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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 15-17
Posted March 17, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #11 of 2013 is now looking strictly mediocre. Yesterday it appeared that the weekend would be up slightly from the same weekend in past years, but now it is down slightly from previous years. Oz remains the only real draw at the box office (now headed for over $250 million […]
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 26-28
Posted April 28, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #17 of 2013 is looking like $81 million for the top 12 films, down 33% from the average the past few years for this weekend and down 16% from the same weekend last year. Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain opened fairly quietly — not a total disaster but nothing […]
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INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 9
Posted June 9, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart.
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Universal
Posted July 19, 2013 by Mitch Salem
We’ve reached the last of our major studio midsummer surveys (we’ll take a look at mini-majors and indie distributors next week), having tackled Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony,and 20th Century Fox. Our final target is Universal Pictures. It was all going so well for Universal–until this weekend. After going a remarkable 3 for 3 […]
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Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 23-25: The Butler Knocks on the $100 Million Door
Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #34 of 2013 looks like an okay $92 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from yesterday’s estimate and now up 1% from the average for this weekend the last few years. Opening at 1,548 theaters Friday, The World’s End from Focus/Universal grossed $3.5 million Friday […]
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International Box Office through October 6
Posted October 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated international box office chart:
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Weekend Studio Estimates NOVEMBER 22-24
Posted November 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #47 of 2013 now looks like $222 million for the top 12 films — up from yesterday’s estimate thanks to a stronger than expected Saturday for Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Now the overall weekend volume virtually matches the average for recent weekends before Thanksgiving. Opening at 4,163 theaters […]
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Holiday Box Office 2013 — through New Year’s Day
Posted January 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf
Through 17 days of the Holiday Season (December 16-January 1), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $664 million, up 10.6% from last year ($600 million) and up 8.5% from the multi-year average since 2002 ($612 million). New Year’s Day added up to $47.6 million, slightly under the overall average for […]