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Back Seat Box Office #101

August 24th, 2012 · Author: Lena · 17 Comments

Picks:

Tony

  1. The Expendables 2
  2. Premium Rush
  3. Hit & Run
  4. The Bourne Legacy
  5. ParaNorman

Scott

  1. The Expendables 2
  2. Premium Rush
  3. Hit & Run
  4. The Bourne Legacy
  5. 2016 Obama’s America

Also being released this weekend: The Apparition

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17 responses so far ↓

  • 1 BD // Aug 24, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Wow, seems kinda quiet around here- maybe this is what the term ‘dog days of summer’ is for. At least for movies.

    Of the new releases, I think only Premium Rush has any chance of cracking the top 5; I kinda fear for our intrepid hosts’ picks. (I think that expanding movies with high screen averages mostly dilute rather than carry the $$ forward. Like dropping sugar into a larger tank of water, it doesn’t get any sweeter, all the people wanting the taste were already at the cube.)
    So, on to the picks:

    1) Expendables 2- I can’t believe I’m typing this. Especially in it’s second week. Kudos to whoever set the calendar at the studio.

    2) The Bourne Legacy- holds on for people who don’t want to see Expendables 2.

    3) ParaNorman- only kids movie in contention, lower drop.

    4) Premium Rush- it might be risky to put it even this high, esp. given the low screen count, but viewers on RT seem to like it.

    5) The Campaign- might have a less than half fall this week due to the weak new offerings, and it could even take #4. Heck, Dark Knight Rises could end up here.

  • 2 Jeff Bailey // Aug 24, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Guys,
    Ditto BD.

    JB

  • 3 Lena // Aug 24, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    This one’s gonna be quick & dirty… ditty Tony.

  • 4 Lena // Aug 24, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Oops… that should be ditto.

  • 5 CougRon // Aug 25, 2012 at 12:50 am

    I’m in a rush, but not to pick Premium Rush to finish very well. I’m going to ditty BD.

    Yes, you heard me, I said ditty. :-P

  • 6 Andrew // Aug 25, 2012 at 9:04 am

    I can’t disagree, ditto BD

  • 7 Father Beast // Aug 25, 2012 at 9:18 am

    Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of August 24 – 26, 2012:
    1. Premium Rush
    2. Hit + Run
    3. Expendables 2
    4. Bourne Legacy
    5. 2016

  • 8 Father Beast // Aug 25, 2012 at 9:19 am

    My picks for the weekend of August 24 – 26, 2012:
    1. Hit And Run
    2. Expendables
    3. Bourne
    4. Premium Rush
    5. Paranorman

  • 9 Menolly // Aug 25, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Hi! Did you like last week? I decided I had to do something crazy for the weekend I was moving down to college. Sorry bout that…
    My picks for the weekend of August 24-26 are:

    1. The Expendables 2
    2. Hit and Run
    3. Bourne Legacy
    4. Paranorman
    5. The Apparition

  • 10 BD // Aug 25, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Wow, looks like I lead the ditto/y tally this week- I hope it works out well, and not like a Jonathan ditty… (based on Friday estimates, ummm maybe?)

  • 11 Lo Pan // Aug 26, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    No pick, but props to Tony.

    That is all.

  • 12 Tad // Aug 28, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    That was ugly.

  • 13 Father Beast // Aug 29, 2012 at 5:51 am

    My picks for the weekend of August 31 – September 2, 2012:
    1. Possession
    2. Expendables
    3. Bourne
    4. Paranorman
    5. Dark Knight

    Hope I don’t have another negative score….

  • 14 Father Beast // Aug 30, 2012 at 5:33 am

    Mrs. Beast’s picks for the weekend of August 31 – September 2, 2012:
    1. Expendables 2
    2. Lawless
    3. Bourne Legacy
    4. Paranorman
    5. The Possession

    She says she was tempted to just leave last weeks top 5 as this weeks top 5, but reconsidered.

  • 15 BD // Aug 31, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Tad-
    Yes, there was blood on the boards after that one. Well, unless you ditto-ed me, that seemed to work out ok-ish :P

    Anyone want to double down?

    1) Lawless- lots of interest and (slightly) more theaters than my #2 pick means this should top $10 million and get #1 (and I really want to see it.)

    2)The Possession- seems to have some buzz? I expect this to also top $10, and could take #1.

    3) Expendables 2- around $7 million, I think, average drop.

    4) ParaNorman- close to Bourne, and losing fewer theaters, added to the slower drop rate for kids movies.

    5) Bourne Legacy- Lawless bleeds it a bit, plus the typical drop, and it falls to #5. Will Labor Day Dark Knight watchers bump that back up to the top 5? Maybe; the rest of the list are closely clustered but old (and falling; 2016 will also lose it’s RNC bump. Not that the movie’s numbers are reported or anything.)

  • 16 CougRon // Aug 31, 2012 at 10:36 am

    Going to PAX. In a hurry. I’ll just ditty BD again this week.

  • 17 Menolly // Aug 31, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Okay, for the weekend of August 31, to September 2
    1. Expendables 2
    2. Bourne Legacy
    3. Paranorman
    4. Lawless
    5. The Possesion

    I’m willing to make the big leaps. Fun weekend last one, wasn’t it. So fun. :)

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