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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 12
Posted June 14, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf
> Super 8 misses the Top 20 Worldwide Gross list, while Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2 and X-Men: First Class continue to move up the rankings. Super 8 joins the Worldwide Gross list just outside the Top 20 (tied for 21st place with $111 million worldwide — an estimated $104 million domestic total […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 5
Posted August 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
Total Recall joins the chart this week in the middle of the pack, with a projected $66 million final domestic total and $6 million to date overseas. It might get to $95 million overseas ultimately, which would put its eventual worldwide total around $160 million (just behind The Dictator, not what Sony was banking on). Diary of […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through February 24
Posted February 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
A Good Day to Die Hard ballooned to $133 million overseas to date, pushing its worldwide estimate to over $200 million. Completely updated worldwide table follows.
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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 […]
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 3/9/14
Posted March 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: Despite frontloading that led to an 8% Saturday drop, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Warners/Legendary) is claiming a very low 30% decline on Sunday in order to report a $45.1M weekend. We’ll see if that number holds up tomorrow, but even if it reduces to $43-44M, it will have been a successful start […]
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UPDATED: The “Transformers 4″” $100M Controversy & Behind the Weekend Box Office
Posted June 30, 2014 by Mitch Salem
MONDAY UPDATE: In the face of widespread industry skepticism, Paramount is sticking to its claim that TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION earned $100M last weekend–actually, $100,038, 390. (The consensus is that the real number is $97-98M.) Here’s the way the system works: the vast majority of US theatres report their results to the 3rd-party company […]