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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2/18/2018

Posted February 18, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Disney is the land where dreams come true, but not even their wizards could have imagined the scale of BLACK PANTHER (Marvel/Disney), which has crashed through all expectations–not just as a big-budget action film that exists almost completely in an African universe, but as a solo character superhero debut in general.  Current studio […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through March 31

Posted March 31, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The latest International box office summary:

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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 – 11/10/13

Posted November 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) held essentially even on Saturday, an excellent result for a franchise movie, especially where a chunk of its “Friday” number had come from Thursday night screenings.  (In comparison, Iron Man 3 dropped 10% on its second day of release.)  Presumably because of that strong Saturday hold, Disney is […]

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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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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.2.2019

Posted June 2, 2019 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (Legendary/Warners) didn’t have the Saturday bump that Kong: Skull Island enjoyed, instead dropping 17%, which was slightly worse even than the first Godzilla‘s 16%.  The result was a $49M US weekend, and a US total that may only reach $125M.  Although the numbers overseas were bigger, they were […]

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International Box Office through September 1

Posted September 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 9.24.2017

Posted September 24, 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 now down -1% from last year and now +3% above the average for this point the past four years ($7.443 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed […]

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