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THE BIJOU: UPDATE – Cowboys & Incredibly Early Boxoffice Results
Posted July 30, 2011 by Mitch Salem
> UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has refreshed its numbers, and a surprise appears to be coming from the most unlikely direction. Cowboys and Aliens seems to be down a tad, to a $13-13.5M Friday and an underperforming weekend that may not reach $40M–but the shocker is that it could face competition for the weekend’s #1 […]
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International Box Office through November 3
Posted November 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 2-4
Posted March 4, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly stronger than the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only). The box office volume for the top 12 films is now looking like an excellent $153 million for the weekend, up 27% from last year’s […]
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 30-April 1
Posted March 29, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
>The 13th weekend of the year should be very strong: about $169 million for the top 12 films up 49% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 32% from the four-year average for this weekend. Wrath of the Titans should open just below $40 million, far behind the pace of Clash of the Titans from […]
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FRIDAY MARCH 7 Box Office Report
Posted March 8, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf
Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #10 of 2014 looks like $133 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, slightly ahead of the the average for this weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,470 theaters Friday, 300: Rise of an Empire from Warner Brothers grossed $17.4 million Friday, putting the film on track for a $44.3 million opening […]
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Contraband”
Posted January 13, 2012 by Mitch Salem
CONTRABAND: Worth A Ticket – Working-Class Thriller CONTRABAND is a B movie, but oddly enough, that’s one thing in short supply these days. Action movies in modern Hollywood usually come with giant CG-laden budgets, or with a Drive-like overweening sense of self-importance. A modest picture that simply wants to entertain for […]
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 11.29.2015
Posted November 29, 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 ($8.910 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $23.6 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office […]
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 12
Posted May 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart.