Long Range Forecast: 'Playing For Keeps'
Featured Stories - on October 13, 2012 by BOXOFFICE Staff
For the second consecutive week, our Long Range Forecast sees the addition of just one new wide release as studios appear to be allowing the big November releases some breathing room while simultaneously providing distance from the hugely anticipated Hobbit film in the middle of December. This week's new entry, Playing for Keeps, is currently scheduled for release on Friday, December 7.
Playing for Keeps
PROS:
- Currently slated to be the only wide release of the weekend.
CONS:
- Opens right in between Thanksgiving weekend releases and The Hobbit.
- Gerard Butler likely has a smaller following now than he had two years ago after being out of the spotlight for a while.
- Having its earlier release date pushed back nine months isn't a good sign.
Notable changes on our forecast this week include Paranormal Activity 4, Alex Cross, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook and Killing Them Softly.
Check out our predictions for these and other films in the table below.
| Title | Release Date | Distributor | Opening Weekend | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing For Keeps (2012) | Dec 7, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
$6,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Killing Them Softly | Nov 30, 2012 | Weinstein Company |
$12,000,000 | $40,000,000 |
| Red Dawn (2012) | Nov 21, 2012 | Open Road |
$12,000,000* | $36,000,000 |
| Rise of The Guardians | Nov 21, 2012 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
$39,000,000* | $148,000,000 |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Nov 21, 2012 | Weinstein Company |
$12,000,000* | $40,000,000 |
| Life of Pi | Nov 21, 2012 | Fox |
$17,000,000* | $64,000,000 |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Nov 16, 2012 | Lionsgate |
$148,000,000 | $294,000,000 |
| Lincoln | Nov 9, 2012 | Disney / DreamWorks |
$17,000,000 | $94,000,000 |
| Skyfall | Nov 9, 2012 | Sony |
$76,000,000 | $216,000,000 |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Nov 2, 2012 | Disney |
$53,000,000 | $175,000,000 |
| The Man With the Iron Fists | Nov 2, 2012 | Universal |
$11,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
| Flight | Nov 2, 2012 | Paramount |
$32,000,000 | $98,000,000 |
| Chasing Mavericks | Oct 26, 2012 | Fox |
$5,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Oct 26, 2012 | Open Road |
$10,000,000 | $23,000,000 |
| Cloud Atlas | Oct 26, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
$21,000,000 | $56,000,000 |
| Fun Size | Oct 26, 2012 | Paramount |
$7,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Alex Cross | Oct 19, 2012 | Lionsgate / Summit |
$19,000,000 | $43,000,000 |
| Paranormal Activity 4 | Oct 19, 2012 | Paramount |
$42,000,000 | $84,000,000 |
* = 3-day opening weekend (Friday through Sunday)
Shawn Robbins, Phil Contrino, Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill contributed to this report.
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