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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT August 10 Update

Posted August 12, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>With over $3 billion of summer box office through Wednesday, only $53 million separates Teams Metcalf and Salem.  Metcalf’s slate of movies leads with $1.59 billion versus $1.54 billion for Salem’s.  Only one film (30 Minutes or Less) is left to open, and Salem should enjoy a strong second weekend for Rise of the Planet […]

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Box Office Footnotes – 7/8/11

Posted July 9, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Full weekend drops can be expected to hit a little harder than usual this week, because last week’s holiday weekend boosted Sunday receipts. TRANSFORMERS 3 had a second Friday about midway between those of its two predecessors ($14.9M compared to $10.8M and $18M, respectively), with a decline that was slightly worse than, but in […]

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 Box Office Report

Posted November 2, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #44 of 2013 looks like $116 million for the top 12 films, down 3% from the same weekend’s average in recent years. Opening at 3,407 theaters Friday, Ender’s Game from Lionsgate/Summit grossed $9.9 million Friday and is on track for a $28.0 million opening weekend (very close to the $28.5 million ShowbuzzDaily forecast). The […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 9-11

Posted March 11, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly stronger than the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume for the top 12 films is now looking like a decent $123 million for the weekend, up 4% from last year’s […]

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE November 28-December 4

Posted December 6, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>The week after Thanksgiving is always a let down in movie attendance, and 2011 was even softer than the past few years.  Another week or so of limited business and then the box office will explode as Christmas turns to New Year’s.  Last year, for example, the week of December 6-12 grossed $105 million, followed […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/9/12: Trouble In Paradise

Posted June 10, 2012 by Mitch Salem

Although it’s still a strong weekend at the boxoffice, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, neither of the week’s big openings had a particularly good Saturday.  PROMETHEUS (20th) is clearly getting mixed word of mouth, and it slumped almost 25% from Friday.  It’s now looking at a weekend under $50M (although it won’t be surprising […]

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WEEKEND PREDICTIONS: Box Office is Alive After All

Posted April 14, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Two strong films open Friday, with Rio and Scream 4 poised to fuel the weekend to a strongly positive uptick from the same weekend last year. After weeks of disappointing box office returns, two films are set to open this weekend, together reaching for about $80 million.  Rio should lead the weekend at around 3,800 theaters, […]

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FRIDAY APRIL 25 Box Office Report

Posted April 26, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #17 of 2014 looks like $102 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than the disaster of a weekend this time last year but still 6% below the norm for this weekend over the last several years.   Opening at 3,204 theaters Friday, The Other Woman from Fox grossed $9.3 million Friday, […]

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