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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through October 14

Posted October 14, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated tracking of overseas box office.  Taken 2 is really starting to pick up steam overseas (up $65 million overseas since last week’s report), while Argo and Sinister open this weekend in the middle of the worldwide pack (with limited overseas prospects).  

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through December 9

Posted December 9, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Life of Pi is gathering a lot of momentum overseas, with $45 million more internationally (bringing its overseas tally to $106 million to date).   Worldwide, the film is sitting at $188 million and 17th on our chart.  It could keep climbing to over $200 million, bringing it to 15th or maybe 14th on the chart. […]

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2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (October-December)

Posted January 4, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Today we conclude our early look at 2013’s coming attractions.  (The line-up for January-March is here; April-June is here, and July-September is here.)  Once we start heading this far down the calender, however, postponements and reschedulings will be increasingly common, and there are any number of major titles that haven’t yet even been assigned […]

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 BOX OFFICE REPORT: Bombs Away!, Yet Again

Posted February 23, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #8 of 2013 is another bad one: $86 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (down 25% from the same weekend last year and down 15% from the average for the weekend the last few years).  Identity Thief will hold on to the #1 spot for the weekend (but only […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 12-14

Posted April 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The box office this weekend should be slightly off the pace for this weekend the last few years, cooling off a bit after a few solid weekends.  Two new films open, and it appears 42 will lead the way with just under $20 million. Opening at around 2,900 theaters Friday (a very average number), 42 from […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 24-26

Posted May 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 21st weekend of the year is looking like an outstanding $258 million for the top 12 films, over 50% better than typical Memorial Day weekends because three films serving very different audiences should open well in addition to continued solid business from Star Trek Into Darkness and Iron Man 3. Opening at over 3,600 […]

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Friday Box Office Report PREVIEW

Posted July 5, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The complete Friday Box Office report will be posted at its usual time Saturday morning, but in the meantime we have one big over-performer in Despicable Me 2, one opener slightly above forecast (Kevin Hart) and one flat-out, embarrassing bomb (Lone Ranger), doing even worse than our bearish expectations. With $34.3 million Wednesday and $24.5 million […]

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International Box Office through August 4

Posted August 4, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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