Long Range Forecast: 'Krampus'

Featured Stories - on October 09, 2015 by BoxOffice Staff

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2015 is definitely the year of unconventional holiday entries. Krampus joins The Night Before as a schmaltz-free option for adult crowds. This week BoxOffice takes a closer look at Krampus' commercial potential. 

Krampus
(Universal)

PROS:

- Reactions to the first trailer on Facebook and Twitter are very encouraging. If there ever was a film that could become a sleeper hit because of social media attention, this is it.
- Star Adam Scott has built up a modest following over the years.
- This feels like a very smart piece of counter-programming.

CONS:

- The first weekend of December is considered one of the most times of the year to open a new film.
- Star Wars hysteria will be reaching fever pitch and it could completely swallow up this little horror flick.

Check out our predictions for this film and others in the table below.

Title Release Date (Wide) Distributor First Weekend of Wide Release Cumulative
Krampus Dec 4, 2015 Universal
 $8,000,000 $24,000,000
Creed Nov 25, 2015 Warner Bros. / New Line
 $21,000,000 $77,000,000
The Good Dinosaur Nov 25, 2015 Disney
 $60,000,000 $257,000,000
Victor Frankenstein Nov 25, 2015 Fox
 $13,000,000 $41,000,000
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Nov 20, 2015 Lionsgate
 $134,000,000 $348,000,000
The Night Before Nov 20, 2015 Sony / Columbia
 $19,000,000 $92,000,000
Secret in Their Eyes Nov 20, 2015 STX Entertainment
 $11,000,000 $38,000,000
Love the Coopers Nov 13, 2015 CBS Films / Lionsgate
 $8,000,000 $27,000,000
The 33 Nov 13, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $14,000,000 $44,000,000
By the Sea Nov 13, 2015 Universal
 $14,000,000 $41,000,000
Spectre Nov 6, 2015 Sony / Columbia
 $96,000,000 $260,000,000
The Peanuts Movie Nov 6, 2015 Fox
 $53,000,000 $222,000,000
Our Brand Is Crisis Oct 30, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $8,000,000 $27,000,000
Burnt Oct 30, 2015 Weinstein Company
 $9,000,000 $27,000,000
Steve Jobs Oct 23, 2015 Universal
 $23,000,000 $92,000,000
Rock the Kasbah Oct 23, 2015 Open Road
 $9,000,000 $35,000,000
Jem and the Holograms Oct 23, 2015 Universal
 $7,000,000 $17,000,000
The Last Witch Hunter Oct 23, 2015 Lionsgate / Summit
 $17,000,000 $42,000,000
Goosebumps Oct 16, 2015 Sony / Columbia
 $24,000,000 $85,000,000
Bridge of Spies Oct 16, 2015 Disney / DreamWorks
 $16,000,000 $64,000,000
Crimson Peak Oct 16, 2015 Universal
 $14,000,000 $40,000,000

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

 

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