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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Sony
Posted July 17, 2013 by Mitch Salem
We’re continuing our review of how Hollywood has been faring this summer on a studio-by-studio basis. We’ve taken looks at Disney, Warner Bros, and Paramount, and today our crosshairs are trained on Sony. So are a lot of other crosshairs. Sony has been in the news this summer for all the wrong reasons. Major […]
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Weekend Box Office Predictions AUGUST 9-11
Posted August 7, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
The 32nd weekend of the year is looking like $165 million for the top 12 films, a very good result for the second week of August. Four movies aimed at very different audiences should open reasonably well, giving the box office a short term boost. But most of the four openers should disappear quickly, and […]
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/30/13
Posted August 31, 2013 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: The $8.9M start for ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (TriStar/Sony), which includes $2.7M from Thursday night, was behind only the Justin Bieber concert movie ($12.4M) among recent debuts in its genre, surpassing efforts devoted to Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson and The Jonas Brothers. The Bieber picture declined on Saturday and slumped […]
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International Box Office through September 29
Posted September 29, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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International Box Office through October 27
Posted October 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 11/24/13
Posted November 24, 2013 by Mitch Salem
OPENINGS: We noted here yesterday that if THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) could just hold on as well on its first Saturday as The Hunger Games had, a $160M weekend was within its grasp. That’s exactly what happened, with the same 25% Saturday drop for Catching Fire that Hunger Games had and a $161.1M weekend […]
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THURSDAY BOX OFFICE: “Anchorman 2″” Adds $5.1M; “American Hustle” Starts Wide Run
Posted December 20, 2013 by Mitch Salem
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (Paramount) took in another $5.1M on Thursday, down a fairly standard 37% from its Wednesday opening (This Is the End dropped 43% on its first Thursday, while We’re the Millers fell 31%). With $13.2M in the bank, he studio is predicting $30M over the Fri-Sun weekend, although $25-27M may […]
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2013 International Box Office through January 5
Posted January 5, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf
International box office for 2013 releases through January 5, 2014. Click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.