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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Begins – 5/4/12

Posted May 5, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The summer movie season is starting with a bang:  according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE AVENGERS (Disney) is off to a $70M opening day.  If that number holds, it’ll be the #4 opening day of all time, behind only the final Harry Potter and 2 Twilights, and slightly ahead of, among others, The […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 2-4

Posted April 30, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #18 of 2014 is looking like a relatively soft $139 million for the top 12 films, 28% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($192 million). Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony should average $21,400 per […]

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FRIDAY AUGUST 15 Box Office Report

Posted August 16, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #33 of 2014 looks like a modest $124 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, below our forecast ($140 million) and 7% above the norm for this weekend ($116 million). Playing at 3,094 theaters, Let’s Be Cops from Fox grossed $5.6 million Friday and is on track for a $17.1 million opening […]

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International Box Office through July 28

Posted July 28, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

International box office chart:

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS August 31-September 2

Posted August 29, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #35 of 2012 looks fairly similar to the Labor Day weekends over the past few years.  Only about $81 million for the top 12 films this weekend (defined as the three-day Friday-Sunday portion we always concentrate on), and very little chance of any new film breaking out on what is traditionally a very rough […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 6.4.2017

Posted June 4, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now +7% above last year and now +10% above the average for this point the past four years ($4.022 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $12.6 […]

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE February 13-19

Posted February 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Seven full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run well ahead of last year’s slow pace and now has moved solidly ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years.                 The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between February 13 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Studio Summer Movie Guide: Universal

Posted April 28, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  This week, as the clock ticks toward the start of the summer movie season, we’re taking a studio-by-studio look at each company’s line-up and prospects.  Last time we covered Sony, and today we’ll examine Universal. LAST SUMMER:  Universal’s 2013 summer was anchored by two gigantic sequels:  Fast & Furious 6 ($239M US/$789M worldwide) and […]

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