Long Range Forecast: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'
Featured Stories - on November 10, 2012 by BOXOFFICE Staff
Kicking off our Long Range Forecast for 2013 is a single new release. While things could change between now and then, the only film currently scheduled to open wide on January 4, 2013 is Texas Chainsaw 3D.
Texas Chainsaw 3D
PROS:
- Early January is historically a good time of year to release horror films.
- Lionsgate has a strong history with the horror genre.
- Without the aid of 3D surcharges, 2006's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning opened with $18.51 million.
CONS:
- Could be viewed as re-starting the franchise too soon after 2006's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
- With A Haunted House and Mama also on the January schedule, there will be major competition for horror fans and the potential for front-loading to be even more of a factor than it already would be.
Notable changes on our forecast this week include The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and Rise of the Guardians.
Check out our predictions for this and other upcoming films in the table below.
| Title | Release Date | Distributor | Opening Weekend | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Chainsaw 3D | Jan 4, 2013 | Lionsgate |
$16,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Les Miserables (2012) | Dec 25, 2012 | Universal |
$22,000,000 | $108,000,000 |
| Django Unchained | Dec 25, 2012 | Weinstein Company |
$28,000,000 | $103,000,000 |
| Parental Guidance | Dec 25, 2012 | Fox |
$9,000,000 | $35,000,000 |
| This is 40 | Dec 21, 2012 | Universal |
$12,000,000 | $65,000,000 |
| Jack Reacher | Dec 21, 2012 | Paramount |
$16,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
| The Guilt Trip | Dec 19, 2012 | Paramount |
$10,000,000 | $53,000,000 |
| Monsters, Inc. 3D | Dec 19, 2012 | Disney |
$8,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Dec 14, 2012 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
$137,000,000 | $445,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rise of The Guardians | Nov 21, 2012 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
$36,000,000 | $145,000,000 |
| Red Dawn (2012) | Nov 21, 2012 | Open Road |
$12,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Lincoln |
Nov 16, 2012 Nov 16, 2012 |
Lionsgate Disney / DreamWorks |
$146,000,000 $18,000,000 |
$292,000,000 $92,000,000 |
* = 3-day weekend (Friday through Sunday)
Shawn Robbins, Phil Contrino, Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill contributed to this article.
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