Friday Numbers Analysis

By Tim Briody

September 6, 2003

Mr. Nia Vardolos is looking for a new woman.

Hasn't David Spade's contract with the Devil expired yet?

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

David Spade's Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star earned an estimated $2 million Friday. If this were any other weekend, we could declare the film DOA and then move along. But since this is early September, this number will be enough to make it the top film at the box office.

Joe Dirt deservedly had a 2.43 multiplier off a $3 million Friday back in 2001, so we should expect something similar from Dickie, but we can also expect some number fudging for it to end up on top of Jeepers Creepers 2. Call it $6 million, and good riddance.

The Order

After being satisfied by Freddy vs. Jason and Jeepers Creepers 2, horror fans couldn't really be bothered by The Order, which only earned an estimated $1.6 million on Friday. Give it the standard horror film internal multiplier of 2.65 and The Order ends up with $4.2 million for the weekend.

Notable Holdovers

Jeepers Creepers 2 predictibly falls 61% from last Friday, and the rest of the weekend won't help matters much.

Check back tomorrow for the full weekend analysis and estimates.

Extrapolated Estimates for the Top Ten (Three-Day)
Projected
Rank
Film
Estimated Gross (M$)
1
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
6.0
2
Jeepers Creepers 2
5.9
3
Freaky Friday
5.1
4
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4.9
5
S.W.A.T.
4.7
6
Open Range
4.4
7
The Order
4.2
8
Seabiscuit
3.8
9
Freddy vs. Jason
2.6
10
Uptown Girls
2.5