The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume
All films in wide release playing between September 3 and September 9 grossed a low $104 million, down 14% from both the four-year average for the week and the same week last year. The past six weeks are now down 4% from the four-year average box office average and down a more significant 10% from the same six-week period last year. Year to date box office (now over $7.25 billion for wide-release films) continues to cling to a 5% gain ahead of both last year and the average for the past four years.
| Domestic Box Office Volume: All Wide-Release Films through September 9, 2012 | ($ millions) | 2012 vs 2011 | 2012 vs 4yr Avg | |||
| 2011 | 4-year Average | 2012 | ||||
| Week #36 | $121 | $120 | $104 | -14% | -14% | |
| Past Six Weeks | $1,071 | $1,000 | $962 | -10% | -4% | |
| Year to Date | $6,920 | $6,881 | $7,251 | +5% | +5% | |
Weekend Actuals versus Studio Estimate
The Words came in officially at $4,750,894 today for its opening weekend, down a big 5.0% from the CBS Films estimate for the weekend Sunday morning.
The Cold Light of Day came in at $1,831,588 in its opening weekend, up 1.8% from the studio estimate.
Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure came in at $43,854 total for its second weekend (down a record 90.1% from its record low opening). The film played in 281 theaters in weekend two (amazing there were that many takers), where it averaged $156 per theater for the weekend.
Updated Estimates of Final Grosses
The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Grosses (the estimated North American gross when the film ends its run) are summarized below for films released the last six weeks. Pay attention to the final domestic grosses, which are much more important than individual weekend grosses and especially weekend rankings.
| Updated ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final Estimates | Domestic Final Gross ($ millions) | percentile | |
| Bourne Legacy | 115 | 83 | |
| Expendables 2 | 89 | 74 | |
| The Campaign | 89 | 74 | |
| Hope Springs | 67 | 63 | |
| Total Recall | 58 | 57 | |
| ParaNorman | 57 | 57 | |
| Odd Life of Timothy Green | 52 | 52 | |
| The Possession | 52 | 52 | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | 48 | 51 | |
| Lawless | 40 | 44 | |
| 2016 Obama’s America | 36 | 37 | |
| Sparkle | 24 | 20 | |
| Premium Rush | 24 | 21 | |
| Hit and Run | 17 | 11 | |
| The Words | 10 | 4 | |
| Cold Light of Day | 3 | 3 | |
| Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure | 1 | 1 |
Weekend Predictions September 14-16 should be posted Wednesday. This weekend features the openings of Resident Evil: Retribution and the 3D re-release of Finding Nemo.
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