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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 10.8.2017

Posted October 8, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still down -2% from last year and now +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($7.750 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.11.2020

Posted April 14, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s original movie THE CLARK SISTERS led Saturday cable at 0.70.  A&E’s LIVE PD bounced back to 0.56, up 0.22 from last week’s SPECIAL EDITION episode, and the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.31.2017

Posted November 1, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  Even THIS IS US wilted in the face of Halloween and WORLD SERIES Game 6. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates JANUARY 10-12

Posted January 12, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2014 looks like $124 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 10% from the average for the same weekend the past few years (but better than we forecast earlier this week and now 2% above last year’s comparable weekend). Opening at 2,876 theaters Friday, Lone Survivor from Universal […]

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Weekend Studio Estimates APRIL 25-27

Posted April 27, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #17 of 2014 looks like $102 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than the disaster of a weekend this time last year but still 8% below the norm for this weekend over the last several years.   Opening at 3,204 theaters Friday, The Other Woman from Fox grossed $9.3 […]

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The Sked: Saturday Ratings 7.23.2016

Posted July 24, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). ###

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/14/12

Posted April 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) continues to overperform.  Based on preliminary Saturday numbers at Deadline, it’s headed for a $21.7M weekend and a total so far of $335.7M, a spectacular 35% decline for a blockbuster in its 4th weekend (and even better than it sounds, because last weekend included the Good Friday holiday).  If it […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.9.2014

Posted October 10, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  Shondaland richly earned its latest back-order last night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Thursday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis […]

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