Box Office Predictions: September 7th - September 9th

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Yeah, um...so, how about those box office predictions?

BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS
September 7th - September 9th

1. 3:10 to Yuma, $16 million
2. Halloween, $12 million
3. Shoot 'Em Up, $11 million
4. Superbad, $8 million
5. Balls of Fury, $6 million
6. The Bourne Ultimatum, $6 million
7. Rush Hour 3, $5 million
8. Death Sentence, $4 million
9. Mr. Bean's Holiday, $3 million
10. The Brothers Solomon, $2 million

Now that school is in full swing, Hollywood quits playing babysitter to release four R-rated films for the people that were forced to sit through summer crap such as Shrek the Turd. However, with such a focus on bloody action films, these major releases risk stealing each other's audiences - which can only mean less money for everybody.

3:10 to Yuma should manage to ride into the sunset with first place, as the appeal of Christian Bale and Russell Crowe will draw in the mainstream crowd. A very positive critical reception should also pull in reluctant viewers, pushing its weekend total past the $16 million mark.

Halloween will drop like a rock, but any remaining horror fans will waste their cash on it during its second week. In other unrelated news, Rob Zombie has recently been spotted laughing on his way to the bank.

Shoot 'Em Up is another new release that should appeal to action fans, although its extremely over-the-top nature may lead to poor word-of-mouth. Although, I could be proven wrong if there is a large segment of the general public that loves watching babies being placed in the most dangerous situations possible - in which case, I'm both deeply disturbed and scared for the future of our nation. Seek help, people, before this sick enjoyment leads to babies skydiving with their parents, smoking cigarettes, and having Michael Jackson as their babysitter.

All older films should drop slightly, but manage to add more cash into their total grosses. A few other new releases will be completely ignored, including Hatchet in limited-release and The Brothers Solomon in pointless-release. Seriously, the only reason I placed that film in the top 10 was because I was feeling nice. Good luck, Solomon, as we'll be seeing you on DVD in a few weeks.