So, how much you think "Pirates" will make this Weekend?

[Poohbear123]

I am predicting $70-75 Million! How about you?

 

[RitaZ.]

I don't know, but we're going tomorrow to help boost the numbers!

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

POTC will make one heft chunk of change!

 

[Charade]

what's the biggest opening weekend for a movie?

 

[Charade]

looks like Spiderman in 2002. 114 million! Whoa!

I don't think it'll get that high but it might make the top ten.

Spiderman [2002] $114 Million
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [2001] $113.4 Million
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [1997] $72.1 Million *
Planet of the Apes [2001] $68.5 Million *
The Mummy Returns [2001] $68.1 Million
Rush Hour 2 [2001] $67.4 Million *
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [1999] $64.8 Million *
Pearl Harbour [2001] $59.1 Million
Hannibal [2001] $58.0 Million
Mission: Impossible 2 [2000] $57.8 Million *
Toy Story [1999] $57.4 Million *
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2001] $57.4 Million

 

[Micca]

I'd say it's good for #3 on that list.

 

[Poohbear123]

I am hoping for #1, but #2 would be nice!

 

[mickeyfan2]

Lots. We arrived at the theater about 4:30 to get tickets for later in the evening. The next 10 shows were already sold out. I could not order our tickets ahead of time, since I did not know when DH would arrive home and be ready to go to the theater. The last 3 shows were to late for us to attend. Can't go tomorrow but we will try again on Sunday.

 

[Poohbear123]

Maybe I should change my prediction to $85-90 Million!

 

[Poohbear123]

Bump!

 

[catsrule]

It'll crack $100 million.

 

[Planogirl]

This is the list posted on boxofficemojo. I wonder why it's so different?

OPENING WEEKENDS

Rank Title Studio Opening* % of Total Theaters Average Total Gross
1 Spider-Man Sony $114,844,116 28.4% 3,615 $31,768 $403,706,375
2 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $108,435,841 28.5% 3,661 $29,619 $380,270,577
3 Shrek 2 DW $108,037,878 24.5% 4,163 $25,951 $441,226,247
4 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $102,750,665 44.6% 3,690 $27,845 $230,413,405
5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $102,685,961 35.4% 3,858 $26,616 $290,013,036
6 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $93,687,367 37.5% 3,855 $24,302 $249,541,069
7 The Matrix Reloaded WB $91,774,413 32.6% 3,603 $25,471 $281,576,461
8 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $90,294,621 28.4% 3,672 $24,590 $317,575,550
9 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $88,357,488 33.7% 3,682 $23,997 $261,988,482
10 Spider-Man 2 Sony $88,156,227 23.6% 4,152 $21,232 $373,585,825
11 X2: X-Men United Fox $85,558,731 39.8% 3,741 $22,870 $214,949,694
12 The Passion of the Christ NM $83,848,082 22.6% 3,043 $27,554 $370,274,604
13 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $80,027,814 26.5% 3,161 $25,317 $302,191,252
14 The Da Vinci Code Sony $77,073,388 36.4% 3,735 $20,635 $211,888,564
15 Austin Powers in Goldmember NL $73,071,188 34.3% 3,613 $20,224 $213,307,889
16 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $72,629,713 19.3% 3,703 $19,613 $377,027,325
17 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $72,132,785 31.5% 3,281 $21,985 $229,086,679
18 The Incredibles BV $70,467,623 27.0% 3,933 $17,917 $261,441,092
19 Finding Nemo BV $70,251,710 20.7% 3,374 $20,821 $339,714,978
20 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $68,743,584 36.8% 3,425 $20,071 $186,740,799

Messy but it's interesting to see how much the final total was for some of these. I bet that Pirates can pass a lot of these!

 

[Free4Life11]

My guess is that it wont break $100M, but it will hit at least $80M.

 

[buckylarue]

Considering how crowded the theaters were where we saw it today (and loved it BTW), I'll say over $90mil, maybe over $100mil (although that might be tough since it's so long it doesn't have as many showings per screen as most of those other films).

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

I chipped in my $10.

 

[Disneyaunt4]

I say it will give Spiderman a run for the top spot. I know 5 of us are going today.Jack Sparrow here we come. Heart be still.

 

[Mermaid02]

We contributed our $$ last night! Matinee though so it only cost us $15.75 for the three of us!

 

[buckylarue]

OK, it's been announced that PotC2 made $54.9 mil its first day, setting a new one-day record...one of the online sites that had been predicting $104 mil for the weekend revised their projection to the $145-$155 mil range, shattering the old record of about $115 mil for Spiderman! Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Boxoffice Receipts For Me!

 

[MagicKingdom05]

It made $55,000,000 friday alone.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

 

[Poohbear123]

It made $55,000,000 friday alone.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/