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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through March 4

Posted March 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax joins the worldwide box office chart this week, already ranked #7 out of 45 films released the last three months, but that ranking is based on a current zero tally of overseas receipts.   Based on recent animated films, we would expect The Lorax to gross somewhat more than its domestic […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS September 25

Posted September 26, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>New this week on the Worldwide Box Office Chart: The Smurfs crosses the $500 million worldwide mark (though it is unlikely to catch the next film above it, Cars 2 at $550 million); Rise of the Planet of the Apes continues to slow down overseas and will stay at #11, just behind Thor; The Help […]

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INTERNATIONAL NUMBERS: The Doldrums of Winter

Posted March 29, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> Yesterday we looked at the international box office numbers for films released in the fourth quarter of last year.  Today we turn our attention to movies released since the beginning of 2011.  Compared to the movies released October-December, the January-March crop looks a bit motley, but that is normal for this time of year. […]

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” – Palatably Painless

Posted June 18, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Watch It At Home: Fodder For the Undemanding Young One of the running gags in MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS is that the birds are fascinated by old Charlie Chaplin movies, and can be kept calm for hours just by placing them in front of a TV displaying the silent films.  Mr. Popper’s own ambition is […]

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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO REPORT CARD: Studio Directory

Posted July 11, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we’ll be providing our judgments on how the studios are doing.  Click the links below to see our assessment of each […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 27-29

Posted January 26, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The fourth weekend of the year should generate about $91 million for the top 12 films — about the same as last year’s comparable weekend and down 10% from a “normal” weekend this time of year.  The top film should be Liam Neeson in The Grey, at a very unspectacular $15 opening weekend number.   […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JULY 1-3

Posted June 30, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> This weekend will be dominated not surprisingly by the third Transformers film, while two romantic comedies will try to get off the ground.  Overall, the weekend is looking like it will be up over last year. Opening at 4,011 theaters, Transformers: Dark of the Moon should average a strong $20,800 per theater (for $83.5 […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through May 13

Posted May 13, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) has jumped again to $629 million to date overseas (up from $441.5 million last week).  United Kingdom continue to lead the way overseas ($48.2 million so far now — up from $25.7 million this time last week).  Mexico moved up to the second-biggest territory ($40.7 million to date — up from […]

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