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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 28-30

Posted December 27, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend after Christmas offers three new films that opened Tuesday the 25th and a critical darling that went semi-wide on that day.  Les Miserables and Django Unchained are turning around the 2012 holiday season, while the other two new films are making little impact. Now playing at 2,808 theaters, Les Miserables from Universal opened with $18.1 […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES January 25-27

Posted January 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

With Saturday’s grosses now tallied, Weekend #4 of 2013 is looking like $88 million for the top 12 films (up significantly from the $80 million estimate yesterday but still down 13% from the comparable weekend average).   Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters now looks like a $19 million opening weekend, up from the $16 million estimate […]

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Box Office Year to Date: 2013 Remains On Its Sluggish Track

Posted March 18, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Ten weeks into 2013, the North American box office continues to track as a B-level year (nearly identical to 2008 and 2011), well below recent A-level years (2009, 2010 and 2012).  To date, 2013 totals $1.528 billion for wide-release films, while 2008 was $1.519 billion at this point and 2011 was $1.482 billion. The stronger […]

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Box Office Year to Date: 2013 Remains Quiet

Posted April 29, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just under $2.5 billion, down 16% from 2012 and down 9% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012.  Each year-to-date period below is defined as the first Monday after New Year’s Day through the most […]

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FRIDAY JUNE 14 Box Office Report

Posted June 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #24 of 2013 looks like a really good $192 million for the top 12 films, not quite the $200+ million we forecast but still up 27% from the average for this weekend the past few years. Man of Steel is opening exactly at our expectations, while most of the holdovers […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 19-21

Posted July 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #29 of 2013 looks like a decent $181 million for the top 12 films, up slightly from yesterday’s estimate and now up 3% from the average for this weekend over the past several years (but still down significantly from last year’s same weekend which was dominated by the opening of The […]

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International Box Office through August 25

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 Box Office Report

Posted October 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #41 of 2013 looks like an okay $111 million for the top 12 films, down 8% from last year’s weekend but equal to the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,874 theaters Friday, Captain Phillips from Sony Pictures grossed $8.5 million Friday and is on track for $26.5 million opening weekend […]

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