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The Original
BOX OFFICE FORECAST
by Brandon Gray
The most accurate box office predictions since 1998.
(Predictions are posted after the Box Office Derby deadline (late Thursday/early Friday, 12 a.m. Pacific) so as not to influence that contest. These predictions are solely the opinion of Brandon Gray and do not incorporate any insider info, making the Forecast a pure test of predicting accuracy that uses only stats on this site readily available to all in its formulations.)

Blue = Predicted Weekend Gross
Total Gross / Week #

Red = Actual Weekend Gross
Total Gross / Week #

Purple = % Weekend Accuracy
(Predictions and actuals in $ millions)

JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2003


9/26-28

1

The Rundown (3,152 theaters)

29.1
29.1 / 1

18.6
18.6 / 1

 43.55%

2

Under the Tuscan Sun (1,226 theaters)

10.0
10.0 / 1

9.8
9.8 / 1

 97.96%

3

Secondhand Lions

9.1
24.5 / 2

8.3
23.5 / 2

 90.36%

4

Underworld

8.9
36.6 / 2

9.4
37.0 / 2

 94.68%

5

The Fighting Temptations

7.0
20.1 / 2

6.4
20.1 / 2

 90.63%

6

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

5.7
49.7 / 3

5.0
49.0 / 3

 86.00%

7

Duplex (2,000+ theaters)

5.5
5.5 / 1

4.6
4.6 / 1

 80.43%

8

Matchstick Men

4.5
31.0 / 3

4.4
30.7 / 3

 97.73%

9

Cold Creek Manor

4.4
14.7 / 2

4.4
14.6 / 2

 100.00%

10

Lost in Translation (400+ theaters)

4.2
9.1 / 3

3.7
8.6 / 3

 86.49%


9/19-21

1

The Fighting Temptations (2,026 theaters)

16.5
16.5 / 1

11.8
11.8 / 1

60.17%

2

Underworld (2,915 theaters)

15.8
15.8 / 1

21.8
21.8 / 1

72.48%

3

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

12.0
42.0 / 2

11.0
41.0 / 2

90.91%

4

Secondhand Lions (3,013 theaters)

10.8
10.8 / 1

12.1
12.1 / 1

89.26%

5

Cold Creek Manor (2,035 theaters)

9.8
9.8 / 1

8.2
8.2 / 1

80.49%

6

Matchstick Men

7.6
24.3 / 2

7.6
24.2 / 2

100.00%

7

Cabin Fever

4.5
15.4 / 2

3.9
14.7 / 2

84.62%

8

Pirates of the Caribbean

3.1
292.1 / 11

3.5
292.5 / 11

88.57%

9

Freaky Friday

2.6
105.1 / 7

2.5
105.1 / 7

96.00%

10

Dickie Roberts

2.6
16.1 / 3

3.8
17.3 / 3

68.42%

-

Anything Else (1,033 theaters)

1.9
1.9 / 1

1.7
1.7 / 1

88.24%


9/12-14

1

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(3,282 theaters)

22.6
22.6 / 1

23.4
23.4 / 1

96.58%

2

Matchstick Men (2,711 theaters)

11.9
11.9 / 1

13.1
13.1 / 1

90.84%

3

Cabin Fever (2,087 theaters)

9.1
9.1 / 1

8.6
8.6 / 1

94.19%

4

Pirates of the Caribbean

3.9
287.3 / 10

4.5
287.9 / 10

86.67%

5

Dickie Roberts

3.6
11.5 / 2

5.0
12.9 / 2

72.00%

6

Jeepers Creepers 2

3.3
32.2 / 3

3.0
31.9 / 3

90.00%

7

Freaky Friday

3.1
101.0 / 6

4.1
102.0 / 6

75.61%

8

Open Range

2.8
53.6 / 5

2.7
53.5 / 5

96.30%

9

S.W.A.T.

2.8
112.9 / 6

2.7
112.8 / 6

96.30%

10

Seabiscuit

2.6
113.4 / 8

2.8
113.6 / 8

92.86%

11

The Order

2.0
7.7 / 2

1.1
6.8 / 2

18.18%

12

Freddy vs. Jason

1.7
80.8 / 5

1.4
80.5 / 5

78.57%


9/5-7

1

Dickie Roberts (2,026 theaters)

6.9

 6.7

97.01%

2

Jeepers Creepers 2

6.8

 6.6

96.97%

3

Open Range

5.8

4.2

61.90%

4

Pirates of the Caribbean

5.8

5.3

90.57%

5

Freaky Friday

5.5

5.0

90.00%

6

Seabiscuit

5.0

3.7

64.86%

7

S.W.A.T.

4.7

4.6

97.83%

8

The Order (1,975 theaters)

4.0

 4.4

90.91%

9

Freddy vs. Jason

3.3

3.2

96.88%

10

The Medallion

2.2

 2.2

100.00%

11

Uptown Girls

2.1

2.5

84.00%

-

My Boss's Daughter

1.7

1.8

94.44%


8/29-9/1
4-day Labor Day Weekend

1

Jeepers Creepers 2 (3,124 theaters)

11.7

 18.4

63.59%

2

Open Range

11.0

10.7

97.20%

3

S.W.A.T.

10.4

10.8

96.30%

4

Freaky Friday

10.1

12.6

80.16%

5

Freddy vs. Jason

9.6

8.7

89.66%

6

Pirates of the Caribbean

8.8

10.8

81.48%

7

Seabiscuit

7.6

9.1

83.52%

8

The Medallion

6.0

 6.2

96.77%

9

American Wedding

4.8

4.8

100.00%

10

Uptown Girls

4.6

5.6

82.14%

11

The Italian Job (1,964 theaters)

3.2

 3.9

82.05%

12

My Boss's Daughter

3.1

 4.5

68.89%


8/22-24

1

Freddy vs. Jason

14.9

13.2

87.12%

2

S.W.A.T.

