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FRIDAY 11.21.2014 Box Office Report

Posted November 22, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #47 of 2014 looks like $194 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up a small 4% the norm for this weekend ($186 million) but down a significant -11% from the same weekend last year. Opening at 4,151 theaters, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 from Lionsgate/Summit grossed $56.5 million late Thursday and […]

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Holiday Box Office Volume: through January 2

Posted January 3, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The 2014 holiday box office has pulled even with 2013 and remains somewhat above the average for the last decade or so. The top 10 films on Friday January 2, 2015 totaled a solid $51.9 million, somewhat above the average $48.7 million for the days since 2002 when this date landed on a weekend.  When […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 3.1.2015 (Updated Table)

Posted March 1, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Warner Brothers moved back into first place for the year with the release of Focus, although it really is a virtual tie with Universal. Note: the Scorecard has been updated below, flipping The DUFF and McFarland, USA to their correct studios. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates 4.24-26.2015

Posted April 26, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #17 of 2015 looks like $88 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than it looked yesterday ($81 million) but still below the norm for this weekend.  A solid Saturday lifted the weekend estimates for most films at least somewhat, but the weekend rankings did not change materially. Opening at […]

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FRIDAY 6.26.2015 Box Office Report

Posted June 27, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 looks like $168 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down slightly from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,442 theaters Friday, Ted 2 from Universal is on track for a $34.0 million opening three-day weekend (well below our $58.0 million ShowBuzzDaily forecast earlier this week).  The film is pacing toward […]

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FRIDAY 8.21.2015 Box Office Report

Posted August 22, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #34 of 2015 looks like $93 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat above the norm for this weekend (thanks mostly to Straight Outta Compton and definitely not the three openers) but below the same weekend last year (see track below). Opening at 2,766 theaters Friday, Sinister 2 from Focus/Universal is on track […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.13-15.2015

Posted November 11, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #46 of 2015 is looking like a tepid $102 million for the top 12 films this weekend, well below the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). The 33 from Warner Brothers should open with a $8.0 million weekend. The film is on track for around $23 million domestic in its run. Overseas the film could bring in $27 million, giving it […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 2.14.2016

Posted February 14, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is a first look at the studio scorecard for the 2016 slates.  We have updated the summary categories somewhat this year with the top category now reserved for films over $500 million worldwide and the lower category for films under $150 million worldwide.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at […]

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