“You want to put your hands where…?” — Master Iron Fist
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MI4 Tops All Newcomers. Zoo Flops.
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1. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
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Predictions
28 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 29.5 million.
42 million (Wed-Sun). Actual: 44.5 million.
Sensei’s streak of calling #1 film extends to 6 weeks.
Great work. Nailed this prediction will end the year with a streak intact.
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2. Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows
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Predictions
19 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 20.2 million.
28 million (Wed-Sun). Actual: 27.6 million.
Sensei really makes it look easy, doesn’t he? What’s even more amazing is he posted his predictions early last week to accommodate for our audience’s holiday plans.
3. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
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Predictions
17 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 12.7 million.
25 million (Wed-Sun). Actual: 21 million.
Many felt Sensei was going too low on this one with the massive marketing push involved. Turns out Sensei wasn’t fooled and will one of very few predictors to have had the right range call.
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4. Alvin And The Chipmunks 3: Chip-Wrecked
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Predictions
14 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 12.5 million.
21 million (Wed-Sun). Actual: 20 million.
Film did continue much lower than “Chipmunk 2′s” gross was at this point. Again, another astonishing close Sensei call.
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5. The Adventures Of Tintin
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Predictions
12 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 9.7 million.
20 million (Wed-Sun). Actual: 14.4 million.
Overall, just a very sub-par opening.
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Bonus Picks:
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# We Bought A Zoo
Prediction: 9.4 million (Fri-Sun). Actual: 9.36 million.
Sweet!
Sensei mentioned Matt Damon’s current box office problems.
That was more than on display here.
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# War Horse
Prediction: 4.8 million (Christmas Day). Actual: 7.5 million.
Sensei expected a healthy start for Steven Speilberg’s second ….. project opening (Tintin the first). That turned out to be the case ….. and for once, a film actually beat Sensei’s call.
Sensei noted the film is positioned to do very well.
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# The Darkest Hour
Prediction: 2.2 million (Christmas Day). Actual: 3 million.
Sensei saw this film opening as a head scratcher, and turned out …. to be right. A sci-fi invasion film on Christmas? Seriously?
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Excellent. A solid week,
Sensei White Lotus
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We Bought A Zoo image: © 2011 – 20th Century Fox — Tintin image: © 2011 – Paramount/Dreamworks.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol image: © 2011 Paramount Pictures.
Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked photo by Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.
© Alvin and The Chipmunks, The Chipettes and Characters TM and 2011 Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. All rights reserved.
Sherlock Holmes 2 image: © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.. — Darkest Hour image: © 2011 – Summit Entertainment
War Horse image: © 2011 – DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC.
The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo image: © Columbia Pictures/MGM. All Rights Reserved.
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