UPDATE ON BUCKET LIST POST: I SORT OF KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT... NOW LET'S SEE IF IT ACTUALLY TANKS AFTER A MONTH... GOD I HOPE SO (Veggietales is only on about 1000 screens, so that prediction will be completely wrong. The Bucket List opens on 2919 screens... I'm gonna guess Juno is #1 with $17.7 million)
Per Hollywood Reporter 1/11 - "Warner Bros. had good success in limited release with "The Bucket List," starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminal cancer patients trying to life their remaining days to the fullest, which it broadens into wide release today with 2,919 engagements. Even a weekend performance of about $15 million likely would capture the frame, and that could give Warners an incredible four films in the boxoffice top 10."
Per Reuters 1/11 - "Box office prognosticators believe "The Bucket List" could earn upwards of $15 million, a little ahead of "First Sunday" and "Juno." Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel logged a third round at the top last weekend with $20 million, a 49 percent drop in sales."
Per BoxOfficeGuru (Gitesh Pandya) 1/10 - "Hurting Bucket's chances are the mixed reviews it's been getting from critics. The target audience for this particular movie will definitely be affected by what reviewers have to say. Also, the picture has come up almost empty-handed during awards seasons so it has less marketing tools in its arsenal than the handful of acclaimed adult dramas touting their awards and nominations. In limited release, Bucket scored muscular per-theater numbers over the last two frames averaging $20,989 and $20,424 from only 16 locations. Co-star drawing power will not shoot this film up to the opening weekend levels of recent Jack flicks like The Departed or Anger Management. But even his less flashy films generate solid debut numbers due to his loyal fan following. Kicking its way into 2,911 theaters, The Bucket List could debut with about $15M."
