Saturday, April 28, 2012

Weak Friday: Judd Apatow's 'The Five-Year Engagement' Can't Beat Holdovers 'Think Like A Man' Or 'The Lucky One': 'Pirates!' #5

FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM, 4TH UPDATE: I'm still on vacation but can't ignore four new low-cost movies opening in North American wide release and performing worse than expected at the box office. Universal's R-rated comedy The Five'Year Engagement (2,936 theaters) from Judd Apatow's banner is falling victim to both Sony/Screen Gems7holdover Think Like A Man (2,014 theaters) which will end up #1 and Warner Bros' The Lucky One (3,175 theaters) which should finish #2. Lionsgate's The Hunger Games (3,572 theaters) hangs in for #4 today as it creeps towards $375M domestic cume. Sony's #5 Pirates! Band Of Misfits (3,358 theaters) could overtake because of the kiddie matinee bump. Lionsgate's Safe (2,266 theaters) and Relativity's acquisition of Intrepid Pictures' The Raven (2,203 theaters) are struggling to reach $7M this weekend. Audiences handed out the following CinemaScores: The Five-Year Engagement 'B-', Pirates! 'B', Safe 'B+', The Raven 'B'. Full analysis in the morning. Here's the Top Ten (based on Friday estimates):

1. Think Like A Man (Screen Gems/Sony) Week 2 [2,015 Theaters] PG13
Friday $5.2M (-57%), Weekend $16M, Cume $58.9M

2. The Lucky One (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,175 Theaters] PG13
Friday $3.9M (-57%), Weekend $11.5M, Cume $40.1M

3. The Five-Year Engagement (Universal) NEW [2,936 Theaters] R
Friday $3.7M, Weekend $11.1M

4. The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) Week 6 [3,572 Theaters] PG13
Friday $2.9M, Weekend $10.8M, Cume $372.3M

5. Pirates! Band of Misfits (Sony) NEW [3,358 Theaters] PG
Friday $2.8M, Weekend $10.9M

6. Safe (Lionsgate) NEW [2,266 Theaters] R
Friday $2.6M, Weekend $6.9M,

7. The Raven (Intrepid/Relativity) NEW [2,203 Theaters] R
Friday $2.5M, Weekend $6.8M,

8. Chimpanzee (Disney) Week 2 [1,567 Theaters] G
Friday $1.7M, Weekend $5.2M, Cume $18.6M

9. Cabin In The Woods (Lionsgate) Week 3 [2,639 Theaters] R
Friday $1.4M, Weekend $4.4M, Cume $34.6M

10. The Three Stooges (Fox) Week 3 [3,105 Theaters] PG
Friday $1.3M, Weekend $5.4M, Cume $37.5M

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