The weekend looks like a terrific $242 million for the top 12 films, a little better than it looked yesterday (now 20% better than the multi-year average for this weekend). Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 appears a little stronger than it did yesterday and is close to matching our predictions in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Forecast. Lincoln will definitely […]
Weekend #46 is on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by 17% — not as high as we forecast earlier this week but still very good. The final Twilight film in the series is on pace to open with $135 million this weekend, below our forecast and a shade below the previous […]
This weekend is looking incredibly strong: over $250 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 27% from a typical third weekend in November. The final Twilight (12-34 females), Lincoln (35+ adults), and the second weekend of the strongest Bond yet (young adults) make for a powerful combination. Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday […]
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between November 5 and November 11 grossed an excellent $207 million, up 22% from the four-year average for the week and up 30% from the same week last year. The past six weeks are now 12% above the four-year average and […]
Updated International chart — now tracking the past six months on a rolling basis. At any given time, that will translate to about 75 films on the chart at a time. New this week is Skyfall, which will probably top out at around $650 million worldwide (between Madagascar 3 and Men in Black 3).
Weekend #45 is on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by well over 20%. Skyfall matched our bullish ShowbuzzDaily forecast and is on track to be the best-opening and best-grossing Bond film ever. Wreck-It Ralph, Flight and even Argo continue to do solid business, rounding out the current slate of films […]
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 […]
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 29 and November 4 grossed a solid $163 million, up 6% from the four-year average for the week and up 18% from the same week last year. The past six weeks are now 9% above the four-year average box […]