With Love with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. They will be joined in this round by holdovers When in Rome with newly engaged Kristen Bell and Edge of Darkness with re-focused Mel Gibson.

The object of this game is to guess the final domestic box office dollars in millions for these five films from Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7. Your prediction is averaged in with the other players for a cumulative score to compete against the Prophet predictions.

Should the average player differences between the actual box office gross and predicted grosses beat the Prophet for 3 or more of the 5 films, the top player will win twp prizes: rollover prize Clint Eastwood's Mystic River on Blu-ray Disc and the newly added prize Walk the Line on Blu-ray Disc. If the Prophet wins then both prizes will rollover into the next round and be joined by a third.

Once you are logged in, the average player scores will update in real time below as new predictions are entered. The entry period will close the evening of Thursday, February 4, with this round's results being published in the next round's game page on Tuesday.

The last round saw a record 58 players take on the Prophet. Let's see if we can break the 60 player mark this round.

There are currently 56 players up against the Prophet The entry period for February 5 - 7 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page. Dear John Dear John brings some old fashioned romance to the box office sandwiched in-between the romantic comedies When in Rome and Valentine's Day. It is unique in that respect and could draw heavily from "The Notebook" crowd clamoring for some tears with their romance rather than giggles. But it also stars Channing Tatum aka Duke. Opens on 2,500 screens. All: $14.1   Me: n/a   Prophet: $11.0   Actual: $30.5 From Paris With Love John Travolta tries to make up for Old Dogs with some action and the aid of Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Right now, From Paris With Love is 9 out of 10 reviews sour at Rotten Tomatoes and the commercials are anything but compelling. But action is action and it has its audience. Opens on 2,600 screens. All: $15.0   Me: n/a   Prophet: $14.7   Actual: $8.2 Edge of Darkness Mel Gibson's big return was well received but was expected to punch through the $20 million mark its opening weekend. It did not with $17.2 million instead showing some weakness after a strong Friday bow. The arrival of From Paris With Love, targeting the same demo, could adversely impact Edge's second weekend. All: $11.1   Me: n/a   Prophet: $10.5   Actual: $6.9 When in Rome When in Rome opened to an admirable $12.4 million last weekend and almost matched the per-screen average of Edge of Darkness. Unfortunately it reviewed horrifically and suffered a 46% drop from Saturday to Sunday. The added press of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's engagement may draw a few newcomers. All: $7.1   Me: n/a   Prophet: $7.0   Actual: $5.5 Avatar Here comes Avatar again, fresh off seventh consecutive first place finish of $31.3 million, a minuscule 10.5% drop from the previous weekend. Avatar's 9 Oscar nominations might actually increase its box office in this upcoming weekend as the handful of folks yet to see it might finally bite the bullet. All: $26.5   Me: n/a   Prophet: $28.9   Actual: $22.9