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Weekend Box Office Predictions July 12-14

Posted July 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 28th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $209 million for the top 12 films, up 15% from the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (somewhat above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends), Grown Ups 2 from Sony should average $15,300 per theater for the three-day weekend (for a $45.5 […]

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What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

Posted July 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  There is tumult in the movie business, we’re told.  Reports warn that several studios as we know them are about to undergo seismic change for years to come.  And why?  Because Legendary Entertainment may shift its allegiance from Warner Bros to Universal, and consequently, Warners may take Dune Entertainment from 20th Century Fox, possibly […]

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International Box Office through July 7

Posted July 7, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 5-7

Posted July 7, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #27 of 2013 still looks like a terrific $223 million for the top 12 films, up sharply from the comparable weekend in recent years. Not even The Lone Ranger could derail a hot summer box office, which is up 30% or more in three of the last four […]

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FRIDAY JULY 5 Box Office Report

Posted July 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #27 of 2013 looks like a terrific $223 million for the top 12 films, up sharply from the comparable weekend in recent years. Not even The Lone Ranger could derail a hot summer box office, which is up 30% or more in three of the last four weekends. Opening at […]

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Friday Box Office Report PREVIEW

Posted July 5, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The complete Friday Box Office report will be posted at its usual time Saturday morning, but in the meantime we have one big over-performer in Despicable Me 2, one opener slightly above forecast (Kevin Hart) and one flat-out, embarrassing bomb (Lone Ranger), doing even worse than our bearish expectations. With $34.3 million Wednesday and $24.5 million […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions July 5-7

Posted July 2, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 27th weekend of the year is looking like an excellent $218 million for the top 12 films, up 20-35% from the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,900 theaters Wednesday (well above the top 10% theater count for opening weekend wide releases of 3,690 theaters), Despicable Me 2 from Universal should average $20,000 per theater for the three-day weekend […]

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International Box Office through June 30

Posted June 30, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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