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 -5% below last year’s comparable span and still basically even with this point the past four years ($7.738 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost […]

Weekend #20 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND May 13-15, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection Worldwide Total Projection Money Monster Sony R n/a 9.5 24 14 38 The Darkness High Top PG13 n/a 4.5 11 2 13 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.36/0.29/0.29/0.30/0.30. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.06 to 0.85, and THE CHALLENGE was steady at 0.42.  A SWAT rerun was at 0.20. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.07 to 0.61, and PASSWORD was down 0.05 to 0.41.  A CHICAGO PD rerun was at 0.23. FOX:  MASTERCHEF ticked up to 0.46. […]

>Deadline is reporting that Cowboys & Aliens ended up edging The Smurfs at the weekend finish line, $36.4 million to $35.6 million.  But remember that given the genre of each film, The Smurfs should easily outgross Cowboys & Aliens in the long run.  The #1 status of Cowboys & Aliens will be very short-lived, indeed.  […]

The big gainer overseas this week was The Dark Knight Rises again, up $67 million to an overseas total of $445 million.  A billion dollars worldwide is still possible, but $950 million could be more realistic.   Ice Age 4 continues to pound away, up another $37 million overseas this week to $621 million to date. Brave, […]

>ABC’s Sunday dramas were the priority in last night’s Private Practice, although Pan Am remains in the middle of the pack of the ranking, looking at the entire week.  This would have to be considered a “maintenance” level of promotion for the Jet Age drama rather than a real push.  Once Upon a Time also […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After the special THE MAGIC MAKER at 0.18, reruns at 0.24/0.29. CBS:  Reruns at 1.57 (boosted by an NFL lead-in)/0.92/0.62/0.41 NBC:  The primetime NFL game was at 5.66, below the 6.1 for the primetime holiday game in 2019. FOX:  The chart has been corrected with the MLS SEMIFINAL game ratings added […]