Resident Evil - 28m

Resident Evil 3D - $33m. The BOM poll is stronger than Extinction's, its theater count is 350+ higher, and the 3D/IMAX premium should push this over $30m. The advance sales were also very strong at my theater, placing it comfortably ahead of Predators.

My predictions:

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife: 30.4 ($9,500 PTA)
2. The American: 6.2 (-53.0%)
3. Takers: 6.0 (-44.8%)
4. Machete: 5.1 (-55.3%)
5. The Expendables: 3.7 (-44.1%)
6. Going the Distance: 3.5 (-49.2%)
7. The Last Exorcism: 3.2 (-56.4%)
8. The Other Guys: 3.1 (-41.4%)
9. Inception: 3.0 (-34.4%)
10. Eat Pray Love: 2.8 (-41.7%)

Quite similar actually

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife: 32
2. The American: 6.3
3. Takers: 5.8
4. Machete: 5.2
5. The Expendables: 3.8
6. Going the Distance: 3.8
7. The Last Exorcism: 3.1
8. The Other Guys: 3.1
9. Inception: 2.8
10. Eat Pray Love: 2.8

Yeah, I don't expect much variation for this week, and every .1 or rounding up/down will matter.

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife: 27.2)
2. The American: 6.1 (-54%)
3. Takers: 5.2 (-52%)
4. Machete: 4.1 (-64%)
5. Going the Distance: 3.6 (-48%)
6. The Expendables: 3.1 (-53%)
7. The Last Exorcism: 3.1 (-57%)
8. The Other Guys: 3.0 (-44%)
9. Inception: 2.6 (-44%)
10. Eat Pray Love: 2.6 (-46%)

I think the holdovers are going to fall bigger than usual cause this year is expecting an all time high for kickoff.

Our Predictions

1. Resident Evil: Afterlife: 30.3M
2. The American: 6.8 (-49%)
3. Takers: 6.0 (-45%)
4. Machete: 5.2 (-54%)
5. Going the Distance: 3.8 (-45%)
6. The Expendables: 3.7 (-44%)
7. The Other Guys: 3.1 (-41%)
8. The Last Exorcism: 2.9 (-60%)
9. Eat Pray Love: 2.9 (-40%)
10. Inception: 2.7 (-41%)

Just noticed a small mistake on TLE (predicted drop was -58%, hopefully the bad calculation won't hurt...).