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Weekend Studio Estimates JUNE 21-23

Posted June 23, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #25 of 2013 still looks like an excellent $223 million for the top 12 films, up 32-42% from the same weekend in recent years. The two wide openers clicked with audiences, with Monsters University doing as well as we forecast but World War Z opening much stronger than […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office 10.24.2021

Posted October 24, 2021 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  DUNE (Legendary/Warners, also on HBO Max) launched in US theaters at $40.1M, the highest start for a film also premiering on HBO Max.  (And while Warners had previously preserved Thursday night for theatrical-only, the studio allowed Dune to hit HBO Max nationwide simultaneous with its first East Coast screenings.)  The film should also […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9/4/16

Posted September 4, 2016 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (DreamWorks/Reliance/Participant/Disney) brings to an ignominious end the distribution relationship between DreamWorks and Disney.  Their final shared title disappointed on every level, with a $5M 3-day weekend that might become $6M on Monday, and no chance of recouping its costs.  Even though the weak reviews, length and period setting worked […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates 7.10-12.2015

Posted July 12, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #28 of 2015 looks like $204 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, above the norm for this weekend and way above last year’s weak weekend. Opening at 4,301 theaters Friday, Minions from Universal is on track for a $115.2 million opening three-day weekend (a little lower than yesterday’s outlook but still […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/13/16

Posted November 13, 2016 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  The box office was boosted in general by Veterans Day, which gave many Americans a 3-day weekend, but ARRIVAL (FilmNation/Sony/Paramount) was still notably impressive with a $24M weekend at a mid-wide 2317 theatres.  Its word of mouth remains to be seen (it dropped 4% on Saturday), but it seems to be in good […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2.13.2022

Posted February 13, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Note that the entire market in the US will be hit by Super Bowl Sunday, which will be down from Saturday by roughly double the percentage of the usual Saturday-Sunday drop.  (However, Hollywood will hope for a Valentine’s Day bump the following day.)  Even with that included in the calculations, though, the weekend’s […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 22-24: A Return to the Box Office

Posted April 24, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> Up nearly 40% from last year, this weekend is being fueled by returning family films like  Rio and Hop (legitimate hits) and moderate films like Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family and Water for Elephants.  The audience is returning to theaters in time for the start of the summer season. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.27.2022

Posted November 27, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  STRANGE WORLD (Disney) couldn’t muster any significant family audience over the Thanksgiving holiday, with $18.6M for the full 5 days and $11.9M for the 3-day weekend.  Nor did it have appeal overseas, where it managed just $9.2M in 43 territories.  Strange World was a disaster that the studio seems to have seen coming, as […]

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