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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 5

Posted August 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Total Recall joins the chart this week in the middle of the pack, with a projected $66 million final domestic total and $6 million to date overseas.  It might get to $95 million overseas ultimately, which would put its eventual worldwide total around $160 million (just behind The Dictator, not what Sony was banking on). Diary of […]

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted September 15, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 37th weekend of 2012 is looking like $71 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a rebound from last week’s near record low but still around 17% below comparable weekends in the past.  Resident Evil: Retribution opened about how we forecast Wednesday, but Finding Nemo 3D is opening well below our forecast in second […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE

Posted October 30, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 22 and October 28 grossed a mediocre $119 million, even with the four-year average for the week and down 3% from the same week last year.    The past six weeks are now 7% above the four-year average box office […]

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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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