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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 27-29

Posted April 26, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Weekend #17 of 2012 looks like it will be about $112 million for the top 12 films, down 23% from last year’s comparable weekend (when Fast Five exploded with an $86 million opening weekend) and down 17% from the four-year average for this weekend.  A lack of compelling new product should make this weekend the […]

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 16-22

Posted April 24, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Now 16 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is running 22% ahead of last year’s pace (down from the +25% pace last week because the Monday-Thursday business April 16-19 was particularly soft), while the year-to-date total is still fully 15% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years.   Updated final […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 22

Posted April 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The Hunger Games has moved up to $216 million overseas (up from $194 million last week).  The film is probably headed for a worldwide total of $650 million, including the $388 million forecast domestic total.  Click “read more” to see the updated weekly worldwide table.      Titanic 3D is doing even better internationally, now […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/22/12

Posted April 22, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> OPENINGS:  THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) ran away with the weekend, with a $33M opening that beat every Tyler Perry start except Madea Goes To Jail.  Perry’s movies tend to be quite frontloaded, ending up with a little over double their opening weekend, and we’ll see if Think can hold up better.  In […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 20-22

Posted April 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly above the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume for the top 12 films is now looking like $123.5 million for the weekend, up 2% from last year’s weekend but up […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/12

Posted April 22, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> It was a solid Saturday for most films in the market, according to the preliminary numbers at Deadline, which are subject to revision on both Sunday and Monday.  THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is reporting a 10% uptick for the day, which would be a very good sign (Tyler Perry’s Why Did I […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/20/12

Posted April 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The odds, finally, were not in The Hunger Games‘ favor. OPENINGS:  America continues to want to spend its leisure time (and money) at the movies.  THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Game/Sony) cost under $15M to produce, and while that doesn’t include the comparatively large marketing expenses, it’s still nice to make back almost your […]

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FRIDAY APRIL 20 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Updated Numbers

Posted April 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The 16th weekend of 2012 is looking like $122 million for the Top 12 films, up 1% from this weekend last year but up 24% from the four-year average for the same weekend.  The Hunger Games has finally been toppled by Think Like a Man and The Lucky One.  However, down only 34% in […]

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