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Weekend Box Office Predictions 8.21-23.2015

Posted August 19, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #34 of 2015 is looking like $105 million for the top 12 films this weekend, above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Sinister 2 from Focus/Universal should open with a $15.5 million three-day weekend. Early reviews at RottenTomatoes are not going encouraging: 0% positive overall so far (with fewer than 10 reviews counted at this time…but […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.29.2016

Posted May 29, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +1% above last year and now +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.837 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $10.4 billion worldwide […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 9.18.2016

Posted September 18, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio. Warner Brothers moved into second place, pushing Fox into third place.  This is the first change in the studio rankings in weeks, thanks mostly to continued overseas strength from Suicide Squad and the strong first 10 days of Sully.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 3.19.2017

Posted March 19, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now +14% above last year and now +23% above the average for this point the past four years ($1.863 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 10.15.2017

Posted October 15, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still down -2% from last year and still +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($7.899 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.13.2018

Posted May 13, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is now +6% above last year and now +15% above the average for this point […]

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Holiday Box Office Volume: updated through 1.3.2019

Posted January 4, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

UPDATE (19 days Dec 16-Jan 3): $757 million for the top 10 films in North America each day, now -6.5% below the average holiday box office since 2007 ($810 million over this span), ending up well below the pace of 2015-2017 when a Star Wars film anchored the holiday season but slightly above the pace of 2012-2014 […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 7.28.2019

Posted July 28, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -6% below last year’s comparable span and now +1% above this point the past four years ($6.232 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $16.6 billion […]

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