Long Range Forecast: '21 Jump Street' and 'Mirror Mirror'

Featured Stories - on January 21, 2012 by Phil Contrino

21jumpforecast.pngWe've added 21 Jump Street and Mirror Mirror to the Long Range Forecast this week. Both films are set to hit theaters on March 16.

21 Jump Street's success largely depends on whether or not audiences find the pairing of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill to be an interesting one. Tatum is at the height of his drawing power, but Hill is coming off the disaster that was The Sitter. Loyalty to the original television won't run deep enough to make this one a hit—21 Jump Street needs to appeal to teens who are to young to remember its source if its going to make any real money.

In the battle of the Snow White pics, Mirror Mirror isn't generating nearly as much Facebook and Twitter activity as Snow White and the Huntsman. Relativity needs Mirror Mirror to be a hit, but it's vaguely campy tone doesn't seem to be going over all that well. This could turn into one of the year's biggest duds.

Check out our predictions for these films and others in the table below.

Title Release Date Distributor Opening Weekend Cumulative
Mirror Mirror Mar 16, 2012 Relativity Media
 $18,000,000 $50,000,000
21 Jump Street Mar 16, 2012 Sony / Columbia
 $20,000,000 $53,000,000
Silent House (2012) Mar 9, 2012 Open Road
 $8,000,000 $20,000,000
The Raven Mar 9, 2012 Relativity Media
 $12,000,000 $36,000,000
John Carter Mar 9, 2012 Disney
 $20,000,000 $57,000,000
Think Like a Man Mar 9, 2012 Sony / Screen Gems
 $16,000,000 $46,000,000
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Mar 2, 2012 Universal
 $38,000,000 $125,000,000
Project X (2012) Mar 2, 2012 Warner Bros.
 $8,000,000 $22,000,000
Wanderlust Feb 24, 2012 Universal
 $13,000,000 $35,000,000
Act of Valor Feb 24, 2012 Relativity Media
 $8,000,000 $22,000,000
Good Deeds Feb 24, 2012 Lionsgate
 $21,000,000 $45,000,000
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Feb 17, 2012 Sony / Columbia
 $32,000,000* $70,000,000
The Secret World of Arrietty Feb 17, 2012 Disney
 $5,000,000* $15,000,000
This Means War Feb 14, 2012 Fox
 $18,000,000 $50,000,000
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D Feb 10, 2012 Fox
 $22,000,000 $65,000,000
The Vow Feb 10, 2012 Sony
 $26,000,000 $80,000,000
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Feb 10, 2012 Warner Bros.
 $16,000,000 $68,000,000
Safe House Feb 10, 2012 Universal
 $20,000,000 $70,000,000
Chronicle Feb 3, 2012 Fox
 $8,000,000 $20,000,000
The Woman in Black Feb 3, 2012 CBS Films
 $14,000,000 $39,000,000
Big Miracle Feb 3, 2012 Universal
 $9,000,000 $25,000,000
The Grey Jan 27, 2012 Open Road
 $13,000,000 $37,000,000
One For the Money Jan 27, 2012 Lionsgate
 $9,000,000 $26,000,000
Man On a Ledge Jan 27, 2012 Summit
 $10,000,000 $28,000,000

*four-day weekend

Additional reporting by Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill.

Tags: 21 Jump Street, Mirror Mirror

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