I can't get a grasp on anything right now.

Yeah, given the problems today, we'll need several more updates for a clearer picture. On the surface, Idlewild does appear to be doing well, though.

i guess i cant ask you for some early projections...

Considering it has a fanbase of OUtkast fans, wouldn't that make the ratio much higher?
Maybe 250 or 300?

Beerfest 84, +5, B
How to Eat Fried Worms 93, +2, C-
Idlewild 163, +14, B-
Invincible 85, +8, B+
Little Miss Sunshine 2881, +3, B+[font=Arial] [/font]

whats going on

Possibly, but I think xiayun's estimate of 200 is about right. Even at 300, if it gets to 800 reviews, it could have $2.5M+ today. We'll see if the pace picks up like many urban films do.

If Yahoo truly solved the clogging problem, then I wouldn't be surprised to see a 300 ratio for Idlewild, given the low theater count and more hard-core followers than for Hustle & Flow.

I have a hard time beliving that Idlewilde would have more reviews then Invincible!

Beerfest 85, +1, B
How to Eat Fried Worms 93, +0, C-
Idlewild 174, +11, B
Invincible 89, +4, B+
Little Miss Sunshine 2883, +2, B+[font=Arial] [/font]

Beerfest looks like a stinker!

Could it be that TNights will be fighting over the number one spot yet again?

Dang those people who made me up my Beerfest to 8.9!

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Beerfest 87, +2, B
How to Eat Fried Worms 97, +4, C-
Idlewild 188, +14, B-
Invincible 94, +5, B+
Little Miss Sunshine 2888, +5, B+[font=Arial] [/font]

YYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Beerfest 169, +82, B- (down from B)
How to Eat Fried Worms 144, +47, C-
Idlewild 313, +125, B (up from B-)
Invincible 236, +142, B+
Little Miss Sunshine 2954, 154 Friday, +68, B+

Good increase for Invincible. I was a little worried. Worms is dead with that grade.

Invincible gets Yahoo home page exposure. Maybe that explains the sudden hike.

It's only the small one line link "Reviews and more" that goes directly to its main page though; the rest is going to the article, so I doubt it has significant effect.

I'm glad Beerfest is doing bad. I just wish I wasn't so high on my derby!

Beerfest 181, +12, B-
How to Eat Fried Worms 149, +5, C-
Idlewild 325, +12, B
Invincible 248, +12, B+
Little Miss Sunshine 2965, 165 Friday, +11, B+

Yeeeeah, I'm starting to get worried.

so which of the openers are expected to drop tomorrow, if any?

Beerfest and Idlewild are R rated films with fanbases (as marginal box office wise as they may be)

Fried Worms is based on a popular kids book so that MIGHT have a frontload factor.

Only INVINCIBLE should be fairly safe.

School has started in lots of areas, though, so I think only Beerfest should drop on Saturday. All the others are safe, I think, though Idlewild could see a small increase.

Idlewild should be able to see 5-10% increase on Saturday considering how Hustle & Flow and Waist Deep performed deeper in the middle of summer. If its Friday is equally good in term of average per theater, it will be moved to bigger screens, and I think that helped those two films; otherwise, it will settle on the low end of percentage jump.

Beerfest should at most stay flat as Waiting and Deuce Bigalow did. Fried Worms should see good increase; Hoot jumped 45% before summer started, kind of mirror how we are just about moving out of summer currently. Invincible will probably increase around 20%.