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Weekend Studio Estimates 11.14-16.2014

Posted November 16, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #46 of 2014 looks like $135 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up from yesterday’s estimate ($128 million) but still down 29% the norm for this weekend ($191 million) but up (+13%) from the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,154 theaters, Dumb and Dumber To from Universal grossed $14.2 […]

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FRIDAY 11.14.2014 Box Office Report

Posted November 15, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #46 of 2014 looks like $128 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 33% the norm for this weekend ($191 million) but up slightly (+7%) from the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,154 theaters, Dumb and Dumber To from Universal grossed $14.2 million Friday and is on track for a $36.0 […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.14-16.2014

Posted November 12, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #46 of 2014 is looking like $128 million for the top 12 films this weekend, down 33% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,152 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Dumb and Dumber To from Universal should average a solid $10,400 per theater […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 11.9.2014

Posted November 9, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Big Hero 6 has pushed Disney into a solid second place, giving it some distance from #3 Warner Brothers.  Interstellar has allowed Paramount to pull into 4th place, passing Sony and drawing fairly close to Warner Brothers (with Paramount boasting a much higher hit-to-miss ration than Warner Brothers has).   Scroll down for domestic and […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates 11.7-9.2014

Posted November 9, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #45 of 2014 now looks like $149 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, still up 7% the norm for this weekend ($140 million) but lower than it appeared yesterday ($154 million) and now down -7% from the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,761 theaters, Big Hero […]

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FRIDAY 11.7.2014 Box Office Report

Posted November 8, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #45 of 2014 looks like $154 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 10% the norm for this weekend ($140 million) but down slightly (-4%) from the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,561 theaters, Interstellar from Paramount grossed $17.0 million Friday and is on track for a $54 million opening […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.7-9.2014

Posted November 5, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #45 of 2014 is looking like $167 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 19% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,500 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Interstellar from Paramount should average a terrific $18,500 per theater for the […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 11.2.2014

Posted November 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   Scroll down for domestic and overseas grosses for each film individually so far in 2014. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2014 is still running -5% behind last year and -3% below the average for this point the past four years ($8.058 billion).  Over the same […]

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