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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 4/13/12

Posted April 14, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The absence of last weekend’s Good Friday holiday is sending week vs. week comparisons downward, but according to Deadline, even with no holiday this time around, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) is headed for its 4th straight weekend win, with a $6.5M Friday that should lead to a $20M weekend.  This ties The Dark Knight […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 9-11

Posted March 8, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The tenth weekend of the year should generate about $122 million for the top 12 films, a slightly better than normal weekend for the second weekend in March — up 4% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 10% from the four-year average for this weekend.  John Carter will be the top opener, but it […]

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FRIDAY JULY 26 Box Office Report

Posted July 27, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #30 of 2013 looks like a decent $159 million for the top 12 films, comfortably above the same weekend the last few years. The Wolverine is way off our projected opening but still but still the best opening in recent years for a weekend that often is filled with clunkers. […]

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Posted October 27, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The winning streak is over after four straight up weekends.  Weekend #43 will just about match the multi-year average for this weekend and actually under-perform the same weekend last year.  None of the openers this weekend will make an impact on the box office beyond next week, while Argo continues to quietly pack them in […]

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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Thanksgiving Studio Scorecard – 11/24/11

Posted November 25, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> HUGO: The boxoffice story of the holiday was undoubtedly Martin Scorsese’s quasi-family film.  While almost every other film of the day fell steeply or at best held around even, Hugo zoomed an astonishing 40%  This probably reflects to some extent the older audience for the picture, but The Descendants, which has a similar appeal, […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 22-24 — Updated

Posted March 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #12 of 2013 is another down weekend (making it 10 down weekends out of 12 this year so far): $130 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (down 9% from an average comparable weekend the past few years and down 36% from the same weekend last year dominated by the […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 4.16.2017

Posted April 16, 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 +12% above last year and still +21% above the average for this point the past four years ($2.624 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $8.9 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 4/20/12

Posted April 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is overperforming in a big way, and should easily take the first non-Hunger Games weekend in over a month.  Man‘s opening day is estimated at $12M, and assuming a Tyler Perry level of frontloading (specifically Why Did I Get Married Too, which […]

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