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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 20-22

Posted January 19, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The third weekend of the year should generate about $114 million for the top 12 films.  This would be a marked improvement from last year’s very weak comparable weekend, but in line with most other years for this weekend.  Underworld Awakening should open at #1 with $25+ million, but don’t look for this installment in […]

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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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Holiday Box Office Volume: through December 27

Posted December 27, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The 2015 holiday box office continues its blistering pace. For the 12 days December 16-27, top 10 films in North America have totaled $783 million, +78% ahead of the same period last year, +92% above the average since 2002, and now +50% ahead of the record for this period (2009, the year of Avatar).  This is when Avatar really kicked […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 17

Posted June 17, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted had a good week around the world, now $157 million overseas to date (up from $76 million last week).  Madagascar is headed for $600+ million worldwide ($215 million domestic according to our ShowbuzzDaily projection and the overseas total to date should approach $400 million).  For comparison: Madagascar 2, November 2008, $604 million worldwide […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 13-15

Posted July 11, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #28 of 2012 looks fairly soft: $159 million for the top 12 films, down 37% from last year’s comparable weekend (the opening of the last Harry Potter — talk about a high bar) and down 23% from the four-year average for the weekend. Opening at around 3,800 theaters, Ice Age: Continental Drift from 20th Century […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUMMER MOVIE SCHEDULE MUSICAL CHAIRS

Posted May 23, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Today Paramount announced that its upcoming sequel GI JOE:  RETALIATION won’t be opening on June 29 after all, but will instead be pushed to March 2013.  The studio would like you to know that this in no way, absolutely, positively, definitely has nothing whatsoever to do with the quality of said film, no sir […]

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International Box Office through October 27

Posted October 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Now Playing: “TV Tourney” Contest with Play The Future

Posted May 12, 2017 by Mitch Salem

    As we approach next week’s network Upfront presentations of the 2017-18 line-ups, SHOWBUZZDAILY is joining forces again with the PLAY THE FUTURE app and contributing hints to a contest that awards prizes to users who can correctly predict such TV scheduling decisions as which network will air the most new and returning shows […]

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