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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9.1.2019

Posted September 1, 2019 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Labor Day weekend is traditionally Hollywood’s graveyard, and no major studio touched the holiday with a fresh arrival.  DON’T LET GO (Blumhouse Tilt/OTL) tried to take advantage of the quiet, with a $2.4M start in 922 theatres, which should go to $3M with Monday.  Even considering its very low production/marketing budget, this will probably end […]

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International Box Office through December 22

Posted December 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films.  The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug and to some extent The Hunger Games: Catching Fire are the top American performers overseas by far.  Also, click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2.13.2022

Posted February 13, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Note that the entire market in the US will be hit by Super Bowl Sunday, which will be down from Saturday by roughly double the percentage of the usual Saturday-Sunday drop.  (However, Hollywood will hope for a Valentine’s Day bump the following day.)  Even with that included in the calculations, though, the weekend’s […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10/25/15

Posted October 25, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Nothing improved for the weekend’s newcomers after Friday’s dim numbers.  THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (QED/Summit/Lionsgate) led with a soft $10.8M, and whether or not Lionsgate is being entirely frank when it claims to have little exposure, someone is going to be feeling a tug on their wallet.  The results overseas, not unexpectedly, were […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 5.12.2024

Posted May 12, 2024 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  After last week’s Fall Guy stumble, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th/Disney) arrived at the high end of projections with $56.5M.   That was roughly on par with the starts for 2011’s Rise ($54.8M) and 2017’s War ($56.3M), although a bit lower than 2014’s Dawn ($72.6M).  The franchise has reliably done better […]

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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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THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: International Bullet Points

Posted August 16, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Click below for a quick summary of some notable numbers from this past weekend overseas: THE SMURFS reached $141M overseas with the help of a tremendous $60M weekend.  Like other recent 3D animated films, it has a good chance of doubling its US gross overseas.   RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, still […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS: Rio Soars to the Top

Posted April 19, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> In its first week on the international box office chart, Rio seizes the top spot out of the gate. It’s too soon to tell about Scre4m and Hanna.   Rio (Fox) proudly enters the worldwide gross chart at #1, vaulting past Rango (Paramount).  Rio‘s overseas gross to date of $131 million is already close to the film’s […]

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