Long Range Forecast: 'Wrath of the Titans' and 'Mirror Mirror'
Featured Stories - on February 04, 2012 by Phil Contrino
We've added Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror to the Long Range Forecast this week. Both films are scheduled to open on March 30.
After the recent disappointing performance of Man on a Ledge, Sam Worthington returns to comfortable ground with Wrath of the Titans. Clash of the Titans, Wrath's predecessor, managed a colossal $493 million worldwide haul in 2010, so expectations are going to be high for this sequel. We're betting that Wrath won't be quite as successful as Clash domestically for one main reason: it will have to compete with The Hunger Games (3.23.12), a film that is poised to break out in a major way.
Mirror Mirror recently moved from a February release date to a March release date. The Relativity release will serve as a nice bit of counter-programming to Wrath of the Titans, but expectations are still modest. Mirror Mirror is losing the Facebook/Twitter battle to Snow White and the Huntsman, a moodier take on the Snow White tale that is set to open in June.
Check out our predictions in the table below.
| Title | Release Date | Distributor | Opening Weekend | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Mirror | Mar 30, 2012 | Relativity Media |
$18,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
| Wrath of the Titans | Mar 30, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
$50,000,000 | $135,000,000 |
| The Hunger Games | Mar 23, 2012 | Lionsgate |
$67,000,000 | $185,000,000 |
| 21 Jump Street | Mar 16, 2012 | Sony / Columbia |
$24,000,000 | $65,000,000 |
| Silent House (2012) | Mar 9, 2012 | Open Road |
$9,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| John Carter | Mar 9, 2012 | Disney |
$21,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
| Project X (2012) | Mar 2, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
$9,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | Mar 2, 2012 | Universal |
$38,000,000 | $130,000,000 |
| Good Deeds | Feb 24, 2012 | Lionsgate |
$21,000,000 | $45,000,000 |
| Gone | Feb 24, 2012 | Summit |
$6,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| Act of Valor | Feb 24, 2012 | Relativity Media |
$8,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| Wanderlust | Feb 24, 2012 | Universal |
$13,000,000 | $35,000,000 |
| The Secret World of Arrietty | Feb 17, 2012 | Disney |
$5,000,000* | $15,000,000 |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Feb 17, 2012 | Sony / Columbia |
$32,000,000* | $70,000,000 |
| This Means War | Feb 14, 2012 | Fox |
$14,000,000* | $40,000,000 |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | Feb 10, 2012 | Fox |
$19,000,000 | $58,000,000 |
| Safe House | Feb 10, 2012 | Universal |
$23,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
| The Vow | Feb 10, 2012 | Sony |
$35,000,000 | $105,000,000 |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Feb 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
$13,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
*four-day weekend
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill.
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