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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 11-13

Posted January 9, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The second weekend of 2013 should total about $122 million for the top 12 films, a little better than the same weekend the last few years but below the comparable weekend in 2009 and 2010.  Zero Dark Thirty moves from the art houses to a fairly wide release and should play more commercially than The […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates 6.12-14.2015

Posted June 14, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #24 of 2015 now looks like $264 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a touch lower than yesterday’s estimate ($269 million) but still well above the norm for this weekend into record territory.   Opening at 4,274 theaters Friday, Jurassic World from Universal is now on track for a $204.6 million opening […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates SEPTEMBER 20-22

Posted September 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #38 of 2013 now looks like $75 million for the top 12 films, down 15% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,260 theaters Friday, Prisoners from Warner Brothers grossed $7 million Friday and $9 million Saturday, now on track for a […]

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FRIDAY 6.12.2015 Box Office Report

Posted June 13, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #24 of 2015 looks like $269 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above the norm for this weekend into record territory.   Opening at 4,273 theaters Friday, Jurassic World from Universal is on track for a $210.0 million opening three-day weekend according to the studio (miles above our pessimistic $117.0 million ShowBuzzDaily forecast […]

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International Box Office through February 16

Posted February 16, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

International box office for 2013 releases through February 16, 2014.  Frozen continues to do very well here and around the world, closing to a few steps behind Despicable Me 2.  The other big mover overseas continues to be The Wolf of Wall Street, soon to break into the top 20 for films released in 2013. Click here for a […]

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Titanic 3D”

Posted April 6, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> It stood to reason that if anyone was going to figure out how to effectively convert standard 35mm to 3D, it would be James Cameron. Cameron, whose Avatar is singlehandedly responsible for creating the current 3D frenzy, has spent more than a year and $18M to go back 15 years and transfer his 1997 […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through November 13

Posted November 14, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Adventures of Tintin continues to roll around the world and is up to $159 million overseas, already what we expect it to do domestically when it opens here in December.  Real Steel is now up to almost $150 million overseas, as is Johnny English Reborn.  Puss in Boots has jumped up to $48 million overseas […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.19.2018

Posted August 19, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Color Force/SK Global/Warners) had a strong 42% Saturday bump, an especially bright sign for a film that might have been expected to play as front-loaded for a niche audience.  That pushed its weekend to $25.2M, with a total of $34M since its Wednesday opening.  It was just slightly below the […]

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