The Original
BOX OFFICE FORECAST
by Brandon Gray

2001 Year-to-Date Average Accuracy: 86.47%
2000 Average Accuracy: 85.02%

Updated Mondays and Fridays.

Blue = Prediction Red = Actual Purple = % Accuracy
(Predictions and actuals in millions)

11/2-4
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1

Monsters, Inc. (3,237 theaters)

45.0

 

 

1

The One (2,894)

17.0

 

 

1

Domestic Disturbance (2,910)

12.6

 

 

2

K-PAX (2,545)

10.1

 

 

1

13 Ghosts (2,781)

12.6

 

 

3

Riding in Cars with Boys (2,554)

7.1

 

 

4

From Hell (1,945)

6.5

 

 

5

Training Day (1,805)

5.8

 

 

6

Bandits (2,116)

5.5

 

 

8

Serendipity (1,640)

3.7

 

 

9

Corky Romano (2,001)

3.0

 

 

10

Don't Say a Word (1,704)

2.8

 

 

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10/26-28
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1

13 Ghosts (2,781 theaters)

12.6

 

 

2

K-PAX (2,543)

10.1

 

 

3

Riding in Cars with Boys (2,770)

7.1

 

 

4

From Hell (2,335)

6.5

 

 

5

Training Day (2,328)

5.8

 

 

6

Bandits (3,015)

5.5

 

 

7

The Last Castle (2,270)

4.5

 

 

8

Serendipity (2,203)

3.7

 

 

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10/19-21
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1

From Hell (2,305 theaters)

18.7

 

 

2

Riding in Cars with Boys (2,770)

14.3

 

 

3

Training Day (2,603)

9.0

 

 

4

Bandits (3,207)

8.5

 

 

5

The Last Castle (2,262)

8.1

 

 

6

Serendipity (2,610)

5.9

 

 

7

Corky Romano (2,094)

5.2

 

 

8

Don't Say a Word (2,260)

4.4

 

 

9

Iron Monkey (1,235)

3.3

 

 

10

Zoolander (2,285)

3.0

 

 

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10/12-14
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1

Training Day (2,712)

14.6

 

 

2

Bandits (3,207)

14.3

 

 

3

Corky Romano (2,062)

10.9

 

 

4

Serendipity (2,603)

7.7

 

 

5

Don't Say a Word (2,728)

5.8

 

 

6

Zoolander (2,522)

5.8

 

 

7

Iron Monkey (1,225)

4.8

 

 

8

Joy Ride (2,522)

4.5

 

 

9

Hearts in Atlantis (2,010)

3.1

 

 

10

Max Keeble's Big Move (2,045)

3.1

 

 

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10/5-7
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1

Training Day (2,712)

21.2

 

 

2

Joy Ride (2,496)

12.5

 

 

3

Don't Say a Word (2,842)

11.4

 

 

4

Serendipity (2,601)

10.6

 

 

5

Zoolander (2,520)

8.7

 

 

6

Hearts in Atlantis (2,010)

6.5

 

 

7

Max Keeble's Big Move (2,014)

5.7

 

 

8

Hardball (2,314)

3.1

 

 

9

The Others (2,272)

3.0

 

 

10

Rush Hour 2 (1,549)

1.6

 

 

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9/28-30
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1

Don't Say a Word (2,802)

16.6

 

 

2

Zoolander (2,507)

15.7

 

 

3

Hearts in Atlantis (1,751)

11.5

 

 

4

Hardball (2,210)

5.2

 

 

5

The Others (2,801)

3.8

 

 

6

The Glass House (1,591)

3.9

 

 

7

Rush Hour 2 (2,129)

3.3

 

 

8

Rat Race (2,417)

2.8

 

 

9

The Musketeer (2,495)

3.2

 

 

10

Two Can Play That Game (1,308)

3.0

 

 

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9/21-23
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1

Hardball (2,210)

7.1

 

 

2

Glitter (1,200)

4.5

 

 

3

The Glass House (1,591)

3.9

 

 

4

The Others (2,801)

3.8

 

 

5

Rush Hour 2 (2,129)

3.3

 

 

6

The Musketeer (2,495)

3.2

 

 

7

Two Can Play That Game (1,308)

3.0

 

 

8

Megiddo (313)

2.9

 

 

9

Rat Race (2,417)

2.8

 

 

10

American Pie 2 (2,105)

2.5

 

 

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9/7-9
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1

The Musketeer (2,435 theaters)

11.4

 

 

2

Two Can Play That Game (1,297)

8.4

 

 

3

Rock Star (2,525)

5.5

 

 

4

Rush Hour 2 (2,546)

5.3

 

 

5

Jeepers Creepers (2,944)

5.2

 

 

6

The Others (2,737)

5.0

 

 

7

American Pie 2 (2,375)

4.6

 

 

8

Rat Race (2,551)

4.0

 

 

9

The Princess Diaries (2,410)

3.9

 

