With a wide open family demographic, "Alice in Wonderland" is set to be the number one movie of the weekend and should post one of the highest weekend totals of the year. R-rated drama "Brooklyn's Finest" also opens but will have competition from a plethora of other adult-geared dramas and thrillers still performing well in theaters, from Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" to well-received horror flick "The Crazies."
Opening in Disney Digital 3-D, "Alice in Wonderland" is the latest big-budget film to hit theaters hoping to capitalize on the new 3-D craze. With "Avatar" continuing to post record-breaking figures, audiences are clearly hungry for more 3-D action, and with Johnny Depp starring in "Alice," it is in great shape to satisfy audiences' cravings.
Tim Burton has done very well in recent years with remakes, particularly with recent release "Charlie and the Chocolate Family." "Charlie" went on to earn $206 million domestically and $474 million worldwide, making it one of Burton's biggest commercial earners ever. Even Burton's critically panned "Planet of the Apes" was a commercial success, hauling in $180 domestically and $362 million worldwide with a production budget of $100.
With a bevy of special effects and computer animation, "Alice in Wonderland" seems to be the perfect marriage of Burton's talent and the top cinematic technology available. Considering that the classically animated "Alice in Wonderland" from 1951 was mainly a visual experience - one that barely emphasized plot at all - Burton's "Alice" promises to be a visual extravaganza like few other family films.
"Alice" also benefits from a perfect release date, as the only other family-geared feature likely to reach the top ten is "Percy Jackson," which is quickly fading and is not much of a match for the marketing power of Disney. Look for PG-rated "Alice" to bring in somewhere around $60 million this weekend and to clean up with family audiences for several weeks after its release.
Drama "Brooklyn's Finest" is being aimed at a significantly different demographic, though it has a smaller release size than "Alice." While "Alice" is being released to more than 3,700 total theaters, "Brooklyn's Finest" is going to be distributed to just under 2,000 theaters.
"Brooklyn's Finest" does boast a strong cast, including Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Richard Gere, though early critical buzz has been anything but good. Competing for audiences with "Shutter Island," "Cop Out" and "The Crazies" won't help either, though director Antoine Fuqua has seen some commercial success in the police drama genre before with the highly touted 2001 release "Training Day."
All things considered, "Brooklyn's Finest" should still be enough of an opening weekend draw to earn somewhere in the $13 to $15 million range, which should be enough to land in second place on the box office top ten.
Heading into the weekend, "Shutter Island" has remained the number one draw in the country and is rapidly approaching the $100 million domestic mark. Despite mixed critical and audience opinions, "Shutter Island" has been successfully marketed as having a mind-blowing twist, which has drawn in thrill-seeking audiences over the first two weeks of its release. "Shutter Island" has also done considerably well overseas due to Scorsese's reputation, bringing in an additional $35 million in revenue to add to its impressive domestic totals.
Next weekend, the Matt Damon starring "Green Zone" will hit theaters from director Paul Greengrass, who previously teamed with Damon for "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum." With a similar espionage story line to "Bourne" and the promise of explosive action, "Green Zone" could be in place for a big opening weekend. Also opening will be comedy "She's Out of My League," romantic drama "Remember Me" and comedy "Our Family Wedding."
RTT Box Office Predictions For 3/5-3/7 (in millions):
1) Alice in Wonderland (Buena Vista/Disney): $65
2) Brooklyn's Finest (Overture Films): $15
3) Shutter Island (Paramount): $13
4) Avatar (Fox): $11
5) Cop Out (Warner Brothers): $9
6) The Crazies (Overture): $8.5
7) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Fox): $5.2
8) Valentine's Day (Warner Brothers): $5
9) Dear John (Sony/Screen Gems): $2.8
10) The Wolfman (Universal): $2
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