Summer Predictions

As if you didn't know by now, Spider-Man 3 opens tomorrow in the US and UK and looks certain to kick off the 2007 blockbuster season with a bang. I'm getting tired of writing this now, but this summer has the potential to be the best on record by some distance, so I'm going to take this last opportunity before the juggernaut starts rolling to give my final predictions for the major films' grosses.

Film title - US Opening Weekend/US Total/Worldwide Total
Spider-Man 3 - $125m/$350m/$800m
Shrek the Third - $90m/$380m/$800m
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $120m/$390m/$1 billion
Ocean's Thirteen - $40m/$130m/$380m
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - $70m/$160m/$340m
Evan Almighty - $55m/$170m/$340m
Ratatouille - $65m/$230m/$500m
Die Hard 4.0/Live Free or Die Hard - $35m/$100m/$300m
Transformers - $60m/$160m/$330m
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - $100m/$260m/$850m
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - $42m/$120m/$220m
The Simpsons Movie - $60m/$190m/$450m
The Bourne Ultimatum - $55m/$180m/$370m
Rush Hour 3 - $50m/$160m/$260m

And that's your lot, as far as I can see. Knocked Up has good buzz but it lacks star power, and there may be a few others to hit big, but those are the main ones I think. And bear in mind these are just amateur guesses!

Most of these are included and discussed in some detail in my 2007 Summer Blockbuster Preview at Filmverdict. Speaking of which, there's a new review of Next over there.