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The Original
BOX OFFICE FORECAST
by Brandon Gray
The most accurate box office predictions since 1998.

Blue = Prediction Red = Actual Purple = % Accuracy
(Predictions and actuals in $ millions)

OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 2002

12/27-29

1

The Two Towers

45.0

48.9

92.02%

2

Catch Me If You Can (3,156 theaters)

30.6

30.1

98.34%

3

Two Weeks Notice

15.3

15.5

98.71%

4

Maid in Manhattan

10.7

12.5

85.60%

5

Gangs of New York

10.7

10.9

98.17%

6

Drumline

8.5

8.1

95.06%

7

The Wild Thornberrys

6.9

7.4

93.24%

8

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

6.1

6.5

93.85%

9

The Hot Chick

4.4

4.8

91.67%

10

Die Another Day

4.3

4.4

97.73%

-

Pinocchio (1,195 theaters)

1.3

1.2

91.67%


12/20-22

1

The Two Towers (3,622 theaters)

56.6

62.0

91.29%

2

Two Weeks Notice (est. 2,500+ theaters)

13.4

14.3

93.71%

2

The Wild Thornberrys (est. 3,000 theaters)

12.2

6.0

0%

4

Maid in Manhattan

10.8

10.7

99.07%

5

Gangs of New York (est. 1,500 theaters)

9.4

9.5

98.95%

6

Star Trek: Nemesis

7.3

4.4

34.09%

7

Drumline

6.7

7.1

94.37%

8

Die Another Day

5.4

4.0

65.00%

9

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

4.2

4.4

95.45%

10

The Hot Chick

3.7

4.6

80.43%


12/13-15

1

Star Trek: Nemesis (2,711 theaters)

29.6

18.5

40.00%

2

Maid in Manhattan (2,838 theaters)

15.1

18.7

80.75%

3

The Hot Chick (2,217 theaters)

14.2

7.4

8.11%

4

Die Another Day

7.9

7.8

98.72%

5

Analyze That

7.1

5.5

70.91%

6

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

6.4

6.3

98.41%

7

Drumline (1,836 theaters)

4.9

12.6

38.89%

8

The Santa Clause 2

3.9

4.1

95.12%

9

Treasure Planet

3.4

3.1

90.32%

10

Empire

3.3

3.0

90.00%


12/6-8

1

Analyze That (2,635 theaters)

16.4

11.0

50.91%

2

Die Another Day

14.9

12.8

83.59%

3

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

13.5

10.1

66.34%

4

The Santa Clause 2

5.4

5.3

98.11%

5

Treasure Planet

5.1

5.5

92.73%

6

Empire (864 theaters)

3.7

6.3

58.73%

7

Eight Crazy Nights

3.7

4.9

75.51%

8

Friday After Next

3.4

2.8

78.57%

9

Solaris

2.8

2.4

83.33%

10

The Ring

2.7

2.5

92.00%

-

Equilibrium (301 theaters)

0.5

0.5

100.0%

Overall Weekend Accuracy: 79.98%

11/29-12/1

1

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

37.2

32.1

84.11%

2

Die Another Day

30.0

31.0

96.77%

3

Treasure Planet (3,227 theaters)

17.1

12.1

58.68%

4

Eight Crazy Nights (2,503 theaters)

15.6

9.4

34.04%

5

The Santa Clause 2

11.7

11.7

96.69%

6

Friday After Next

7.5

7.4

98.65%

7

The Ring

7.3

5.3

62.26%

8

Solaris (2,406 theaters)

7.1

6.8

95.59%

9

8 Mile

5.2

5.8

89.66%

10

They (1,615 theaters)

4.0

5.1

78.43%

11

The Emperor's Club

3.9

3.5

88.57%

-

Extreme Ops (1,800 theaters)

2.7

2.2

77.27%

Overall Weekend Accuracy: 80.06%

11/22-24

1

Die Another Day (3,314 theaters)

51.8

2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

49.6

3

Friday After Next (1,616 theaters)

