Box Office Report: Hurricane Irene a $30 Mil Threat

Hurricane Irene could cause box office deficits of around $$ 30 million for that weekend as movie-going involves a dead stop up and lower the New England.our editor recommendsDon't Hesitate from the Dark: Film ReviewColombiana: Film ReviewThe Help: Film ReviewOur Idiot Brother: Film Review Domestic box office revenues for that frame were on the right track to achieve $120 million, however the massive storm could reduce that number up to 25%. By Friday mid-day, this news was harsh. "Its terrible," one distribution executive noted. PHOTOS: How 'The Help' Was Cast Overall, films were posting less than expected results, including three new game titles-the Luc Besson-created action pic Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldana and written by TriStar, the Weinstein Co.'s R-ranked ensemble comedy Our Idiot Brother headlining Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer, and also the Guillermo del Toro-created horror movie You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Dark, written by FilmDistrict and starring Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce. DreamWorks and Participant Media's holdover The Assistance continued to be no. 1 film early Friday evening, but has become searching in a weekend gross of $10 to $12 million, versus $15 million. Colombiana is at no. 2 position on Friday, but might not crack $tens of millions of for that weekend, less than expected. The relaxation from the brood -- You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Dark and Our Idiot Brother -- may achieve $six million or $7 within their openings. PHOTOS: 'The Help's' Retro Southern Style By Friday mid-day, theater proprietors within the Northeast had began announcing intends to shut their doorways. AMC Entertainment, among the nation's biggest theater circuits, has stated that theaters in Norfolk, Veterans administration., Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C., will close on Saturday, and forecasts that lots of New You are able to theaters is going to be closed on Sunday. The circuit is also closing all Nj theaters at 6 p.m. Saturday. And Clearview Movie theaters, which works 57 theaters across the Philadelphia-New You are able to corridor, is closing all its locations Saturday or sunday. Other circuits will probably follow, especially as the bus systems arrived at a dead stop on Saturday in Philadelphia and New You are able to City, which makes it a hardship on employees to get at work. Usually, distribution professionals know by Friday mid-day how their films are faring, however the storm is making forecasts problematic. Related Subjects Emily Deschanel Guillermo del Toro Paul Rudd Zoe Saldana Box Office Colombiana The Assistance Our Idiot Brother Hurricane Irene