The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between November 12 and November 18 grossed an amazing $300 million, up 28% from the four-year average for the week and up 24% from the same week last year. The past six weeks are now 13% above the four-year average and […]
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 enters the worldwide chart with $200 million overseas to date. Ultimately, we expect the overseas number to rise to about $425 million, putting the final Twilight on track for $710 million ( a touch ahead of New Moon as the highest Twilight worldwide gross). For a complete track of worldwide/ domestic/ overseas […]
OPENINGS: Thanks to a slightly higher Saturday than its predecessor (down 42% from Friday instead of 44%), THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 (Summit/Lionsgate) is headed for the 2nd highest opening of the franchise, its $141.3M behind only New Moon‘s $142.8M. However, the series boxoffice numbers are so tightly bunched together that we […]
The weekend looks like a terrific $242 million for the top 12 films, a little better than it looked yesterday (now 20% better than the multi-year average for this weekend). Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 appears a little stronger than it did yesterday and is close to matching our predictions in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Forecast. Lincoln will definitely […]
OPENINGS: Was it the cash grab of splitting the final novel into 2 movies? The tabloid antics of its stars? In any case, “close but no cigar” seems to be the result for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 (Summit/Lionsgate). Its $71.2M opening day (including Thursday 10PM and midnight screenings) is $400K below […]
Weekend #46 is on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by 17% — not as high as we forecast earlier this week but still very good. The final Twilight film in the series is on pace to open with $135 million this weekend, below our forecast and a shade below the previous […]
The final chapter in the TWILIGHT saga, BREAKING DAWN PART 2, began its swoop through the boxoffice last night, and earned $30.4M. This is, unquestionably, a ton of money, and technically–very narrowly–a record for the Twilight franchise, just barely beating out Breaking Dawn Part 1‘s $30.3M (although nowhere near the all-time midnight record $43.5M […]
This weekend is looking incredibly strong: over $250 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 27% from a typical third weekend in November. The final Twilight (12-34 females), Lincoln (35+ adults), and the second weekend of the strongest Bond yet (young adults) make for a powerful combination. Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday […]