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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS September 25

Posted September 26, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>New this week on the Worldwide Box Office Chart: The Smurfs crosses the $500 million worldwide mark (though it is unlikely to catch the next film above it, Cars 2 at $550 million); Rise of the Planet of the Apes continues to slow down overseas and will stay at #11, just behind Thor; The Help […]

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: May 27 Update

Posted May 27, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> Memorial Day weekend is finally here.  As Hangover Part II battles Kung Fu Panda 2 across North America and parts of the world, the real question is who will be ahead in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft?  In the chart below, the standings to date have been updated through yesterday (including the […]

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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Universal

Posted July 11, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we’ll be providing our judgments on how the studios are doing.  US Grosses and Overseas Grosses […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS May 18-20

Posted May 20, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) increased again to $723 million to date overseas (up from $629 million last week), although the growth rate is starting to slow.  United Kingdom continues to lead the way overseas ($64.7 million so far now — up from $48.2 million this time last week).  Mexico remains the second-biggest territory ($50.3 million […]

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THE BIJOU EARLY BOXOFFICE: Hurricane Watch 8/28/11

Posted August 28, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Early numbers for Friday and Saturday suggest that the first day, at least, of Hurricane Irene didn’t do enormous damage to the boxoffice.  Deadline reports that THE HELP had a healthy Friday-to-Saturday bump of 38%, on its way to a $14.5M weekend which would be only $1M below Mitch Metcalf’s pre-storm weekend prediction.  Similarly, […]

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THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 10.28/11

Posted October 29, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary boxoffice numbers for Friday, and as expected, PUSS IN BOOTS will be the easy weekend winner.  Its $9-9.5M on Friday, if it holds, would probably mean $36-38M for the weekend, which would be a Halloween weekend record, but considerably below other fall animated films like Megamind ($12.5M Friday for […]

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THE BIJOU’S FRIDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/16/11

Posted December 17, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The last 2 weeks of the year will almost certainly bring better news for Hollywood, for reasons of tonnage alone:  there are 6 wide openings to come next week, compared to only 3 in the final weeks of 2010.  But for now, the stocking-stuffer of choice is coal. SHERLOCK HOLMES:  GAME OF SHADOWS (Warners):  […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 2/3/12

Posted February 4, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> According to Deadline‘s preliminary numbers, it’s going to be a stronger than expected weekend for both CHRONICLE (20th) and THE WOMAN IN BLACK (CBS).  Keeping in mind that Sunday will be a very slow day at the boxoffice due to the Super Bowl (especially for movies aimed at a male audience), it seems as […]

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