WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio, including early 2018 dollars for films released later in 2017. We will start tracking the 2018 studio slates in a few weeks. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. A first look at 2018 year to date after only one week. A reminder: […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is still +8% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -24% below last year’s comparable span and now -17% below the average for this point the past four years ($1.733 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $4.0 […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still +1% above this point the past four years ($8.203 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $21.9 […]
>Holy Smurfs! The Smurfs will exceed their estimate and Cowboys & Aliens is falling short of its prediction enough to put the two films on a course for a photo-finish at the end of the weekend. Both films look like they will open around $36 million. Crazy, Stupid, Love looks like $18.5 million, somewhat ahead of […]
>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in about the same as the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only). The box office volume for the top 12 films is now looking like $146 million for the weekend, up 28% from last year’s weekend […]
>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), The Help is the pick of the litter, down an impressive 21% from last weekend’s opening. All the openers are pretty much stillborn. The weekend overall is now looking like it will be down 3% from this weekend last year. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final […]
>Ten full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run 26% ahead of last year’s horrible pace, and the year-to-date total is now pacing 12% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between March 5 and March […]