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FRIDAY JANUARY 11 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted January 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #2 of 2013 is on pace for $124 million, identical to last weekend and up slightly from the same weekend the last few years.  The three wide-release films this weekend performed pretty much as forecast Wednesday, while Lincoln is the big surprise among the holdovers thanks to the Oscar nominations, […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through March 3

Posted March 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The Hobbit moved up with another $21 million overseas since last week, bringing the foreign total to $700 million and the worldwide total to just over $1 billion. The biggest mover this past week overseas was A Good Day to Die Hard, up $29 million to $162 million overseas to date and $229 million worldwide. Debuting this […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 19-21

Posted April 17, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Only one new opener (Oblivion) and only one decent holdover (42) mean it’s pretty slim pickings at the box office this weekend: less than $100 million for the top 12 films, down 11-22% from the same weekend in recent years. Opening at around 3,800 theaters Friday (a very high number), Oblivion from Universal should average a […]

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FRIDAY MAY 31 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted June 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #22 of 2013 looks like a decent $154 million for the top 12 films, up around 10% from comparable weekends the past few years.  Generally, box office is lower than we forecast on Wednesday.  Now You See Me is the one film that exceeded our forecast, while the other opener […]

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FRIDAY JULY 12 Box Office Report

Posted July 13, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #28 of 2013 looks like a decent $192 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the comparable weekend the last few years.  It was a pretty good weekend for the ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Forecast, with most movies coming in within one or two million dollars of forecast. Opening at […]

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International Box Office through August 11

Posted August 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Box Office Report

Posted September 28, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #39 of 2013 looks like an okay $98 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 4,001 theaters Friday, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 from Sony grossed $9.3 million Friday and is on track for a $35.5 million […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted November 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

With the release of Thor: The Dark World Disney has reclaimed second place in the worldwide box office race, pushing Universal to third and moving to within $100 million of Warner Brothers.  Still a lot of overseas upside for the second installment of Thor so Disney should be back at #1 in the next week or two.   TOTAL […]

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