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US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office Report – 3.21.2021
Posted March 21, 2021 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: With the LA movie theatre market now open (at 25% capacity) and a general rise in vaccinations, the box office seems to be taking its first very tentative steps back to pre-pandemic life. The one wide opening of the weekend THE COURIER (Roadside) wasn’t at all impressive at a $2M start, but the […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS August 21
Posted August 22, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf
>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, already a billion dollar movie worldwide, is now closing in on a billion dollars overseas alone. The estimated worldwide gross for the final Harry Potter film now stands at $1.275 billion, with an estimated final domestic gross of $375 million and overseas gross to date of $900 […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/9/14
Posted November 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: BIG HERO 6 (Disney) was a convincing winner in the US, riding a 52% Saturday bump to a $56.2M weekend. Word of mouth can be expected to be strong, and there’s no reason to think Big Hero 6 won’t hold solidly at least until the Thanksgiving weekend arrival of The Penguins of Madagascar […]
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INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 19
Posted June 16, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart.
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 7.16.2017
Posted July 16, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still +2% above last year and still +4% above the average for this point the past four years ($5.698 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $16.3 […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7/27/14
Posted July 27, 2014 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: LUCY (Universal) is claiming the lowest Sunday drop in the Top 10, so the studio’s $44M weekend estimate may come down a bit tomorrow, but it’s still a very solid hit for all concerned. That’s especially true for Scarlett Johansson, who now has non-Avenger action movie bona fides. The only question is whether […]
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International Box Office through October 20
Posted October 20, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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Behind the Worldwide Box Office – 5/11/14
Posted May 11, 2014 by Mitch Salem
Note: Most of the studios are pinning extremely aggressive Sunday estimates on the hope that their movie will be a popular Mothers Day destination, so look for a potentially larger than usual set of adjustments in final numbers tomorrow. OPENINGS: NEIGHBORS (Universal) is that rare Hollywood ideal of an easily-promotable, high-concept comedy that’s also […]