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Marriage Sucks….
Here we are at the weekend again, with two releases to share. Although Thor looks like it will c continue to dominate, Bridesmaids and Priest (in 3D!) will hope to corner their own side of the market and bring in the viewers. Congrats to Smellface on the caption contest win for last week, although two entries shared three votes each, I just thought Smellface’s was funnier…
#New Releases
First up, raunchy comedy Bridesmaids looks to find itself a niche in this weekends viewing, the R-rated film should pull in men and women despite the subject matter due to reviews being very good, also good word of mouth should give this a decent hold over the coming weeks. Bridesmaids comes in at 2918 theatres, and could take a very respectable $24 million.
And finally at a completely different corner of the market, is Priest, IN 3D! This vampire actioner from Paul Bettany and director Scott Stewart is their second action offering, the first being the critically derided Legion. Although Priest will undoubtedly find its market this weekend, and 3D sales will likely boost numbers considerably, expect reviews and word of mouth to be poor, until this drops off the horizon next week. Coming in at 2864 theatres, Priest may take $15 million.
Heres how the weekend is shaping up so far (subject to change)
1. Thor (Marvel/Disney/Paramount) Week 2 [3,963 Theaters]
Friday $9.2M, Saturday $15M, Weekend $34M
2. Bridesmaids (Universal) NEW [2,918 Theaters]
Friday $7.8M, Saturday $10M, Weekend $24.5M
3. Fast Five (Universal) Week 3 [3,793 Theaters]
Friday $5.9M, Saturday $8.9M, Weekend $20.2M
4. Priest 3D (Screen Gems/Sony) NEW [2,864 Theaters]
Friday $5.5M, Saturday $6M, Weekend $15.5M
5. Rio (Blue Sky Studio/Fox) Week 5 [2,929 Theaters]
Friday $1.4M, Saturday $3.8M, Weekend $8M
#Caption Contest
I couldnt decide which film to caption this weekend, so I went with both. Two captions per user, one for each picture. +30 points for each caption with the most likes!
