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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted September 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 38th weekend of 2012 is looking like $73 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 31% from the same weekend last year and now the third weekend in a row down significant double-digit percentages.  The past three weekends have averaged a 24% decline from the same weekend in 2011 and averaged a similar […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 21-23

Posted September 19, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

This weekend will be respectable — the top 12 films should total around $93 million, very typical for this weekend most years, although down 13% from last year when Moneyball and Dolphin Tale both opened.  Four films from very different genres open this weekend, none of which should break out significantly.  Also, The Master expands […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 10-16

Posted September 17, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between September 10 and September 16 grossed a piss-poor $93 million, down 19% from the four-year average for the week and down 21% from the same week last year.  We have to go back to the same week in 2004 to find […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 16

Posted September 16, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Thank God for overseas box office.  One of the last great American exports is the Hollywood motion picture slate.  The films released in the U.S. over the last four months have grossed $3.65 billion in North America, but they have taken in another $4.85 billion in foreign lands.  There is no better example than Resident Evil: […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 14-16

Posted September 16, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend now looks like $70 million for the top 12 films, just a shade lower than the estimate yesterday.  The rank order remains the same, with Resident Evil: Retribution opening at #1 ahead of Finding Nemo 3D (although Nemo will outgross Retribution over the course of their theatrical runs).     The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic […]

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted September 15, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 37th weekend of 2012 is looking like $71 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a rebound from last week’s near record low but still around 17% below comparable weekends in the past.  Resident Evil: Retribution opened about how we forecast Wednesday, but Finding Nemo 3D is opening well below our forecast in second […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 14-16: Some Signs of Life

Posted September 12, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

This weekend will definitely be up over the disaster that was last weekend.  We expect the top 12 films to total around $74 million, although that is still down 15% from the same weekend last year.  The returning films won’t contribute much to the weekend total, but two new films this weekend (the 3D re-release […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 3-9

Posted September 10, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between September 3 and September 9 grossed a low $104 million, down 14% from both the four-year average for the week and the same week last year.  The past six weeks are now down 4% from the four-year average box office average […]

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