I didn't want to start a new thread for this, but with "summer movie season" right around the corner now I was wondering if anyone had any predictions for the #1 movie for 2009? It seems that it most often comes during the May-July/Aug months (with a few exceptions), so with Wolverine kicking things off in less than 2 weeks now - which movie do you think will be the big winner for the year? For reference, here's the box office champs of the last five years:
2008 - The Dark Knight
2007 - Spider-Man 3
2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2005 - Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith
2004 - Shrek 2
It seems that most of those movies were pretty big favorites going into the summer, while it might not be quite as clear this year. Some possible contenders (and some that are tough to judge):
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Terminator: Salvation
Angels and Demons
Land of the Lost
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
Up
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
Later in the year...
Twilight: New Moon
Avatar
The top ten of the year (so far), according to
Box Office Mojo:
1 Star Trek Par. $240,823,706
2 Up BV $229,059,138
3 Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $195,536,087
4 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $177,364,794
5 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fox $157,349,843
6 The Hangover WB $156,628,400
7 Fast and Furious Uni. $154,900,260
8 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Sony $146,336,178
9 Taken Fox $144,977,147
10 Angels & Demons Sony $128,479,731
And a curious two that aren't in the top ten:
11 Terminator Salvation WB $120,102,741
12 Watchmen WB $107,509,799