How Much? Box Office Predictions- August 9-11

This week sees the release of four new motion pictures: Elysium, We're the Millers, Planes, and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Which will take first? LCA Film is taking Matt Damon and the director of hit District 9 to the top, followed by the movie Disney originally planned to release straight-to-DVD. Blue Jasmine and The Spectacular Now (review coming tomorrow) should expand nicely. The reviews available on LCA Film can be found by clicking the "Review" tab. Here are the weekend's predictions:

1. Elysium- $36.5 million

2. We're the Millers- $28.7 million

3. Planes- $24.1 million

4. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters- $17.4 million

5. 2 Guns- $16.3 million

6. The Wolverine- $11.2 million

7. The Smurfs 2- $8.6 million

8. The Conjuring- $8.4 million

9. Despicable Me 2- $6.2 million

10. Grown Ups 2- $4.3 million

How Much? Box Office Predictions- August 2-4

The summer's final month has come and now we see if 2013 will truly attain the "summer to match" title it seems to be striving for. 2 Guns, The Smurfs 2, and The Spectacular Now all try to make a name for themselves while The Wolverine tries not to tumble too far and Blue Jasmine should expand nicely. Most people see family film with a franchise and think #1 but I'm going a slightly different direction. As always, the available reviews are posted with much more soon to come, (except The Smurfs 2). Let's have a gander at the predictions:

1. 2 Guns- $32 million (Review: Coming Soon)

2. The Smurfs 2- $23 million (I am not reviewing this one)

3. The Wolverine- $22.7 million (Review: Coming Soon)

4. The Conjuring- $16.3 million (Review)

5. Despicable Me 2- $11.6 million (Review)

6. Turbo- $9 million (Review)

7. Grown Ups 2- $5.3 million (Review)

8. Red 2- $5 million (Review)

9. Pacific Rim- $4.8 million (Review)

10. The Heat- $3.4 million (Review)

LIMITED RELEASE

Blue Jasmine- $1.2 million (Review)
The Spectacular Now- $340,000 (Review: Coming Soon)

How Much? Box Office Results- July 26-28

It's Sunday, and that means its time for the Results portion of the weekly How Much? Box Office game!
The Wolverine made a splash at the box office compared to other films this weekend, but compared to the X-Men series as a whole it was slightly underwhelming. I do think that it means good things, however, for X-Men: Days of Future Past that this film received an A- Cinemascore. The people who saw it liked it and will most likely come back for a second helping in 2014 when the X-Men are reunited. Despicable Me 2 crossed the $300 million mark domestically, which is a huge milestone. The Conjuring held on magnificently well, is a day from passing Paranormal Activity 2 and will almost certainly pass Paranormal Activity 3 at the box office. This horror film (which is great) is doing fantastically well and should spawn a sequel in the near future. Fruitvale Station and The Way, Way Back fared pretty well in their nationwide expansions, but the news indie-wise belongs to Woody Allen's newest feature Blue Jasmine (review coming tomorrow). With a $102,167 per theater average from 6 theaters, this is one to watch and admire for its reception thus far. People (including myself) love Woody Allen and will always turn up for his films. This is Mr. Allen's highest per theater average for an opening weekend of his film yet, a result I'm sure he is happy with.
In terms of my predictions, the order was right up until #9, where I left out R.I.P.D. all together and overshot Fruitvale Station and The Way, Way Back. I went high on The Wolverine, and was within 0.1 million on Grown Ups 2 and The Heat. As always, find reviews to the films I've seen (8 out of 10 with the other 2 coming) linked next to the posted result.
Here are the results:

How Much? Box Office Predictions- July 26-28

I know there's only a few minutes left with today being Thursday, but I refuse to go off schedule and present this edition of How Much? just barely on time. But still, it's on time.
Only one new nationwide release, The Wolverine, means that it will handily win the weekend, but by how much? Where will newly expanded Fruitvale Station fall? Click the word "Review" next to their prediction for my review. Here are my predictions:

1. The Wolverine- $66.7 million (Review: Coming Soon)

2. The Conjuring- $25.9 million (Review)

3. Despicable Me 2- $19.2 million (Review)

4. Turbo- $14.1 million (Review: Coming Soon)

5. Grown Ups 2- $11.6 million (Review)

6. Red 2- $10.3 million (Review)

7. Pacific Rim- $8.1 million (Review)

8. The Heat- $6.8 million (Review)

9. Fruitvale Station- $6.3 million (Review)

10. The Way, Way Back- $4.6 million (Review: Coming Soon)

Check back Sunday for results, and throughout the weekend for reviews!

How Much? Box Office Predictions- July 19-21

This week sees not one, two, or three but four new contenders at the box office: R.I.P.D., Turbo, The Conjuring, and Red 2. How will they fare? Will box office cannibalism keep one from breaking out too far, or will audiences make their choice distinct and their wallets a little lighter? As always, find reviews available linked next to the film. Those that aren't available will be soon. Let's take a look at how I feel this weekend will play out:

