This weekend is looking very strong: over $150 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 22% from a typical second weekend in November. James Bond’s latest adventure starring Daniel Craig is eagerly awaited by audiences and well-reviewed by critics — this will be potent. Previewing Friday at around a dozen theaters, Lincoln starring Daniel […]
And now the waiting game begins for Team Metcalf. With all but one movie now open, the Metcalf slate now totals almost $1.1 billion to date, with a little but of upside remaining in Madagascar 3 and to some extent Prometheus. Team Salem’s top two films open very soon: Brave from Pixar this Friday and Amazing Spider-Man […]
> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 12% versus last year’s comparable week (the second down week in a row). Year-to-date box office is now down 4.1% versus last year. The Help again was the lone bright spot this weekend, down only 27% from last weekend and shaking off the effect […]
> In future weeks, we’ll have a spiffy chart to keep you current on the progress of our Summer Movie Blockbuster Draft, but for now it’s pretty simple: Team Metcalf THOR: $84,752,317 Team Salem $0 Over at Team Salem, I’d like to note that this somewhat lopsided total is because none of my movies have […]
>Finally, The Help has been knocked off its perch, after facing one turd of a movie after another for four weeks. Contagion will open at #1 with over $22 million (slightly above forecast) and headed for about $72 million domestic. Don’t cry for The Help, though. Its final domestic gross estimate has been upgraded yet […]
> X-Men: First Class added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, while Pirates 4 continues to dominate. X-Men: First Class enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #8, while Hangover Part II is closing in on Thor and should take fourth place as early as next week. Kung Fu Panda 2 jumped […]
The weekend continues to look very similar to the way it did yesterday morning. Brave now looks like a $66.7 million opening weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (exceeding our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Predictions). Animation takes the second spot this weekend, with Madagascar 3 on track for over $20 million, a […]
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 15 and October 21 grossed a decent $158 million, up 4% from the four-year average for the week and up 13% from the same week last year. The past six weeks are now 4% above the four-year average box […]