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Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1

Posted September 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Here is the Weekend Studio Estimates summary (posted much later than usual but for the record). Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #35 of 2013 now looks like $93 million for the top 12 films, down a bit from yesterday’s $95 million estimate and up a still significant 13% from the average Friday-Sunday portion […]

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International Box Office through September 1

Posted September 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted September 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

STUDIO SCORECARD. The worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date remain the same as last week’s. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to include a look at all releases from each studio, divided into three buckets: worldwide grosses of over $300 million, grosses between $100 million and $299 million, and films under […]

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FRIDAY AUGUST 30 Box Office Report

Posted August 31, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #35 of 2013 looks like a very decent $95 million for the top 12 films, up 16% from the average Friday-Sunday portion of recent Labor Day weekends.  One Direction: All of Us and the out-of-nowhere Instructions Not Included opened well, and continued strength from The Butler and We’re the Millers […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1

Posted August 28, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 35th weekend of the year is looking like $83 million for the top 12 films, exactly in line with the Friday-Sunday portions of recent Labor Day weekends and among the three or four weakest weekends of the entire year.  After all, this is the weekend that has spawned Oogieloves and Shark Night 3D among other […]

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International Box Office through August 25

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

STUDIO SCORECARD. The worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date remain the same as last week’s.  The anomalous weekly decline (down $8 million) for 20th Century Fox is a function of some downward revisions of some domestic final tallies. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to include a look at all releases […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 23-25: The Butler Knocks on the $100 Million Door

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #34 of 2013 looks like an okay $92 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from yesterday’s estimate and now up 1% from the average for this weekend the last few years. Opening at 1,548 theaters Friday, The World’s End from Focus/Universal grossed $3.5 million Friday […]

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