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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 10-12

Posted August 12, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Not a bad weekend for the box office this weekend.  Overall business is up about 8% from the similar weekend average.  Three new movies opened (each with a different feel and target demographic target).  No big hits among the three, but three solid performances.       The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates for films opening […]

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FRIDAY AUGUST 10 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted August 11, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 32nd weekend of 2012 is looking like a halfway decent $138 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday — despite being down a moderate 4% from the same weekend last year, this weekend is actually up 8% from this comparable weekend over several years.             The Bourne Legacy from Universal […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS August 10-12

Posted August 8, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #32 of 2012 looks like a fairly typical second weekend of August: the last gasp of summer with three films headed for modest success.  The top 12 films this weekend should total $136 million, up substantially from last week’s disaster weekend and near the pace for the same weekend the last few years. Opening […]

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ShowbuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: August 5 Update

Posted August 6, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Once again, Team Weil has the only summer movie slate with any significant business this past week, up $108 million to $842 million to date. Team Salem’s slate grew $15 million this past week, to just under $725 million this summer to date. Team Metcalf grew $29 million (thanks to the slate’s final opening, the […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE: July 30-August 5

Posted August 6, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Another relatively slow week at the North American box office.  Dark Knight Rises keeps chugging along (still lagging behind the domestic pace of 2008’s Dark Knight but still on track for close to $450 million), but two new films opened weakly and no other holdovers are doing much business. The Past Week: Total Box Office […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 5

Posted August 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Total Recall joins the chart this week in the middle of the pack, with a projected $66 million final domestic total and $6 million to date overseas.  It might get to $95 million overseas ultimately, which would put its eventual worldwide total around $160 million (just behind The Dictator, not what Sony was banking on). Diary of […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 3-5

Posted August 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend is looking almost exactly like it appeared yesterday with Total Recall and especially Diary of Wimpy Kid 3 struggling to make an impact, while The Dark Knight Rises holds on at #1.   The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates for films opening wide this weekend:  Total Recall ($66 million) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days ($41 million). […]

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FRIDAY AUGUST 3 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted August 4, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 31st weekend of 2012 is looking like a soft $115 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 27% from the same weekend last year.  Dark Knight Rises stays at #1 as two new films fail to impress.             Total Recall from Sony grossed $9.1 million Friday, on a pace […]

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