Studios are hoping for a Merry Christmas at the box office as multiple films hit theaters on or just before December 25 in hopes of not only enjoying a successful launch, but also supplanting James Cameron’s Avatar from its first place perch.
The two new films with the best shot at taking out Avatar are Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law and Rachel McAdams, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Also arriving is the R-rated romantic comedy It’s Complicated while Nine and Up in the Air with George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick see their first wide release.
The goal of the Weekend Box Office Prophet game is to predict the scores of 5 films for the upcoming Friday through Sunday period, in this case December 25 – 27. The films in play are listed below, but please keep in mind that the Chipmunks and Up in the Air will have been in wide release 2 days prior to the game’s eligible period and those days will not count towards the weekend total you are predicting.
How you perform will be averaged in with everyone else and compared against the Prophet’s predictions. If the players beat the Prophet on three or more of the films then a prize is awarded to the top player. If not, the prize rolls into next week which it has the past three weeks. Currently the prize pool up for grabs includes:
- (500) Days of Summer on Blu-ray or DVD
- All About Steve on Blu-ray or DVD
- Jennifer’s Body on Blu-ray or DVD
- And new this week, Night at the Museum 2 Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
Once you are logged in, the average player scores will update in real time below as new predictions are entered. The entry period will close the evening of Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24. Good luck!
