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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.6.2015

Posted December 6, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +4% above last year and still +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($9.029 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $24.0 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 21-23

Posted September 23, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend now looks like $77 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from the estimate yesterday.  End of Watch, House at the End of the Street and Trouble with the Curve are all within a few thousand dollars, according to the studio estimates for the weekend.  The rank order could easily change […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES JUNE 3-5: Box Office Still Strong Although X-Men: First Class Does Not Overly Impress

Posted June 5, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Weekend Studio Estimates are very similar to Saturday’s early weekend estimates.  The weekend looks to be up 28% from 2010, and the year-to-date tally is now down only 7% from last year (after being down as much as 26% earlier in the year).    The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that X-Men: First Class […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through April 21

Posted April 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated International Box Office Chart:

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FRIDAY JANUARY 10 Box Office Report

Posted January 11, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2014 looks like $121 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 12% from the average for the same weekend the past few years (but better than we forecast earlier this week). Opening at 2,876 theaters Friday, Lone Survivor from Universal grossed $14.4 million Friday, putting the Peter Berg-directed Afghanistan War […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/20/12

Posted April 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The odds, finally, were not in The Hunger Games‘ favor. OPENINGS:  America continues to want to spend its leisure time (and money) at the movies.  THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Game/Sony) cost under $15M to produce, and while that doesn’t include the comparatively large marketing expenses, it’s still nice to make back almost your […]

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 Box Office Report

Posted March 1, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #9 of 2014 looks like $109 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat better than we forecast Wednesday ($100 million) but still 17% below the average for this weekend. Opening at 3,090 theaters Friday, Non-Stop from Universal grossed $10.0 million Friday, putting the film on track for a $30.0 million opening weekend […]

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FRIDAY MAY 16 Box Office Report

Posted May 17, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #20 of 2014 looks like $177 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up a very good 21% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,952 theaters, Godzilla from Warner Brothers grossed $38.5 million Friday and late Thursday, putting the film on track for a great $98 million opening weekend (well […]

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