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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 12/2/12

Posted December 2, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  KILLING THEM SOFTLY (Weinstein) is estimating a pathetic $7M weekend, just about the worst of Brad Pitt’s starring career, and even that may be pushing it, since the studio is claiming a relatively soft Sunday drop.  The same is true of the even more dismal THE COLLECTION (LD), which for reasons best known […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE: The Amityville Film Festival

Posted January 5, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> SHOWBUZZDAILY is only 2 weeks away from traveling to Park City, Utah for the 2012 Sundance Filim Festival, so the time seems right for a rant about the nightmare that is obtaining tickets for Sundance screenings.  Every festival has its quirks, and all cater especially to wealthy contributors who can afford to pay thousands […]

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THE BIJOU EARLY WEEKEND: FRIGHT BOXOFFICE

Posted August 21, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> According to Deadline, nothing much changed for the new boxoffice arrivals on Saturday.  THE HELP is still far in front for the weekend, with a beautiful $19-20M second weekend, and it’s followed by RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, with its own impressive $16-17M third round. (Apes now looks like it will pull […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 6.7.2015

Posted June 7, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now only +1% above last year and +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.958 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $11.0 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/15/12

Posted April 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The Games are barely slowing down. THE HUNGER GAMES:  We’ll find out soon enough whether any of the genuinely exciting rumors about possible sequel directors (Alfonso Cuaron, David Cronenberg) are true, because Lionsgate needs Catching Fire in the can by early 2013, when Jennifer Lawrence has to report for X-Men duty.  For now, THE […]

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2013 International Box Office through January 19

Posted January 19, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

International box office for 2013 releases through January 19, 2014. Click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio. We will start tracking the 2014 films in a few weeks.

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE June 25-July 1

Posted July 3, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Another down week at the North American box office, although the declines are not severe as last week.  With the arrival of Spider-Man early this week and expected decent mid-week business for two solid openers this past weekend, next week at this time should show some plus signs again in the weekly comparisons. The Past […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/7/15

Posted June 7, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  SPY (20th) came in at the low end of expectations with $30M–a number that may very well come down tomorrow when actuals are announced, since it assumes an aggressively strong Sunday hold.  Even at $30M, Spy is below the $39.1M start for The Heat and the $34.6M launch of Identity Thief, and although […]

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