22.2

4

The Santa Clause 2

10.6

5

8 Mile

9.5

6

The Ring

7.7

7

The Emperor's Club (809 theaters)

4.8

8

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

3.7

 

9

Half Past Dead

3.3

10

Frida (794 theaters)

2.9

11

Jackass: The Movie

1.9


11/15-17

1

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (3,682 theaters)

78.2

2

8 Mile

22.5

3

The Santa Clause 2

13.9

4

The Ring

11.8

5

Half Past Dead (2,113 theaters)

6.9

6

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

4.9

 

7

I Spy

4.8

8

Jackass: The Movie

3.7

9

Frida (519 theaters)

3.1

10

Sweet Home Alabama

2.6


11/8-10

1

8 Mile (2,471 theaters)

33.2

2

The Santa Clause 2

19.5

3

The Ring

15.5

4

I Spy

7.1

5

Jackass: The Movie

6.9

6

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

4.9

 

7

Ghost Ship

3.7

8

Sweet Home Alabama

3.4

9

Femme Fatale (1,066 theaters)

2.7

10

Punch-Drunk Love

2.5


11/1-3

1

I Spy (3,182 theaters)

24.4

2

The Santa Clause 2 (3,350 theaters)

21.5

3

The Ring (2,808 theaters)

12.0

4

Jackass: The Movie

8.1

5

Ghost Ship

5.4

6

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

5.3

 

7

Punch-Drunk Love (1,252 theaters)

4.8

8

Sweet Home Alabama

4.2

9

Red Dragon

2.5

-

Attack of the Clones IMAX (58 theaters)

1.1


10/25-27

1

Ghost Ship (2,787 theaters)

13.1

2

The Ring (2,634 theaters)

11.1

3

Jackass: The Movie (2,509 theaters)

9.4

4

Sweet Home Alabama

6.6

5

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

6.2

 

6

Red Dragon

5.0

7

Punch-Drunk Love (481 theaters)

4.2

8

Brown Sugar

3.0

 

9

The Transporter

2.9

 

10

The Truth About Charlie (752 theaters)

2.6

11

Abandon

2.5

 


10/18-20

1

The Ring (1,981 theaters)

16.1

 

2

Red Dragon

10.6

 

3

Sweet Home Alabama

9.7

4

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

7.6

 

5

Brown Sugar

6.0

 

6

Formula 51 (1,857 theaters)

5.8

 

7

The Transporter

5.4

 

8

Abandon (2,341 theaters)

4.7

 

9

The Tuxedo

4.5

 

10

Tuck Everlasting (1,448 theaters)

3.8

 

11

White Oleander

3.3

 


10/11-13

1

Red Dragon

22.0

 

2

Sweet Home Alabama

13.6

 

3

The Transporter (2,572 theaters)

11.7

 

4

Brown Sugar (1,372 theaters)

8.6

 

5

Tuck Everlasting (1,185 theaters)

7.8

 

6

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

7.3

 

7

The Tuxedo

6.5

 

8

The Rules of Attraction (1,430 theaters)

5.4

 

9

White Oleander (1,510 theaters)

4.7

 

10

Knockaround Guys (1,806 theaters)

4.5

 

11

Barbershop

4.2

 

12

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (1,134 theaters)

4.1

 


10/4-6

1

Red Dragon (3,356 theaters)

52.4

 

2

Sweet Home Alabama

21.8

 

3

The Tuxedo

9.4

 

4

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

9.1

 

5

Barbershop

7.4

 

6

The Banger Sisters

3.3

 

7

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (940 theaters)

3.2

 

8

Moonlight Mile (434 theaters)

3.1

 

9

The Four Feathers

2.1

 

10

One Hour Photo

1.8

 

 

-

Spirited Away (97 theaters)

0.67

 

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Forecast Archive

2002

OCTOBER-DECEMBER

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JANUARY-MARCH

2001
Average Accuracy: 86.47%

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JULY-SEPTEMBER

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JANUARY-MARCH

2000
Average Accuracy: 85.02%

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