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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through February 3

Posted February 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Django Unchained (up $47 million overseas since last week) is starting to gain on Les Miserables (up $23 million overseas).  Django is now only $29 million behind Les Miz in our worldwide projection.  (Django leads domestically, while Les Miz holds a shrinking lead overseas). A wide variety of films has grossed over $20 million this past week.  Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is up $26 […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through January 27

Posted January 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Django Unchained is pouring it on overseas, adding $63 million since last week’s report to $112 million overseas to date and a projected $277 million worldwide.  Les Miserables is slowing down a bit overseas, up $25 million since last week to $176 million overseas and a projected $326 million worldwide. Skyfall and Life of Pi also continue to gross significantly […]

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT August 15 Update

Posted August 15, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>1960 Kennedy/Nixon.  2000 Bush/Gore.  2011 Salem/Metcalf.  Team Salem has moved back into the lead (by a $17.8 million margin) thanks to a strong second weekend for Rise of the Planet of the Apes and a great opening for The Help.  With no new films opening for either Team, it is time for Metcalf to concede […]

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Holiday Box Office Volume: through December 22

Posted December 23, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

For the 7 days December 16-22, the top 10 films each day in North America have totaled $336 million, -19% below last year’s record pace, but still +68% above the average since 2002. The arrival of Star Wars into the holiday period (The Force Awakens in 2015 and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this year) has taken this important […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 21-23

Posted December 19, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend before Christmas offers four wide releases and another fairly-wide release.  What a collection of underperformers.  The weekend should total a very uninspired $112 million for the top 12 films.  The 51st weekend of the year averages $172 million, and the last time this weekend started on December 21 (2007), the top 12 films […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions APRIL 4-6

Posted April 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #14 of 2014 is looking like a robust $159 million for the top 12 films, 41% above the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($113 million). Opening at around 3,900 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), Captain America: The Winter Soldier from Disney should average […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.6.2015

Posted December 6, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +4% above last year and still +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($9.029 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $24.0 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]

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FRIDAY 5.22.2015 Box Office Report

Posted May 23, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #21 of 2015 looks like $145 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, significantly below the norm for this weekend.  A bit of a clunker Memorial Day Weekend at the box office. Opening at 3,972 theaters Friday, Tomorrowland from Disney is on track for a $30.9 million opening three-day weekend (below our $37.0 million ShowBuzzDaily […]

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