Pretty good job considering how notoriously difficult predicting Wednesday openers has been.

The written ratio tricked me. Turned out Are We Done Yet had the similar overall ratio as the first one, around 100. Firehouse Dog's raw number is small, so just a few votes could swing the ratio pretty big, and it ended with over 100 as well.

Excuses, excuses

the Reaping is at 58 (13), grade B+.

The Reaping - 129 (21), B-

Look like a $2m day.

The eleventh-hour release date shift should hurt its Thursday before a very strong Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Reaping - 250 (43), B-

Yep, definitely thinking of $2m.

Why do I get the feeling you're going to be spinning The Reaping's numbers all weekend long?

Grindhouse - 169 (21), B+

Pretty good start.

Grindhouse - 221 (30), B+

I'll take what I just said back. It's averaging 25-30 an hour in the morning. That's trailing way behind Sin City, but SC did have front page; still, look like a $7m day at best.

It's more of a night movie though isn't it? Maybe there will be a very late increase?

With the help of a whole day of front page, Sin City had 695 at 1:30pm PST update and finished with 1,942 (a multipler of 2.79). 300 didn't get the benefit, and it had 1,287 at 1:30 and ended with about 4,400 (a multiplier of 3.42). Using those two as reference, Grindhouse should finish with about 800-850 reviews. Can't imagine its ratio will be below 100. A ratio of 120 will put it at $7m.

50 mil weekend here we come!!!

Stopped updating again.

Before the next update:

Grindhouse - 425 (65) +204 (+35), B+

Grindhouse - 441 (69), +16 (+4), B+

It's certainly showing more backloadedness than the other two.

It's length should make it more backloaded, yes? I saw a 1:30 showing and didn't get out until 5:00 on the dot.

It's down to 258/67 now.

Grindhouse - 667 (128), +226 (+59), B+

Its written review number has almost doubled, but its user ratings have only increased a little over 50%. Clogged!

Grindhouse - 821 (155), +154 (+27), B+

Final:

Grindhouse - 860 (167), +39 (+12), B+

Projection: a 130 ratio for $6.6m.

ATHF - 90 (11), B+
Disturbia - 137 (15), B+
Perfect Stranger - 62 (10), C+
Pathfinder - 58 (9), B
Redline - 457 (293), D+
Slow Burn - 25 (6), C-

Good so far for Disturbia and ATHF (given that its written percentage isn't huge). Don't know what number Redline had at the beginning of the day, but that ratio of 64% written and the grade make me suspicious.

ATHF - 103 (11), +13 (+0), C+ (down from B+)
Disturbia - 152 (18), +15 (+3), B (down from B+)
Perfect Stranger - 66 (11), +4 (+1), C+
Pathfinder - 65 (9), +7 (+0), B
Redline - 497 (321), +40 (+28), D+
Slow Burn - 28 (6), +3 (+0), C-

Just noticed Redline is on frontpage. That explains it.

ATHF - 122 (11), +19 (+1), B- (up from C+)
Disturbia - 185 (21), +33 (+3), B+ (up from B)
Pathfinder - 73 (12), +8 (+3), B
Perfect Stranger - 71 (11), +5 (+0), C+
Redline - 566 (381), +69 (+60), D+
Slow Burn - 30 (6), +2 (+0), C-