Saturday, January 28, 2006

Daily Box Office - Friday, January 27, 2006
  • As expected, Big Momma's House dominated the numbers, but its numbers were higher than expected. Most experts predicted the high teens, and it seems sure to crack 20.
  • I have been looking at these result for a couple of years now, and I've realized that the experts always underpredict comedies. That includes everything from modest efforts liek Waiting ... to strong hits like Wedding Crashers, all the way to box office bonanzas like Shrek 2.
  • The only real surprise on Friday was the powerful Friday showing of Nanny McPhee, which snuck into the #2 slot despite being on about half as many theaters as #3 (last week's champ, Underworld). The experts predicted that McPhee would finish third or even fourth.

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