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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 8
Posted April 8, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
>The Hunger Games continues its rise up the worldwide box office chart with overseas revenue to date now $157 million to go along with an estimated final domestic haul of $380 million. There is probably another $150-200 million to come from overseas territories, which would put it on track for $700 million worldwide. New to […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through AUGUST 28 (and The Pathway to Profits)
Posted August 29, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf
>Through Sunday, worldwide box office results show that The Smurfs have moved up to #10 among 2011 releases (out of 88 wide-release films this year to date). Rise of the Planet of the Apes is now at #12, about $70 million behind The Smurfs. Although Rise will out-gross Smurfs domestically, the little blue guys are […]
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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Early International Report – 11/4/11
Posted December 5, 2011 by Mitch Salem
> The Hollywood Reporter has some early numbers for the weekend’s overseas boxoffice. (Remember: comparisons of international boxoffice receipts aren’t necessarily apples-to-apples, as films follow different distribution patterns with respect to number and size of markets.) As in the US, BREAKING DAWN PART 1 is in the lead, with a projected $40M from 73 territories […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through December 23
Posted December 23, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
Skyfall is finally starting to slow down — “only” $16 million overseas since last week. Although still a decent haul, the weekly pace is down substantially from recent weeks. The latest Bond film looks tantilizingly close to $1 billion worldwide, but it will have to stretch to make it. The Hobbit is really rolling overseas, with $146 […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 12
Posted May 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart.
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International Box Office through July 7
Posted July 7, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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International Box Office through September 22
Posted September 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 12/15/13
Posted December 15, 2013 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (Warners/MGM) had a better Saturday hold than last year’s An Unexpected Journey (-22% vs. -25%), suggesting that positive word of mouth is kicking in, and no doubt easing the minds of Warners executives. The studio’s $73.7M weekend estimate still puts it 13% below Journey‘s start, but if […]