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Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 19-21

Posted July 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #29 of 2013 looks like a decent $181 million for the top 12 films, up slightly from yesterday’s estimate and now up 3% from the average for this weekend over the past several years (but still down significantly from last year’s same weekend which was dominated by the opening of The […]

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International Box Office through August 25

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 Box Office Report

Posted October 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #41 of 2013 looks like an okay $111 million for the top 12 films, down 8% from last year’s weekend but equal to the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,874 theaters Friday, Captain Phillips from Sony Pictures grossed $8.5 million Friday and is on track for $26.5 million opening weekend […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted November 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Warner Brothers moved back into first place, pushing Disney back into second place in their recent tug of war.  Gravity enjoyed a nice week of overseas grosses, the bulk of the Warner Brothers gain this week.  Thor: The Dark World also generated some more overseas dollars, but not enough to allow Disney to keep pace.  Of course, […]

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2013 International Box Office through January 19

Posted January 19, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

International box office for 2013 releases through January 19, 2014. Click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio. We will start tracking the 2014 films in a few weeks.

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 14-16

Posted March 12, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #11 of 2014 is looking like $115 million for the top 12 films, down from last weekend but actually 10% above the average for the comparable weekend the past several years. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (slightly above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Need for Speed from Disney should […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 2-4

Posted April 30, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #18 of 2014 is looking like a relatively soft $139 million for the top 12 films, 28% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($192 million). Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony should average $21,400 per […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates JUNE 20-22

Posted June 22, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #25 of 2014 looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, very close to yesterday’s estimate for the weekend ($144 million) and now 12% below the norm for this weekend and a big 39% below the same very successful weekend last year.   Opening at 2,225 […]

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