WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Updated look at 2016 by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +6% above last year and still +9% above the average for this point the past four years ($2.745 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $7.8 billion […]
Saturday was generally stronger than anticipated yesterday — the weekend now looks like $83 million instead of $77 million for the top 12 films. But the rank order is basically same, The Expendables 2 remains the only film above $10 million for the weekend. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates for films opening […]
In an entertainment universe changing with bewildering speed, two stories today spoke to the difficulties and opportunities of old and new media. First, let’s take a look at what’s happening to the traditional mode of seeing movies in theaters Big-budget adventure-adventure spectacles have long been the bread and butter of the Hollywood studios, and […]
Weekend #33 of 2012 looks like an unusually robust third weekend of August. Four new films open, with The Expendables 2 an atypically strong entry for this late weekend. The top 12 films this weekend should total $143 million, up over 35% from the pace for the same weekend the last few years. Opening at […]
Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #15 of 2015 now looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, only $1 million lower than yesterday’s estimate and still above the norm for this weekend but a touch below the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,366 theaters Friday, The Longest Ride from Fox is now on […]
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The 19th weekend of 2012 is looking like a solid $155 million for the Top 12 films, up 20% from both this weekend last year and the four-year average for the same weekend. Marvel’s The Avengers will definitely smash the second weekend record — the only question is by how much. Dark Shadows opened below […]
For the 13 days December 16-28, top 10 films in North America have totaled $831 million, now +71% ahead of the same period last year, +83% above the average since 2002, and +44% ahead of the previous record for this period (2009, the year of Avatar). Each of the comparisons are down five to ten percentage […]