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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES November 18-20

Posted November 20, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 is opening just short of $140 million in its first weekend, while Happy Feet Two looks like a $22 million opening.  The top 12 films this weekend should do a combined $217 million, up 16% from the same […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 22-24: A Return to the Box Office

Posted April 24, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

> Up nearly 40% from last year, this weekend is being fueled by returning family films like  Rio and Hop (legitimate hits) and moderate films like Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family and Water for Elephants.  The audience is returning to theaters in time for the start of the summer season. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final […]

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE October 10-16

Posted October 17, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) is up 5% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 3.2% versus last year, the smallest year-to-year margin we’ve seen so far this year.        The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 10 and October 16 grossed an awful $116 million, down 5% versus the same week in 2010 but down the same […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/1/12

Posted June 2, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  At a cost of $175M (meaning $300M+ with global marketing), SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) is a long way from profit.  But credit the studio with making “Snow White” seem cool enough to garner a solid opening (and credit the studio as well with cannily minimizing expectations, so a solid opening passes for […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 1

Posted April 1, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Wrath of the Titans joins our worldwide box office chart about a quarter of the way down the chart (ranking #13 out of 47 films released since Christmas).  We are estimating Wrath will end its domestic run with $92 million, and its current overseas total to date is a solid $78 million (probably headed for […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through November 13

Posted November 14, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Adventures of Tintin continues to roll around the world and is up to $159 million overseas, already what we expect it to do domestically when it opens here in December.  Real Steel is now up to almost $150 million overseas, as is Johnny English Reborn.  Puss in Boots has jumped up to $48 million overseas […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS MAY 15: Fast Five Slides into #1

Posted May 17, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>Fast Five passes Rio to become the worldwide #1 film released in the January-April period.    The table below shows the domestic and international grosses for the Top 25 films (out of the 47 movies released between January and April at over 500 theaters).  Fast Five is now #1 with $483 million worldwide, followed by […]

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Box Office Footnotes – 6/10/11

Posted June 11, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> We’ll see if SUPER 8 gets to $40M, but in any case Paramount has done the season’s best job of managing expectations.  Considering that they’ve been throwing millions into promoting the movie since the Super Bowl, the idea that the lowest action opening of the summer is somehow good news is a beautiful piece […]

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