Long Range Forecast: 'Out of the Furnace'

Featured Stories - on October 11, 2013 by BoxOffice Staff

furnace.pngThis week, we take a look at December 6's lone wide release: Out of the Furnace.

Out of the Furnace

PROS:

- Christian Bale's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years thanks to the Dark Knight trilogy and his Oscar-winning role in The Fighter.
- As the only wide opener that weekend, and following a weak slate of Thanksgiving openers, Furnace could win over adult audiences with a strong marketing campaign.
- Director Scott Cooper's first film, Crazy Heart, was a critical and Oscar darling--netting Jeff Bridges a Best Actor Oscar. Oscar buzz could be a factor here as well.

CONS:

- Post-Thanksgiving weekends are typically slow as audiences prepare for the busier Christmas and New Year's weeks ahead.
- Although his clout is still increasing, Bale hasn't proven to be a box office draw on his own.  

Notable changes on our forecast this week include Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (up) and The Counselor (down)

Check out our forecast for these and other upcoming films in the table below.

Title Release Date Distributor First Weekend of Wide Release Cumulative
Out of the Furnace Dec 6, 2013 Relativity Media
 $9,000,000 $35,000,000
Black Nativity Nov 27, 2013 Fox Searchlight
 $12,000,000* $36,000,000
Oldboy (2013) Nov 27, 2013 FilmDistrict
 $10,000,000* $28,000,000
Homefront Nov 27, 2013 Open Road
 $7,000,000* $20,000,000
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Nov 22, 2013 Lionsgate
 $168,000,000 $390,000,000
Delivery Man Nov 22, 2013 Disney / DreamWorks
 $12,000,000 $41,000,000
Frozen (2013) Nov 22, 2013 Disney
 $38,000,000 $170,000,000
The Best Man Holiday Nov 15, 2013 Universal
 $15,000,000 $45,000,000
The Wolf of Wall Street Nov 15, 2013 Paramount
 $32,000,000 $115,000,000
Thor: The Dark World Nov 8, 2013 Disney
 $91,000,000 $235,000,000
Free Birds Nov 1, 2013 Relativity Media
 $20,000,000 $80,000,000
Ender's Game Nov 1, 2013 Lionsgate / Summit
 $30,000,000 $80,000,000
About Time Nov 1, 2013 Universal
 $11,000,000 $45,000,000
Last Vegas Nov 1, 2013 CBS Films
 $18,000,000 $60,000,000
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Oct 25, 2013 Paramount
 $29,000,000 $66,000,000
The Counselor Oct 25, 2013 Fox
 $15,000,000 $50,000,000
Carrie (2013) Oct 18, 2013 Sony / Screen Gems
 $24,000,000 $57,000,000
The Fifth Estate Oct 18, 2013 Disney / DreamWorks
 $4,000,000 $10,500,000
Escape Plan Oct 18, 2013 Lionsgate / Summit
 $9,000,000 $20,000,000
12 Years a Slave Oct 18, 2013 Fox Searchlight
 $9,000,000 $90,000,000

* = 3-day weekend (Fri-Sun)

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