The first weekend of 2013 should total about $117 million for the top 12 films, somewhat below average for a normally sluggish weekend as life and movie-going returns to normal. Texas Chainsaw 3D has the most promise of the films going wide this weekend and will duel with Django Unchained for second place (and possibly […]
New Year’s Day totaled $46.7 million for the top 10 films this holiday season, slightly below the $50.1 million average for this date but somewhat above the $44.2 million average for January 1 when it falls on a weekday. With New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day now in the books, the holiday season December […]
(Almost) everything shot up at the boxoffice on New Year’s Day, but one zoomed more than the rest: DJANGO UNCHAINED (Weinstein/Sony) challenged THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (Warners/MGM) for the daily lead–falling short by only $227K–and rose a mighty 79% from Monday to $9.2M, for a total to date of $77.8M. That bodes well […]
Yesterday we took a look at what’s coming to theaters in the 1st quarter of 2013 (read it here). Today we’ll start to delve into the studio’s favorite time of year: summer. (August-September is here, and October-December is here.) But first, there’s April, a month where the studios tend to reserve their big guns […]
The networks oh-so-slowly began to climb out of their holiday cave. NBC: What did PARENTHOOD ever do to justify its treatment by NBC? The show has been subject to every kind of indignity throughout its run, and last night the network, in a rush to clear the decks of new episodes (to make way for […]
The rest of this slow week, as the studios bask in their holiday releases and the networks very gradually emerge from hibernation, we’re going to take a look at what 2013 has in store for us at the movies. (April-June is here, July-September is here, and October-December is here.) Januaries are typically ugly for […]
Movie ticket sales were down significantly on December 31, as audiences found other things to do with their New Year’s Eves, but the results still gave Les Miserables a symbolic turnaround, putting it back in 2d place after a weekend behind Django Unchained. Business should zoom today for the holiday finale, before settling into mundane […]
ABC dominated New Year’s Eve, as usual. In prime time, ABC averaged a 3.1 rating with adults 18-49 in the fast nationals. The evening started with a tribute to Dick Clark (a 2.6 rating from 8-10 pm) and built to a 4.1 rating from 10-11 pm for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. […]