Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: New Moon Will Rise

November 17, 2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon is poised to eradicate the competition at the box office this upcoming weekend much like Roland Emmerich's 2012 did last weekend. Carefully predicting where New Moon's final ticket sales will fall will likely determine this week's winner in the Weekend Box Office Prophet game.

Taking on the power triumvirate of Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson is Sony's kid friendly CGI animated adventure Planet 51, the heavy drama The Blind Side, and holdovers 2012 and A Christmas Carol. None are expected to eclipse New Moon but could benefit from sellout spillover traffic.

The objective of the Weekend Box Office Prophet game is twofold. After logging into the site, you will predict the weekend box office gross for The Twilight Saga: New Moon and four others and try to be the closest of everyone playing. If you are, then you hope the cumulative score of all the players is better on 3 or more movies than the Prophet. If so, a recently released DVD or Blu-ray Disc prize will be awarded. Weekly and cumulative scoring charts are available on the main game page.

The entry period for this round will close the evening of Thursday, November 19. The average player scores will update in real time below as new predictions are entered. Good luck!

There are currently 54 players up against the Prophet

The entry period for November 20 - 22 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page.

The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock takes a break from silly comedies for a dramatic turn fostering an underprivileged young man who becomes a gifted football athlete under her care. It is currently tracking a healthy 80% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes and is the only true "adult" new film this weekend when it bows on 3,100 screens.

All: $14.5 Me: n/a Prophet: $10.7 Actual: $34.1

Planet 51
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jessica Biel lend their voices to Sony's latest CGI animated feature which is being dubbed a true "kids" film without any interwoven blatant adult themes. While Sony struck gold with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Planet 51 could turn into another Astro Boy which opened on a similar 2,600 screen count.

All: $14.1 Me: n/a Prophet: $8.8 Actual: $12.3

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
New Moon will rise very high but just how high could be the difference between victory and no points this round. The first Twilight opened to $69 million on over 3,400 screens. New Moon with its improved effects, more recognizable cast and new director will open on over 4,000 screens. November box office records may fall.

All: $79.4 Me: n/a Prophet: $105.3 Actual: $142.8

2012
2012 flooded theaters last weekend and walked away with $65 million its first three days to beat all estimates. It might have been smooth sailing for 2012 into its second weekend if New Moon weren't gobbling up so many screens. Still, New Moon sellouts could send moviegoers into 2012 as a backup plan.

All: $30.2 Me: n/a Prophet: $18.7 Actual: $26.4

A Christmas Carol 3D (2009)
A Christmas Carol survived the apocalypse last weekend and stayed afloat with only a 26% drop in its second weekend of release. The competition is much steeper heading into its third weekend spearheaded by New Moon. At the same time, Christmas is now one week closer so those looking for a little holiday cheer may choose Scrooge.

All: $12.9 Me: n/a Prophet: $12.1 Actual: $12.3