> The 17th weekend of 2012 is looking like a poor $97 million for the Top 12 films, down 33% from this weekend last year and down 28% from the four-year average for the same weekend. Think Like a Man should retain the top spot in its second weekend with $18 million, declining about 46% […]
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #3 of 2013 is on pace for $113 million, basically on pace with the same weekend the last few years. It is a weekend of Jessica Chastain: starring in the top two films of the weekend, an over-performing horror film opening at #1 and carrying the #2 film on her […]
For the third consecutive weekend, BLACK PANTHER (Marvel/Disney) is having its way with the box office. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have Panther down 43% from last Friday to $16.3M, which should give it a $62M weekend, bringing its US total close to $500M. That will put its 17-day total well ahead of the $457.7M […]
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #19 of 2013 looks like $151 million for the top 12 films, below the same weekend last year but above the four-year average for the weekend. Iron Man 3 remains #1 in its second weekend, but it is on pace for a 61% decline from its opening (compared to a […]
Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #40 of 2014 looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 25% above the norm for this weekend ($104 million). A great start for the fall movie season. Opening at 3,014 theaters, Gone Girl from 20th Century Fox grossed $13.2 million Friday and is on track for a […]
> Oops. The weekend forecasts were way too high for the sequels Sherlock Holmes 2 and Alvin and the Chipmunks 3. The holiday season that was supposed to save 2011 (or at least make the year a little less embarrassing) is shaping up to be a major disappointment. This weekend (when the box office should […]
> The tenth weekend of 2012 is looking to be solid in terms of total business but not at the runaway pace of the past few weeks. The weekend is running 3% ahead of last year’s same weekend and 8% ahead of the multi-year average for this weekend. The Lorax will remain the #1 film […]
The third up weekend in a row, weekend #41 will be about 16% ahead of the multi-year average for this weekend and a big 54% above last year’s disaster weekend. Sinister from Summit & Lionsgate opened with $7.4 million Friday and is on pace for $19.0 million Friday-Sunday, a touch stronger than the $16.2 […]