Long Range Forecast: 'Killing Them Softly'

Featured Stories - on October 06, 2012 by BOXOFFICE Staff

nov30.pngWith the transition into the Christmas season, Hollywood typically takes the week off from any major new releases during the week following Thanksgiving. The one exception this year will be the oft-delayed Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt. The well-reviewed flick from The Weinstein Co. is currently slated for a Friday, November 30 launch.

Killing Them Softly

PROS:

- The drawing power of Brad Pitt and the presence of a strong supporting cast.
- Early reviews have been positive and the trailer has been well received.

CONS:

- Opening a wide release the weekend after Thanksgiving weekend is historically tough.
- The Assassination of Jesse James has a cult following, but nobody saw it in theatres.
- Killing Them Softly could prove to be one of Pitt's less mainstream films.

Notable changes on our forecast this week include Argo, Here Comes the Boom, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths, Paranormal Activity 4, Silent Hill: Revelation and Chasing Mavericks.

Check out our predictions for Killing Them Softly and other upcoming films in the table below.

 

Title Release Date Distributor Opening Weekend Cumulative
Killing Them Softly Nov 30, 2012 Weinstein Company
 $11,000,000 $40,000,000
Rise of The Guardians Nov 21, 2012 Paramount / DreamWorks
 $39,000,000* $148,000,000
Red Dawn (2012) Nov 21, 2012 Open Road
 $12,000,000* $36,000,000
Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 Fox
 $19,000,000* $68,000,000
Silver Linings Playbook Nov 21, 2012 Weinstein Company
 $11,000,000* $40,000,000
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Nov 16, 2012 Lionsgate
 $148,000,000 $294,000,000
Lincoln Nov 9, 2012 Disney / DreamWorks
 $17,000,000 $94,000,000
Skyfall Nov 9, 2012 Sony
 $76,000,000 $216,000,000
The Man With the Iron Fists Nov 2, 2012 Universal
 $11,000,000 $26,000,000
Wreck-It Ralph Nov 2, 2012 Disney
 $53,000,000 $175,000,000
Flight Nov 2, 2012 Paramount
 $32,000,000 $98,000,000
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Oct 26, 2012 Open Road
 $10,000,000 $23,000,000
Fun Size Oct 26, 2012 Paramount
 $7,000,000 $17,000,000
Chasing Mavericks Oct 26, 2012 Fox
 $5,000,000 $13,000,000
Cloud Atlas Oct 26, 2012 Warner Bros.
 $21,000,000 $56,000,000
Alex Cross Oct 19, 2012 Lionsgate / Summit
 $17,000,000 $41,000,000
Paranormal Activity 4 Oct 19, 2012 Paramount
 $43,000,000 $85,000,000
Seven Psychopaths Oct 12, 2012 CBS Films
 $6,000,000 $20,000,000
Argo Oct 12, 2012 Warner Bros.
 $16,000,000 $61,000,000
Sinister Oct 12, 2012 Lionsgate / Summit
 $14,000,000 $33,000,000
Here Comes the Boom Oct 12, 2012 Sony / Columbia
 $13,000,000 $43,000,000

* = 3-day opening weekend (Friday through Sunday)

Shawn Robbins, Phil Contrino, Daniel Garris and Alex Edghill contributed to this report.

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