Here is the projected Top 10:
#1: 21 Jump Street
That lone new release is hoping to entice young men and women, with the TV series adaptation. Starring Jonah Hill, which is coming off his first Oscar nomination and Channing Tatum, who came off one of his biggest hits ever with The Vow, this film could not have had better timing. Early critical reception has been strikingly positive, and with no other competition out there for young adults, this could easily turn into a hit. Although its' TV series reference (it aired in the late-1980's) isn't very well-remembered, the starpower and early buzz alone should translate into well above-average numbers.
Weekend Prediction: $30 million
Estimated Final Gross: $90-$100 million
#2: Dr. Suess' The Lorax
The animated blockbuster still has a shot at pulling a three-peat this weekend, dependent on how it holds. Its' been having excellent business this week with many schools out on Spring Break, so, it should hold better than last weekend...
Weekend Prediction: $26 million (-33%)
Estimated 17-Day Total: $162 million
#3: John Carter
Its' questionable how well this will hold, however, with some strong weekday business, this should still see an above-average hold for its' genre...
Weekend Prediction: $16 million (-47%)
Estimated 10-Day Total: $55 million
#4: Project X
It had an above-average hold last weekend, though competition this weekend from Jump Street makes its' sustaining chances very little this weekend...
Weekend Prediction: $5.5 million (-51%)
Estimated 17-Day Total: $50 million
#5: Act of Valor
The army pic is having a fourth-straight weekend in the Top 5, and it should hold OK this frame...
Weekend Prediction: $4 million (-43%)
Estimated 24-Day Total: $63.5 million
#6: A Thousand Words
The Eddie Murphy comedy should keep the sixth spot this weekend, but its' not going to be in the Top 10
much longer...
Weekend Prediction: $3.5 million (-44%)
Estimated 10-Day Total: $11 million
#7: Safe House
Now in its' sixth weekend, the action caper has been performing exceptionally well, would not be surprised if a sequel was in the works...
Weekend Prediction: $3.2 million (-33%)
Estimated 38-Day Total: $120.5 million
#8: The Vow
I think its' going to be a three-way race for the eighth spot, but for now, I'm going to give the edge to this romance comedy due to no competition...
Weekend Prediction: $2.6 million (-35%)
Estimated 38-Day Total: $121.5 million
#9: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
With kids out on Spring Break, this should be able to jump up a spot to ninth and a hold like I'm predicting will guarantee it getting to almost matching its' predecessors' gross...
Weekend Prediction: $2.5 million (-31%)
Estimated 38-Day Total: $95.5 million
#10: Silent House
This horror flick earned the dreaded "F" CinemaScore, which means it doesn't have a prayer to make any noise at all in its' entire run...
Weekend Prediction: $2.3 million (-65%)
Estimated 10-Day Total: $11 million
Possible change: There's a possibility that This Means War could take the tenth spot...
