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FRIDAY JULY 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted July 28, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 30th weekend of 2012 is looking like a weak $119 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 30% from the same weekend last year.  The Dark Knight Rises continues to fall significantly off the pace of 2008’s The Dark Knight, and the two films opening this weekend were stillborn.  Some will say people […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 2

Posted September 2, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The summer’s two powerhouses crossed significant milestones in worldwide box office, with Marvel’s The Avengers getting to $1.5 billion and The Dark Knight Rises crossing $1 billion.  Avengers is the #3 movie on the all-time worldwide box office list (far behind #2 Titanic‘s $2.185 billion).  Dark Knight Rises is currently #12 all time (just behind #11 Alice in Wonderland‘s $1.024 billion).  Conceivably, […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE October 8-14

Posted October 16, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 8 and October 14 grossed a decent $167 million, up 7% from the four-year average for the week and up 44% from the same week last year.    The past six weeks remain 1% above the four-year average box office […]

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Sundance 2013: The Announcements Begin

Posted November 28, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Sundance, like most major film festivals, makes an extended process out of the unveiling of its yearly offerings, and today the festival announced its 2013 competition entries (fiction and documentary, US and foreign), as well as the avant-garde NEXT category.  The really high-profile Premieres and the sometimes more commercial Midnight titles are among those […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 28-30

Posted December 30, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #52 is now on pace for $168 million, very similar to the outlook yesterday.  However, Django Unchained and Les Miserables continue to move in opposite directions.   Yesterday, it looked like both films would be around $29 million for the weekend (with Les Mis only $400,000 behind Django).  But based […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS February 8-10

Posted February 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The sixth weekend of 2013 looks like another very bad one.  Only $78 million for the top 12 films, over 50% below the normal pace for this weekend.  That’s three down weekends in a row, and the year-over-year declines are accelerating each week.  Now before you think there is a “slump” caused by piracy, streaming, […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 29-31

Posted March 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 13th weekend of 2013 looks like it will be even with the pace for the comparable weekend the past few years.  The top 12 films Friday-Sunday should total about $144 million. Opening at a very high 3,719 theaters Thursday, G.I. Joe: Retaliation from Paramount should average a solid $10,300 per theater for the weekend (for a […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 10-12

Posted May 8, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

As Dark Shadows followed The Avengers last year in the second weekend of May, The Great Gatsby will try to follow Iron Man 3’s huge opening last weekend.  Let’s face it, the TV spots for Gatsby make the film look like a lame costume party or some kind of high school production, and the racing […]

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