Long Range Forecast: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I' and 'Happy Feet 2'
Featured Stories - on September 24, 2011 by Phil Contrino
We've added The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I and Happy Feet 2 to our Long Range Forecast this week. Both films are set to open on November 18.
Summit's Twilight Saga is coming to an end starting in November, and hysteria is bound to reach an all-time high as a result. While some fans may have outgrown the series, they've likely been replaced by younger enthusiasts. This one is going to be a juggernaut at the box office.
Happy Feet 2 comes five years after the original. That's something of a risky time span, but it shouldn't hurt the sequel all that much. Happy Feet made $384.3 million worldwide so there's plenty of enthusiasm to go around.
Check out our predictions for these films and others in the table below.
| Title | Release Date | Distributor | Opening Weekend | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Feet Two | Nov 18, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
$35,000,000 | $175,000,000 |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Nov 18, 2011 | Summit |
$155,000,000 | $300,000,000 |
| Jack and Jill | Nov 11, 2011 | Sony / Columbia |
$25,000,000 | $80,000,000 |
| Immortals | Nov 11, 2011 | Relativity Media |
$21,000,000 | $58,000,000 |
| J. Edgar | Nov 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
$12,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
| A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Nov 4, 2011 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
$10,000,000 | $28,000,000 |
| Puss in Boots (2011) | Nov 4, 2011 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
$40,000,000 | $125,000,000 |
| Tower Heist | Nov 4, 2011 | Universal |
$38,000,000 | $130,000,000 |
| In Time | Oct 28, 2011 | Fox |
$19,000,000 | $53,000,000 |
| Johnny English Reborn | Oct 28, 2011 | Universal |
$6,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| The Rum Diary | Oct 28, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
$15,000,000 | $38,000,000 |
| Anonymous | Oct 28, 2011 | Sony / Columbia |
$12,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| The Three Musketeers (2011) | Oct 21, 2011 | Summit |
$14,000,000 | $42,000,000 |
| Paranormal Activity 3 | Oct 21, 2011 | Paramount |
$34,000,000 | $73,000,000 |
| The Thing (2011) | Oct 14, 2011 | Universal |
$15,000,000 | $38,000,000 |
| The Big Year | Oct 14, 2011 | Fox |
$13,000,000 | $42,000,000 |
| Footloose (2011) | Oct 14, 2011 | Paramount |
$20,000,000 | $57,000,000 |
| Real Steel | Oct 7, 2011 | Disney / DreamWorks |
$25,000,000 | $70,000,000 |
| The Ides of March | Oct 7, 2011 | Sony / Columbia |
$12,000,000 | $40,000,000 |
| Courageous | Sep 30, 2011 | Sony / TriStar |
$6,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| 50/50 | Sep 30, 2011 | Summit |
$12,000,000 | $37,000,000 |
| Dream House | Sep 30, 2011 | Universal |
$14,000,000 | $45,000,000 |
| What's Your Number? | Sep 30, 2011 | Fox |
$8,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill.
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