>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 25% versus last year’s comparable week. Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year (an improvement of two percentage points from last week).
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume
All films in wide release playing between May 30 and June 5 grossed a very strong $252 million, up 25% versus the same week in 2010 and up 20% from the average comparable week the past four years. Year to date, all films are down 7% from the same period last year (last week the figure was -9%), and all films year-to-date are now up 1% with the comparable year-to-date number over the last four years.
All Films May 30-June 5
(millions) 4yr vs vs
(millions) 4yr vs vs
2010 Avg 2011 2010 Avg
Week #22 $201 $211 $252 +25% +20%
Year to Date $4397 $4045 $4068
– 7% + 1%Updated Estimates of Final Grosses
The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Grosses (the estimated North American gross when the film ends its run) are now: The Hangover Part II ($262 million, 96th percentile for all wide releases the past two years), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($247 million, 96th percentile), Fast Five ($212 million, 94th percentile), Thor ($189 million, 93rd percentile), Kung Fu Panda 2 ($167 million, 91st percentile), X-Men: First Class ($165 million, 91st percentile), Bridesmaids ($144 million, 89th percentile).
The complete list of Total Domestic estimates can be found below.
The complete list of Total Domestic estimates can be found below.
Weekend Actuals vs Sunday’s Studio Projections
The weekend Studio Projections (Friday and Saturday actual numbers with estimates for Sunday’s box office) were very close to the actual weekend numbers today.
Weekend of Sunday Monday Showbuzz
June 3-5, 2011 Studio Weekend Domestic
(millions) Estimate Actual Total
X-Men: First Class (Fox) $56.0 $55.1 $165
The Hangover Part II (WB) $32.4 $31.4 $262–
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Par/DW) $24.3 $23.9 $167
Pirates On Stranger Tides (Dis) $18.0 $17.9 $247
Bridesmaids (Uni) $12.1 $12.0 $144++
Thor (Par) $ 4.2 $ 4.2 $189
Fast Five (Uni) $ 3.2 $ 3.2 $212
The Hangover Part II (WB) $32.4 $31.4 $262–
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Par/DW) $24.3 $23.9 $167
Pirates On Stranger Tides (Dis) $18.0 $17.9 $247
Bridesmaids (Uni) $12.1 $12.0 $144++
Thor (Par) $ 4.2 $ 4.2 $189
Fast Five (Uni) $ 3.2 $ 3.2 $212
Midnight in Paris (Sony) $ 2.9 $ 2.8 n/a
A reminder that Weekend Predictions will be posted Thursday for Super 8 and Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer, as well as the semi-wide expansion of Midnight in Paris.
Be sure to check the status of the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft, too.
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