THE WEEKEND OF 1/31

[Shrykespeare]

Screen, because of the site's technical issues, you're off the hook for not doing a column.


Friday Estimates

Bad Boys For Life, $5.2M
1917, $2.8M
Gretel & Hansel, $2.3M
Dolittle, $2.0M
The Gentlemen, $1.8M
Jumanji, $1.5M
The Rhythm Section, $1.2M




Projections:

Bad Boys For Life, $17.4
1917, $8.7M
Dolittle, $7.9M
The Gentlemen, $5.8M
Gretel & Hansel, $5.7M
Jumanji, $5.6M
Star Wars, $3.2M
The Rhythm Section, $2.9M (yowch)
Little Women, $2.9M
The Turning, $2.8M



This will bring Bad Boys For Life almost to $150M. 1917 is brushing up against $120M.

Jumanji is approaching $300M. Huh.

Little Women should hit nine digits next week.





This week's birthdays:

James Cromwell turned 80 on 1/27
Katharine Ross turned 80 on 1/29
Ann Jillian turned 70 on 1/29
Heather Graham turned 50 on 1/29
Gene Hackman turned 90 on 1/30
Wilmer Valderrama turned 40 on 1/30
Minnie Driver turned 50 on 1/31

[Buscemi2]

I have to wonder if The Rhythm Section is the worst wide opener for Paramount in terms of PTA. It won't even hit $1,000 for the weekend.

Edit: to answer my question, it's looking to be the third lowest. Marci X (2003) and Nate & Hayes (1983) were lower, that we know of. The Rhythm Section will however be the worst opener in 3,000 theatres ever if estimates hold, being the fourteen year-old record set by Hoot (a movie that I actually saw in the theatre).

[Shrykespeare]

Weekend Estimates

Top 10:
5 points - Bad Boys For Life, $17.7M
4 points - 1917, $9.7M
3 points - Dolittle, $7.7M
2 points - Gretel & Hansel, $6.0M
1 point - The Gentlemen, $6.0M
Jumanji: The Next Level, $6.0M
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, $3.2M
The Turning, $3.0M
Little Women, $3.0M
The Rhythm Section, $2.8M



PTA:
5 points - The Assistant
4 points - The Traitor
3 points - Bad Boys For Life
2 points - 1917
1 point - The Gentlemen

[Walleye413]

Hoot was a fun book. Not a great movie. Can anyone name the Marvel superhero who was in it?

[Shrykespeare]

Hoot was a fun book. Not a great movie. Can anyone name the Marvel superhero who was in it?

Captain Marvel.

[Buscemi2]

I was going to say that I didn't remember Logan Lerman playing a superhero.

[Shrykespeare]

Weekend Actuals

Top 10:
5 points - Bad Boys For Life, $17.7M (15)
4 points - 1917, $9.5M (17)
3 points - Dolittle, $7.6M (9)
2 points - Gretel & Hansel, $6.2M (2)
1 point - Jumanji: The Next Level, $6.0M (24)
The Gentlemen, $5.6M
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, $3.2M
Little Women, $3.1M
The Turning, $3.0M
The Rhythm Section, $2.8M



PTA:
5 points - The Assistant, $19,785 (5)
4 points - The Traitor, $8,510 (4)
3 points - Bad Boys For Life, $4,773 (13)
2 points - 1917, $2,382 (24)
1 point - The Gentlemen, $2,097 (5)