1. Turbo- 34.9 million (Review: Coming Soon)

2. The Conjuring- 31.2 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-conjuring-2013-review.html)

3. Red 2- 25.4 million (Review: Coming Soon)

4. Despicable Me 2- 21.3 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/despicable-me-2-2013-review.html)

5. R.I.P.D.- 20.1 million (Review: Coming Soon)

6. Grown Ups 2- 19.9 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/grown-ups-2-2013-review.html)

7. Pacific Rim- 18.6 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/pacific-rim-2013-review.html)

8. The Heat- 8.1 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-heat-2013-review.html)

9. Monsters University- 7.2 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/monsters-university-2013-review.html)

10. The Lone Ranger- 4.5 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-lone-ranger-2013-review.html)

How Much? Box Office Results- July 12-14

For the second week in a row, I correctly predicted all 10 films in the correct order. It was a tough call considering there were appealing new releases, but I stuck with my gut in trusting Gru and his Minions and they did not disappoint. Grown Ups 2 performed very well (which is saddening) and Pacific Rim underperformed (which is saddening). I was within $3 million of each individual prediction also!
In limited release news, Fruitvale Station (review coming very soon) performed extremely well with $377,000 from only 7 theaters, or a $53,857 per theater gross. Sold out show after sold out show and it is expanding in the coming weeks. The Way, Way Back (review coming soon) is also expanding due to its healthy gross of $1.1 million from 79 theaters, or a $14,051 per theater gross in its sophomore session.
I have reviews for 9 of the 10 top films, and they are posted right next to the weekend gross. Here are the results:

1. Despicable Me 2- $44.8 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/despicable-me-2-2013-review.html)

2. Grown Ups 2- $42.5 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/grown-ups-2-2013-review.html)

3. Pacific Rim- $38.3 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/pacific-rim-2013-review.html)

4. The Heat- $14 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-heat-2013-review.html)

5. The Lone Ranger- $11.1 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-lone-ranger-2013-review.html)

6. Monsters University- $10.6 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/monsters-university-2013-review.html)

7. World War Z- $9.4 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/world-war-z-2013-review.html)

8. White House Down- $6.2 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/white-house-down-2013-review.html)

9. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- $5 million (http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/kevin-hart-let-me-explain-2013-review.html)

10. Man of Steel- $4.8 million

That does it for this week! Tune in on Thursday for next weekend's predictions, and throughout the week for reviews and other content!

How Much? Box Office Predictions- July 12-14

This weekend we see the releases of two movies aimed at teenagers; the question is whether they want to laugh (Grown Ups 2) or marvel at destruction (Pacific Rim). How does Despicable Me 2 hold up? Will this be the last weekend we see Man of Steel in the top 10? I have reviews posted for 7 out of the 10 predicted films and the links are next to their predicted box office take. 2 more are coming very soon. Here are my predictions for the weekend:

1. Despicable Me 2- 46.7 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/despicable-me-2-2013-review.html)

2. Grown Ups 2- 44.5 million (Review: Coming Soon)

3. Pacific Rim- 39.6 million (Review: Coming Soon)

4. The Heat- 17.4 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-heat-2013-review.html)

5. The Lone Ranger- 12.1 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-lone-ranger-2013-review.html)

6. Monsters University- 9.8 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/monsters-university-2013-review.html)

7. World War Z- 8.2 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/world-war-z-2013-review.html)

8. White House Down- 7.3 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/white-house-down-2013-review.html)

9. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- 5.7 million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/kevin-hart-let-me-explain-2013-review.html)

10. Man Of Steel- 5.2 million

How Much? Box Office Results- July 5-7

The results are in. Despicable Me 2 has broken the record for 5-day gross of an animated film, The Lone Ranger bombed hard, and Kevin Hart is getting closer and closer to becoming a household name. Also, The Way, Way Back opened heartily with $575,000 in only 19 theaters; not enough to make the top 10 but an impressive limited release gross nonetheless.

White House Down continued to disappoint, but I don't think this has as much to do with the people involved as with the fact that a movie about the exact same thing, Olympus Has Fallen, opened earlier this year. The Heat held on very nicely, and Monsters University wasn't completely obliterated by Gru and his minions in Despicable Me 2.

From my predictions from Thursday, I got the order of all ten films correct, and was high on the top 2 films but about right with the other 8. Not a bad way to start off the "How Much?" box office game on LCA Film.

Here are the results:

1. Despicable Me 2- $82.5 million

2. The Lone Ranger- $29.3 million

3. The Heat- $25 million

4. Monsters University- $19.5 million

5. World War Z- $18.2 million

6. White House Down- $13.5 million

7. Man of Steel- $11.4 million

8. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- $10.1 million

9. This is the End- $5 million

10. Now You See Me- $2.7 million

Be sure to keep up on the "How Much?" segment every Thursday and Sunday, where you can comment with your own predictions and thoughts!

How Much? Box Office Predictions- July 5-7

This weekend, I would like to introduce a segment called "How Much?" that consists of Box Office predictions every Thursday and results as compared to my predictions every Sunday when the studios announce their films' grosses. Keep in mind that Despicable Me 2, The Lone Ranger, and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain were released to today, so they have two days worth of built up grosses going into the true weekend. Please feel free to comment your own predictions below!

1. Despicable Me 2- 96.3 Million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/despicable-me-2-2013-review.html)

2. The Lone Ranger- 46.2 Million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-lone-ranger-2013-review.html)

3. The Heat- 23.6 Million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-heat-2013-review.html)

4. Monsters University- 21.3 Million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/monsters-university-2013-review.html)

5. World War Z- 17.4 Million (Review: http://licacfilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/world-war-z-2013-review.html)

6. White House Down- 15.8 Million (Review: Coming Soon)

7. Man of Steel- 13.9 Million

8. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- 9.5 Million (Review: Coming Soon)

9. This Is The End- 6.4 Million

10. Now You See Me- 2.8 Million