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FRIDAY MAY 10 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted May 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #19 of 2013 looks like $151 million for the top 12 films, below the same weekend last year but above the four-year average for the weekend.  Iron Man 3 remains #1 in its second weekend, but it is on pace for a 61% decline from its opening (compared to a […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates 11.28-30.2014

Posted November 30, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #48 of 2014 looks like $156 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 14% the norm for Thanksgiving weekend ($180 million) and down 20% from the same weekend last year.  Pretty soft. Opening at 3,764 theaters, Penguins of Madagascar from Fox and DreamWorks Animation is on track for a $25.8 million opening […]

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International Box Office through August 11

Posted August 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 4.10-12.2015

Posted April 8, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #15 of 2015 is looking like $130 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat above the norm for this weekend but a touch below the same weekend last year. Opening at around 3,300 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), The Longest Ride from Fox should average $4,600 […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions SEP 19-21

Posted September 17, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #38 of 2014 is looking like $104 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 20% from the norm for this weekend. Opening at around 3,500 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Maze Runner from 20th Century Fox should average a solid $9,800 per theater […]

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FRIDAY MAY 2 Box Office Report

Posted May 3, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2014 looks like $144 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 25% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 4,324 theaters, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony grossed $35.5 million late Thursday through Friday, putting the film on track for a $92.3 million opening weekend (somewhat above our […]

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International Box Office through September 1

Posted September 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Holiday Box Office 2013 — through New Year’s Day

Posted January 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Through 17 days of the Holiday Season (December 16-January 1), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $664 million, up 10.6% from last year ($600 million) and up 8.5% from the multi-year average since 2002 ($612 million). New Year’s Day added up to $47.6 million, slightly under the overall average for […]

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