Long Range Forecast: 'Killing Them Softly'
Featured Stories - on October 06, 2012 by BOXOFFICE Staff
With 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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