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WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Anchorman 2″” Stays Classy

Posted December 19, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Early numbers for the opening day of ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (Paramount) give it $8.1M (including $2.3M from Tuesday night shows).  It continues to run ahead of Wednesday openers This Is The End ($7.8M) and We’re The Millers ($6.8M), and is hoping to have a bigger weekend multiple than those two, since midweek […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions DECEMBER 20-22

Posted December 18, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 51st weekend of the year is looking like $141 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, above last year’s similar weekend but -7% below the multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at around 3,450 theaters today (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues from Paramount should average […]

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TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Anchorman 2″” Starts Strong

Posted December 18, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  In shows that started at 9PM last night, Will Ferrell and his ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (Paramount) crew pulled in $2.3M.  That’s ahead of the $2.2M earned by This Is the End and $1.7M for We’re the Millers, two recent midweek hit comedies that had the benefit of summer openings.  As a sequel […]

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International Box Office through December 15

Posted December 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films.  Also, click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted December 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Warner Brothers is back on top of Disney, thanks to the second Hobbit film.  For a complete ranking of 2013 films individually by worldwide performance click here. TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE. Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 totals almost $9.5 billion, virtually even with […]

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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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Weekend Studio Estimates DECEMBER 13-15

Posted December 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s  and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #50 of 2013 looks like $139 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we had forecast and down $5 million from yesterday’s estimate but still up double digits in terms of percent increase over comparable weekends the past several years.   Opening at […]

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 12/13/13

Posted December 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Well, bah humbug. OPENINGS:  Start the spin machine:  THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (Warners/MGM) has opened with $31.1M, $6M below the start for last year’s An Unexpected Journey.  That’s more than a 15% drop, and if it continued throughout the weekend, Smaug could end up with a total around $70M.  However, the bulk […]

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