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FRIDAY MAY 16 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #20 of 2014 looks like $177 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up a very good 21% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,952 theaters, Godzilla from Warner Brothers ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The Complete Fall Battle Plan: 7-Night Grid

Here are the network schedules for fall 2014 for ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX, as a handy reference.  As usual, new shows are denoted in italics. Also, note The CW will be airing The Originals and Jane the Virgin on Mondays, The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 16-18

Weekend #20 of 2014 is looking like a solid $156 million for the top 12 films, 7% above the norm for this mid-May weekend. Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY Ratings

Tuesday preliminary broadcast ratings:
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The Sked: MONDAY Ratings

Monday preliminary broadcast ratings:
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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. &n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The NBC Schedule – Grid and Instant Analysis

  NBC has kept a lot of is pieces in place, but also made some significant changes for next season, especially on its once-signature Thursday night.  Let’s dig in. MONDAY:  No surprise that THE VOICE is staying whe...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  The release of Neighbors has pushed Universal out of the Paramount and Lionsgate/Summit pack to 5th place among Hollywood studios year to date in worldwide box office (with just under $800 millio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates MAY 9-11

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #19 of 2014 now looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, $2 million higher than yesterday’s estimate and now down 8% from the norm for this weekend (somewhat bet...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 9 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #19 of 2014 looks like $127 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 10% from the norm for this weekend (somewhat better than we expected due to the impressive strength of Neighb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 9-11

Weekend #19 of 2014 is looking like a weak $112 million for the top 12 films, 20% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($141 million). Opening at over 3,200 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  The arrival of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has vaulted Sony to top of the heap among the studios, with just over $1.1 billion for 2014 so far.  Disney and 20th Century Fox trail with just under $1 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates MAY 2-4

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2014 continues to look like $144 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 25% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 4,324 theaters, The Amazi...
by Mitch Metcalf