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International Box Office through November 10

Posted November 10, 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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Weekend Studio Estimates NOVEMBER 8-10

Posted November 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #45 of 2013 looks like $161 million for the top 12 films, not the record we had forecast but still 21% above the recent average for this weekend. Opening at 3,841 theaters Friday, Thor: The Dark World from Disney and Marvel grossed $31.6 million Friday and $31.7 million Saturday, now on […]

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 11/8/13

Posted November 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  The $31.6M first day for THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) was about 24% higher than the $25.5M opening for the first Thor, an increment likely to reduce as the movie’s run continues, since sequels tend to be more front-loaded.  A $200M US total would be more than 10% up from Thor‘s $181M.  Where […]

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 Box Office Report

Posted November 9, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #45 of 2013 looks like $160 million for the top 12 films, not the record we had forecast but still 21% above the recent average for this weekend. Opening at 3,841 theaters Friday, Thor: The Dark World from Disney and Marvel grossed $31.8 million Friday and is on track for a $84.3 million […]

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Thor’s Mighty Hammer

Posted November 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  It was foretold by the gods of Marvel that THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) would rule this weekend, and preliminary numbers at Deadline confirm that it will, with a $31M Friday (including $7.1M from Thursday night).  That should get it to a weekend around $80M.  It’s certainly a huge number, likely to be the […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 8-10

Posted November 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 45th weekend of the year is looking like $174 million for the top 12 films, which would be a record for the second weekend of November. Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Thor: The Dark World from Disney and Marvel should […]

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International Box Office through November 3

Posted November 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:  

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