Box Office Tracking: $60M opening and $200M domest...
Box Office Tracking: $60M opening and $200M domestic possible for Madagascar 2
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417 days ago
After “trick or treating” blotted out last Friday at the box office, the movie industry recovered with a strong Saturday and Sunday, and now Hollywood is gearing up for a spectacular start to the holiday movie season. Industry tracking suggests that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Dreamworks/Paramount) will enjoy a huge opening. Execs from 3 separate competing studios have told me that this one will crack $60M by Monday morning.
Some have been writing about an even bigger start for Mad 2, and although it is possible, the fact that the original 2005 film opened with a 3-day start of $47M is a bit misleading. Those were the first 3 days of a long 4-day Memorial Day weekend, leading to an exceedingly strong Sunday.
My official prediction is $60.3M, which would be fantastic, and anything over $50M is still great. I have great confidence in Madagascar 2 reaching $200M domestic, especially given that its only competition next weekend is the adult-skewing Quantum of Solace (Sony). By the time the latest and greatest from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s animation house finishes its domestic run, it will be either the all-time 3rd or 4th-best grossing animated feature in Dreamworks history.
Some have been writing about an even bigger start for Mad 2, and although it is possible, the fact that the original 2005 film opened with a 3-day start of $47M is a bit misleading. Those were the first 3 days of a long 4-day Memorial Day weekend, leading to an exceedingly strong Sunday.
My official prediction is $60.3M, which would be fantastic, and anything over $50M is still great. I have great confidence in Madagascar 2 reaching $200M domestic, especially given that its only competition next weekend is the adult-skewing Quantum of Solace (Sony). By the time the latest and greatest from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s animation house finishes its domestic run, it will be either the all-time 3rd or 4th-best grossing animated feature in Dreamworks history.
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