 

10

O (1,445)

2.9

 

 

11

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2,153)

2.3

 

 

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8/31-9/3
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1

Rush Hour 2 (2,825)

12.1

 

 

2

American Pie 2 (3,114)

11.2

 

 

3

The Others (2,716)

9.9

 

 

4

Jeepers Creepers (2,944)

9.5

 

 

5

Rat Race (2,551)

7.8

 

 

6

The Princess Diaries (2,690)

7.3

 

 

7

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2,765)

7.1

 

 

8

O (1,434)

6.7

 

 

9

Summer Catch (2,335)

4.7

 

 

10

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1,610)

3.6

 

 

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8/24-26
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1

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2,735)

15.5

 

 

2

Rush Hour 2 (3,001)

11.5

 

 

3

American Pie 2 (3,150)

11.1

 

 

4

Ghosts of Mars (2,048)

8.0

 

 

5

Rat Race (2,551)

7.4

 

 

6

The Others (2,436)

7.3

 

 

7

The Princess Diaries (2,749)

6.6

 

 

8

Summer Catch (2,335)

4.3

 

 

9

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1,612)

4.1

 

 

10

Bubble Boy (1,605)

3.8

 

 

11

Planet of the Apes (1,927)

3.7

 

 

12

Curse of the Jade Scorpion (903)

3.4

 

 

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8/17-19
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1

American Pie 2 (3,070 theaters)

20.4

 

 

2

Rush Hour 2 (3,080)

17.5

 

 

3

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1,594)

10.0

 

 

4

Rat Race (2,550)

9.6

 

 

5

The Princess Diaries (2,726)

8.8

 

 

6

The Others (2,153)

8.6

 

 

7

Planet of the Apes (3,059)

6.4

 

 

8

American Outlaws (2,348)

5.9

 

 

9

Jurassic Park III (2,490)

4.5

 

 

10

Legally Blonde (1,770)

2.3

 

 

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8/10-12
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1

American Pie 2 (3,058 theaters)

44.0

 

 

2

Rush Hour 2 (3,118)

36.5

 

 

3

The Princess Diaries (2,706)

14.8

 

 

4

Planet of the Apes (3,405)

12.7

 

 

5

The Others (1,678)

11.5

 

 

6

Jurassic Park III (3,155)

7.0

 

 

7

Osmosis Jones (2,305)

5.0

 

 

8

America's Sweethearts (2,686)

4.5

 

 

9

Legally Blonde (2,031)

3.9

 

 

10

The Score (1,704)

3.1

 

 

8/3-5
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1

Rush Hour 2 (3,118 theaters)

49.2

 

 

2

Planet of the Apes (3,530)

29.6

 

 

3

The Princess Diaries (2,537)

15.9

 

 

4

Jurassic Park III (3,470)

11.0

 

 

5

Original Sin (2,194)

9.1

 

 

6

America's Sweethearts (3,011)

8.9

 

 

7

Legally Blonde (2,536)

6.8

 

 

8

The Score (2,211)

4.5

 

 

9

Dr. Dolittle 2 (1,685)

3.1

 

 

10

Cats & Dogs (2,122)

2.8

 

 

7/27-29
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1

Planet of the Apes (3,494 theaters)

62.2

 

 

2

Jurassic Park III (3,440)

23.6

 

 

3

America's Sweethearts (3,011)

16.4

 

 

4

Legally Blonde (2,725)

7.2

 

 

5

The Score (2,211)

6.8

 

 

5

Cats & Dogs (2,816)

4.3

 

 

6

The Fast and the Furious (2,405)

3.4

 

 

7

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2,190)

2.9

 

 

9

Scary Movie 2 (2,179)

2.3

 

 

10

Shrek (1,439)

1.7

 

 

7/20-22
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1

Jurassic Park III (3,434 theaters)

55.8

 

 

2

America's Sweethearts (3,011)

24.5

 

 

3

Legally Blonde (2,695)

13.5

 

 

4

The Score (2,160)

11.3

 

 

5

Cats & Dogs (3,040)

7.3

 

 

6

The Fast and the Furious (2,745)

5.3

 

 

7

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2,444)

5.2

 

 

8

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2,649)

4.8

 

 

9

Scary Movie 2 (2,802)

4.7

 

 

10

Kiss of the Dragon (1,658)

3.0

 

 

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7/6-8
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1

Scary Movie 2 (3,220)

26.3

 

 

2

Cats & Dogs (3,040 theaters)

23.7

 

 

3

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (3,067)

16.0

 

 

4

Kiss of the Dragon (2,024)

12.7

 

 

5

The Fast and the Furious (2,630)

11.2

 

 

6

Dr. Dolittle 2 (3,067)

9.1

 

 

7

Shrek (3,007)

5.6

 

 

8

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (3,312)

5.3

 

 

9

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (3,071)

5.3

 

 

10

Baby Boy (3,007)

4.9

 

 


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