11.3

10.6

93.40%

3

The Medallion (2,648 theaters)

10.3

 8.1

72.84%

4

Open Range

9.7

9.5

97.89%

5

Freaky Friday

9.0

9.3

96.77%

6

Pirates of the Caribbean

6.6

7.3

90.41%

7

Uptown Girls

6.0

5.6

92.86%

8

Seabiscuit

6.0

6.2

96.77%

9

American Wedding

5.2

5.5

94.55%

10

My Boss's Daughter (2,201 theaters)

4.4

 4.9

89.80%

-

Marci X (1,200 theaters)

2.2

 0.9

0.00%


8/15-17

1

Freddy vs. Jason (3,014 theaters)

22.6

36.4

62.09%

2

S.W.A.T.

17.7

18.1

97.79%

3

Freaky Friday

13.7

13.4

97.76%

4

Open Range (2,075 theaters)

10.7

14.0

76.43%

5

Uptown Girls (2,495 theaters)

9.7

11.3

85.84%

6

Pirates of the Caribbean

9.1

9.2

98.91%

7

American Wedding

8.9

8.4

94.05%

8

Seabiscuit

8.3

8.1

97.53%

9

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over

5.7

5.3

92.45%

10

Grind (2,253 theaters)

3.2

2.5

72.00%


8/8-10

1

S.W.A.T. (3,202 theaters)

31.0

37.1

83.56%

2

Freaky Friday (2,710 theaters)

17.4

22.2

78.38%

3

American Wedding

16.1

15.5

96.13%

4

Seabiscuit

13.7

12.0

85.83%

5

Pirates of the Caribbean

13.5

13.0

96.15%

6

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over

11.5

9.8

82.65%

7

Bad Boys II

7.4

6.0

76.67%

8

Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

6.2

5.2

80.77%

9

Finding Nemo

3.0

2.5

80.00%

10

Terminator 3

1.9

1.6

81.25%

-

Gigli

1.1

0.7

42.86%


8/1-3

1

American Wedding (3,175 theaters)

37.7

33.4

87.13%

2

Seabiscuit

16.9

17.6

96.02%

3

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over

16.3

19.5

83.59%

4

Pirates of the Caribbean

15.8

18.8

84.04%

5

Bad Boys II

11.7

12.7

92.13%

6

Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

9.3

11.3

82.30%

7

Gigli (2,215 theaters)

6.9

3.8

18.42%

8

Bend It Like Beckham (1,002 theaters)

3.1

1.8

27.78%

9

Finding Nemo

3.0

3.9

76.92%

10

Terminator 3

2.8

3.0

93.33%


7/25-27

1

Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (3,222 theaters)

28.2

21.8

70.64%

2

Pirates of the Caribbean

23.7

23.1

97.40%

3

Seabiscuit (1,987 theaters)

22.4

20.9

92.82%

4

Bad Boys II

20.5

22.1

92.76%

5

Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (3,344 theaters)

14.6

33.4

43.71%

6

Johnny English

5.2

4.3

79.07%

7

Finding Nemo

5.1

4.4

84.09%

8

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

5.0

5.1

98.04%

9

Terminator 3

4.9

5.1

96.08%

10

Legally Blonde 2

3.4

2.7

74.07%


7/18-20

1

Bad Boys II (3,186 theaters)

42.8

46.5

92.04%

2

Pirates of the Caribbean

29.4

34.0

86.47%

3

Terminator 3

10.9

9.3

82.80%

4

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

10.4

10.2

98.04%

5

How to Deal (2,319 theaters)

8.7

5.8

50.00%

6

Johnny English (2,236 theaters)

8.3

9.1

91.21%

7

Legally Blonde 2

7.2

6.1

81.97%

8

Finding Nemo

6.2

7.3

84.93%

9

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

3.6

3.8

94.74%

10

28 Days Later

2.7

2.5

92.00%


7/11-13

1

Pirates of the Caribbean (3,269 theaters)

35.8

46.6

76.82%

2

Terminator 3

22.2

19.5

86.15%

3

Legally Blonde 2

11.0

12.0

91.67%

4

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (3,000 theaters)

10.9

23.1

47.19%

5

Finding Nemo

8.3

8.5

97.65%

6

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

7.4

7.1

95.77%

7

Sinbad

4.1

4.3

95.35%

8

Hulk

4.0

3.7

91.89%

9

28 Days Later

3.4

4.2

80.95%

10

The Italian Job

3.1

2.7

85.19%


7/4-6 (7/2-6)
Openers: 5-day

1

Terminator 3 (5-day, 3,504 theaters)

 91.9

72.4

73.07%

2

Legally Blonde 2 (5-day, 3,350 theaters)

51.2

38.5

67.01%

3

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

16.6

14.0

81.43%

4

Sinbad (5-day, 3,086 theaters)

17.4

10.1

27.72%

5

Finding Nemo

8.9

11.1

80.18%

6

Hulk

7.5

8.2

91.46%

7

28 Days Later

5.3

6.0

88.33%

8

Bruce Almighty

3.9

4.0

97.50%

9

The Italian Job

3.8

4.2

90.48%

10

2 Fast 2 Furious

3.2

2.6

76.92%

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Average Accuracy: 86.47%

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2000
Average Accuracy: 85.02%

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