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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES MAY 20-22: Pirates #1 But Bridesmaids Holds Strong
Posted May 22, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf
> As expected, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens at #1, but Bridesmaids steals the show with an impressive second weekend. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides should finish its domestic run with $254 million. Bridesmaids has been upgraded to $122 million domestic (with […]
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Holiday Box Office Volume: through December 28
Posted December 29, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf
For the 13 days December 16-28, top 10 films in North America have totaled $831 million, now +71% ahead of the same period last year, +83% above the average since 2002, and +44% ahead of the previous record for this period (2009, the year of Avatar). Each of the comparisons are down five to ten percentage […]
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Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.23-25.2016
Posted September 21, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf
Weekend #39 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND September 23-25, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection Worldwide Total Projection The Magnificent Seven Sony PG13 60% 47.5 140 110 250 Storks WB PG 58% 33.5 125 180 305 Note: Although critic […]
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 9.23.2018
Posted September 23, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf
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 now +8% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 6-8: Spider-Man Returns to the Scene
Posted July 3, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf
Weekend #27 of 2012 looks pretty solid: $185 million for the top 12 films, up 27% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 22% from the four-year average for the weekend. Much of this increase can be attributed to the calendar and the unusual placement of July 4 on a Wednesday, having little effect on […]
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Weekly Box Office Predictions
Posted March 16, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf
The Weekly Box Office Predictions feature is on hiatus.
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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Begins – 5/4/12
Posted May 5, 2012 by Mitch Salem
> The summer movie season is starting with a bang: according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE AVENGERS (Disney) is off to a $70M opening day. If that number holds, it’ll be the #4 opening day of all time, behind only the final Harry Potter and 2 Twilights, and slightly ahead of, among others, The […]
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International Box Office through October 27
Posted October 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart: