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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/2/12

Posted June 3, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) had a 5% Friday-to-Saturday bump, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, which doesn’t say much for its word of mouth (the dreaded Battleship went up 11% on its second day of release).  That should still get Snow safely into the mid-$50Ms for the weekend, and now, like most […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 16-18

Posted March 15, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The 11th weekend of the year should generate about $101 million for the top 12 films, a somewhat soft weekend for the third weekend in March — down 3% from last year’s comparable weekend and down a similar percentage from the four-year average for this weekend.  If the forecast is correct this will be the […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS August 5-7

Posted August 4, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> Rise of the Planet of the Apes should open easily at #1 with over $43 million.  With broadly positive reviews behind it, this prequel should have decent holds in the following few weeks.  The Smurfs should slide into #2 with a decent second week decline ($21 million, down 41%).  Fighting for #3 should be […]

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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 8/6/11

Posted August 6, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES has a slew of positives going for it commercially:  the reportedly fairly low $93M production cost, the month of August ahead with its limited competition, strong support from an older audience that doesn’t flock to theatres on opening weekend, a genre and emphasis on visuals that should […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 5-7

Posted October 3, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

After a good weekend last week (up 18% from the comparable weekend average), this weekend is poised to be a very good first weekend of October (up over 40% and around $126 million for the top 12 films).   Opening at about 3,000 theaters Friday, Taken 2 from 20th Century Fox should average a very good $13,900 […]

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Holiday Box Office Volume: through December 28

Posted December 29, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

For the 13 days December 16-28, the top 10 films each day in North America have totaled $711 million, now -14% below last year’s record pace but +45% above the average since 2002. Holiday Box Office Volume — Top 10 Films North America $ millions by year $ millions (2002-2015) # days Period 2016 2015 2014 2013 […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS SEPTEMBER 9-11

Posted September 8, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Now we slog through September.  The top 12 films usually gross $73 million the weekend after Labor Day, and the September weekends afterward average around $85 million.  By October, however, the typical weekend perks up to over $100 million.  Contagion should takeover the #1 spot this weekend, with Warrior fighting The Help for #2 and […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 10.18.2015

Posted October 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Universal’s year to date versus last week is negative despite the addition of Crimson Peak this weekend.  The overseas total for Everest was over-stated last week and has been corrected in the studio table below and the individual film ranking at the bottom of the post.  Still, Universal remains a dominant #1, with a lead of […]

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