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Weekend Box Office Predictions SEPTEMBER 13-15

Posted September 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 37th weekend of the year is looking like $81 million for the top 12 films, very close to the multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at around 2,900 theaters Friday (just above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Insidious Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict and director James Wan should average $11,300 per theater for […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates OCTOBER 25-27

Posted October 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #43 of 2013 now looks like $95 million for the top 12 films, a shade under yesterday’s estimate but still up 11% to 17% from the same weekend in recent years. Opening at 3,336 theaters Friday, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa from Paramount grossed $12.6 million Friday and $11.5 million Saturday, […]

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 Box Office Report

Posted December 14, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #50 of 2013 looks like $144 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we had forecast but still up double digits in terms of percent increase over comparable weekends the past several years.   Opening at 3,903 theaters Friday, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from Warner Brothers […]

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2013 International Box Office through January 19

Posted January 19, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

International box office for 2013 releases through January 19, 2014. Click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio. We will start tracking the 2014 films in a few weeks.

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 14-16

Posted March 12, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #11 of 2014 is looking like $115 million for the top 12 films, down from last weekend but actually 10% above the average for the comparable weekend the past several years. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (slightly above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Need for Speed from Disney should […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 2-4

Posted April 30, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #18 of 2014 is looking like a relatively soft $139 million for the top 12 films, 28% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($192 million). Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony should average $21,400 per […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates JUNE 20-22

Posted June 22, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #25 of 2014 looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, very close to yesterday’s estimate for the weekend ($144 million) and now 12% below the norm for this weekend and a big 39% below the same very successful weekend last year.   Opening at 2,225 […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard: 8.17.2014

Posted August 17, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  No change in the studio rankings this week with no studio increasing more than $100 million over the past 7 days worldwide.  Fox’s modest gain this week comes mostly from the domestic potential for Let’s Be Cops and continued overseas grosses for How to Train Your Dragon 2.  Disney’s weekly gain is mostly a function of […]

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