Work out box office projection instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Total gross is projected as the opening weekend times a multiplier, which typically runs from about 2.0 for front-loaded blockbusters to 4.0 or more for word-of-mouth hits. The per-screen average is the cleaner measure of demand, since a large opening spread across four thousand screens signals less strength than the same figure on fifteen hundred.
Total projection
total gross = opening weekend x multiplier
Per screen average
per screen = opening weekend / screens
total gross = opening weekend x multiplier. Total gross is projected as the opening weekend times a multiplier, which typically runs from about 2.0 for front-loaded blockbusters to 4.0 or more for word-of-mouth hits.
The per-screen average is the cleaner measure of demand, since a large opening spread across four thousand screens signals less strength than the same figure on fifteen hundred.
Enter opening weekend gross, expected total multiplier, screens on opening weekend. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.