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The Hunger Games book is much better reviewed than Twilight FWIW...I'll go with 65%.

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I'm interested in it now, though I won't see it till it hits the second run theater at least, no way I'm seeing any movie in a theater likely full of squealing teenage girls. It'll probably be the best movie in theaters next weekend though, I just noticed all top 10 are certified rotten this week (though The Lorax and Safe House are both above 50%).

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New movies have been added.

My guesses:

Wrath of the Titans 22%

Mirror Mirror 26%

In other news, reviews for The Hunger Games are pouring in now and it's still at 91%!

There is a lot of speculation about it possibly having one of the biggest opening weekends ever too. A 120+ million opening weekend would be insane for a non-sequel but it seems like a possibility.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/hunger-games-presale-tickets-1-million/

That would make it the highest opening weekend ever for a non-sequel. The current record holder is the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland at $116 million.

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This also means The Hunger Games is set to be the widest independent release of all time. I know some people think it's a joke to call Lionsgate an indie studio, but it's worth noting they've had only two films ever top $100 million (Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Expendables), and outside of those two their top grossing non-Tyler Perry or Saw film is The Lincoln Lawyer with only $58 million. So The Hunger Games could become the highest grossing Lionsgate release ever in only its first weekend.

Still not seeing it till it hits the cheap theater due to the crowd the marketing will attract.

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Wrath of the Titans: 22%

Mirror Mirror: 18%

Mirror Mirror doesn't even look like a Snow White adaptation but rather an unfunny Julia Roberts vehicle (she has like 10x as much screen time as Snow White in the trailer.)

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This is noteworthy:

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Definitely brought in a lot more than the expected target demographic there.

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American Reunion: 32%

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Nah I'd rather guess for potentially interesting movies instead of romantic comedy #25422.

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The Cabin In The Woods: 78%

Lockout: 30%

The Three Stooges: 22%

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The Moth Diaries 75%

Director isn't that bad.

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The Avengers 85%
The Best Marigold Hotel 75%

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I'll go with 72% for Dark Shadows. Any Johnny Depp movie directed by Tim Burton gets like an automatic 20 point boost.

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The Dictator 44%

I wasn't into the trailers and the joke seemed kind of played out, just an attempt to cash in on that trend with the fall of Gaddafi.

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Battleship 44%
What to Expect When You're Expecting 25%

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Looks like Avengers gets another #1 weekend. I'm expecting Battleship to drop like a rock next weekend too.