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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 15-17 — Yep, the Weekend Still Sucks

Posted June 17, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend continues to look very close to the way it did yesterday morning.  Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted looks like $35.5 million, according to the studio estimate this morning (down a decent 41% from the opening weekend and hitting our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Predictions).  Prometheus is looking like more like a 60% […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIES: The Dark Knight Trilogy and the Art of the Long Con

Posted July 22, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Warning:  this piece will discuss details of the storyline of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES as well as the other Batman films.  GIANT SPOILERS WILL ABOUND; proceed at your own risk. Christopher Nolan is remarkable among the great directors of action films–Steven Spielberg, David Lean, James Cameron, John Ford, certainly Michael Bay–in that while working […]

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FRIDAY AUGUST 17 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted August 18, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The 33rd weekend of 2012 is looking like $129 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we forecast Wednesday (because Expendables 2 is not as big as we forecast) but still up well over 20% from comparable weekends the past several years.             The Expendables 2 from […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 5-7

Posted October 3, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

After a good weekend last week (up 18% from the comparable weekend average), this weekend is poised to be a very good first weekend of October (up over 40% and around $126 million for the top 12 films).   Opening at about 3,000 theaters Friday, Taken 2 from 20th Century Fox should average a very good $13,900 […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES November 16-18

Posted November 18, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The weekend looks like a terrific $242 million for the top 12 films, a little better than it looked yesterday (now 20% better than the multi-year average for this weekend).  Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 appears a little stronger than it did yesterday and is close to matching our predictions in Wednesday’s  ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Forecast.  Lincoln will definitely […]

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Holiday Movie Season: Daily Box Office Track

Posted December 23, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The three weeks around Christmas (December 16-January 5) and especially the nine days including both the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday (December 25-January 2) represent an enormous box office opportunity each year.  Over the last eight years, the December 16-January 5 period has averaged $717 million for the top 10 films, while the heart […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through January 20

Posted January 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Big movers overseas this week include Django Unchained (now with $48 million overseas to date), Life of Pi (another $36 million overseas this past week to an astounding $393 million overseas and projected worldwide just under $500 million), and Les Miserables (up $35 million overseas this week to $151 million and a projected $301 million worldwide). The Hobbit and The Impossible follow close behind […]

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FRIDAY MARCH 15 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted March 16, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #11 of 2013 is the second weekend in a row up somewhat from prior years: $103 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (up 6% from the same weekend last year).  Oz continues to carry Hollywood on its back.  Opening this weekend, Steve Carrell and Jim Carrey flopped in The […]

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