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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted February 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

As we continue to tally the films released wide in 2013, Disney has pulled ahead of Warner Brothers in worldwide box office for the 2013 slate (now an $18 million margin out of over $9 billion between the two rival studios).  Disney continues to benefit mightily from Frozen, both in North America and overseas.  For a complete […]

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The Death of Gofobo

Posted May 30, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> For many, the question will be:  what the hell is a Gofobo?  And to be sure, “death” is a bit hyperbolic–the Gofobo website has actually revamped itself into a Version 2.0 that’s taken a valuable website for movie fans and made it utterly useless.  But how?  And why? Gofobo was, until recently, a service […]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS November 4-6

Posted November 3, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> $59.99 for home VOD — Genius! Box office normally starts to pick up when the calendar turns to November, moving from $90-100 million per weekend through most of October to $120 million or more per weekend in early November (building toward $185 million or more for the Friday-Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend).  Last year’s first […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates FEBRUARY 7-9

Posted February 9, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #6 of 2014 now looks like $139 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a better outlook than yesterday but still 16% behind the usual pace for this weekend.  The Lego Movie is a huge hit, but the rest of the box office is providing little support. Opening […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE December 17-23

Posted December 29, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Posting this update later than usual for the record. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between December 17 and December 23 grossed a dreadful $155 million, down 41% from the four-year average for the week and down 27% from week #51 last year.  To be fair, December 25 […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Posted August 10, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has transformed Paramount into player status (now $2.0 billion worldwide year to date), with much more overseas revenue to come from the film.  With continued overseas returns from Guardians of the Galaxy, Disney ($2.33 billion worldwide to date) has widened its lead over Warner Brothers ($2.16 billion). Scroll down […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 5: X-Men Debuts at #8

Posted June 7, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> X-Men: First Class added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, while Pirates 4 continues to dominate. X-Men: First Class enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #8, while Hangover Part II is closing in on Thor and should take fourth place as early as next week.  Kung Fu Panda 2 jumped […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through November 18

Posted November 18, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 enters the worldwide chart with $200 million overseas to date.  Ultimately, we expect the overseas number to rise to about $425 million, putting the final Twilight on track for $710 million ( a touch ahead of New Moon as the highest Twilight worldwide gross).  For a complete track of worldwide/ domestic/ overseas […]

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