>A little late, but for the record, the updated year to date box office figures for wide releases show that 2011 is now back to -4.2% behind 2010. Also, 2011 is now even with the average of the last four years (after pacing about +2% ahead of that number most of the year). The full […]
>Preliminary numbers from Dec. 26 suggest that while business, as expected, was higher than Christmas Day, momentum may have slowed a bit. Some highlights: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): The Monday bump seems to be around 5-6%, lower than projected yesterday, but still enough to get the picture to $77M to date and a […]
>International box office continues to bail out American movies released late this year. While Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 can legitimately be called a hit domestically and abroad, Adventures of Tintin and Real Steel are both major hits only because of business outside North America. And Puss in Boots would have been a slight […]
>It was an even merrier Christmas than the studios were anticipating, as most of the holiday openings zoomed up more than 100% from their Saturday grosses, with even more of an increase expected on Monday. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): Still very much at the front of the pack, with a terrific 120% boost […]
>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the total box office for this weekend is now looking like only $100 million, down 24% from last year. Projected weekend grosses for each film (summarized after the jump) are generally lower than originally forecast yesterday. After Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, nothing is […]
> EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE: Worth A Ticket – Earns Its Tears If EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE accomplishes nothing else–and it actually accomplishes quite a bit–it’s served to let us know exactly where the third rail of current American popular culture is located. It’s not every day that the august NY Times informs […]
> As is traditionally the case, movie boxoffice declined sharply on December 24, the lowest ebb of the holiday period. According to Deadline, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount) remains #1, with $5.6M on Saturday, a 40+% fall from Friday. Similarly, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (Warners) fell around 45% to $3.8M on Saturday. […]
> Anyone who thinks the boxoffice isn’t in a slump needs a new prescription for bifocals. Note: since December 24 is a traditionally deadly day at the boxoffice (closed theatres, family plans) that would make 3-day weekend estimates look even worse than they are, we’ll use 4 day Friday-Monday weekend estimates below. WE BOUGHT A […]