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Weekend Box Office PREDICTIONS June 21-23

Posted June 19, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 25th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $217 million for the top 12 films, well above the same weekend the last few years.   Opening at over 3,800 4,004 theaters Friday (just above the top 10% of theater counts), Monsters University from Pixar and Disney should average $21,100 per theater for the […]

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INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 19

Posted June 16, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart.  

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Box Office Year to Date & Studio Scorecard

Posted June 16, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

STUDIO SCORECARD. Warner Brothers has jumped into second place in worldwide box office for the year to date, thanks to the opening of Man of Steel and to some extent continued overseas business for Great Gatsby and Hangover 3.  With the projected domestic total for Man of Steel, Warners is now the #1 studio domestically […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates JUNE 14-16

Posted June 16, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Happy Father’s Day! Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #24 of 2013 looks like a really good $192 million for the top 12 films, not quite the $200+ million we forecast Wednesday but still up 27% from the average for this weekend the past few years and up well over 50% from last year’s […]

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Man of Steel” Remains Kryptonite-Free

Posted June 16, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, MAN OF STEEL (Warners) dropped 18% on its second full day of release to $36.1M.  That’s a good but not exceptional hold for a mega-opening; some recent comparisons are a 10% slip for Iron Man 3, 9% for The Great Gatsby, and an 18% decline for Fast & […]

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FRIDAY JUNE 14 Box Office Report

Posted June 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #24 of 2013 looks like a really good $192 million for the top 12 films, not quite the $200+ million we forecast but still up 27% from the average for this weekend the past few years. Man of Steel is opening exactly at our expectations, while most of the holdovers […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 14-16

Posted June 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 24th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $201 million for the top 12 films, well above the same weekend the last few years.   Opening at over 4,200 theaters Friday (well into the top 10% of theater counts), Man of Steel from Warner Brothers should average $26,400 per theater for the […]

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INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 9

Posted June 9, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart.

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