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International Box Office through July 7

Posted July 7, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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FRIDAY AUGUST 9 Box Office Report

Posted August 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #32 of 2013 looks like a decent $148 million for the top 12 films, up 11% from the average for this weekend the past few years. None of the openers this weekend look like they will finish with over $100 million domestic, although We’re the Millers has the best shot […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted September 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, no change in the studio standings from last week. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to include a look at all releases from each studio, divided into three buckets: worldwide grosses of over $300 million, grosses between $100 million and $299 […]

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International Box Office through November 3

Posted November 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:  

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HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE VOLUME

Posted December 23, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The Holiday Season at the North American box office is off to a fairly solid start in 2013.  Over the past seven days (December 16-22), the top 10 films in the North American each day have totaled $193 million, a big 32% jump over the lackluster 2012 total over the same period ($146 million) and […]

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On Philip Seymour Hoffman

Posted February 2, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  Philip Seymour Hoffman, now ridiculously,  shockingly dead at 46, had two films at Sundance this year, and as will always happen, the way one thinks of those movies changes in the light of this awful event. Neither film, the John LeCarre adaptation A MOST WANTED MAN or John Slattery’s feature directing debut GOD’S POCKET, […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 28-30

Posted March 26, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #13 of 2014 is looking like $122 million for the top 12 films, 14% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years. Opening at around 3,400 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Noah from Paramount should average $11,300 per theater for the weekend […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates MAY 9-11

Posted May 11, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #19 of 2014 now looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, $2 million higher than yesterday’s estimate and now down 8% from the norm for this weekend (somewhat better than we expected due to the impressive strength of Neighbors).   Opening at 3,279 theaters, Neighbors from Universal grossed $19.6 million […]

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