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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 7-9

Posted December 9, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #49 is on pace to fall below the  multi-year average for this weekend by 9% — ending a solid four-week winning streak at the box office.  One movie dared to open on one of the weakest weekends of the year (usually ranked #49 out of 52 weeks in terms of […]

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FRIDAY MARCH 28 Box Office Report

Posted March 29, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #13 of 2014 looks like $126 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 10% from the average for this weekend the past several years.   Opening at 3,567 theaters Friday, Noah from Paramount grossed $14.9 million through Friday, putting the film on track for a $40.4 million opening weekend (slightly above our […]

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 18-24 — What a Shaky First Half of Summer

Posted June 25, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The domestic box office was down again this week, making five out of the past six weeks down significantly from prior years.  We took a look at how the past six weeks collectively stack up to prior years — mid-May through late-June 2012 is almost a 10-year low. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS October 1

Posted October 2, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>The Smurfs continue to print money overseas — now only $26 million from passing Cars 2 in worldwide box office revenue.  Dolphin Tale (#54) and Moneyball (#56) are currently not on the chart and have no overseas money to date.  Dolphin Tale will certainly be more exportable than Moneyball — the baseball theme will just […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 2.4.2018

Posted February 4, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio, including early 2018 dollars for films released later in 2017. We will start tracking the 2018 studio slates in a few weeks. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is still +7% above last […]

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Now Playing: “TV Tourney” Contest with Play The Future

Posted May 12, 2017 by Mitch Salem

    As we approach next week’s network Upfront presentations of the 2017-18 line-ups, SHOWBUZZDAILY is joining forces again with the PLAY THE FUTURE app and contributing hints to a contest that awards prizes to users who can correctly predict such TV scheduling decisions as which network will air the most new and returning shows […]

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted November 10, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #45 is on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by well over 20%.  Skyfall matched our bullish ShowbuzzDaily forecast and is on track to be the best-opening and best-grossing Bond film ever.   Wreck-It Ralph, Flight and even Argo continue to do solid business, rounding out the current slate of films […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 6-8: Spider-Man Returns to the Scene

Posted July 3, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #27 of 2012 looks pretty solid: $185 million for the top 12 films, up 27% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 22% from the four-year average for the weekend. Much of this increase can be attributed to the calendar and the unusual placement of July 4 on a Wednesday, having little effect on […]

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