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SKEDBALL: Super Bowl Ratings Charts

Considering it was the third-worst blowout in Super Bowl history, the early ratings in the 56 markets with local Nielsen meters are very good and in line with the last four years.  National ratings will be available later toda...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

As we continue to tally the films released wide in 2013, Disney has pulled ahead of Warner Brothers in worldwide box office for the 2013 slate (now an $18 million margin out of over $9 billion between the two rival studios).  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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2013 International Box Office through February 2

International box office for 2013 releases through February 2, 2014.  Frozen has pushed past Hunger Games: Catching Fire, after passing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the yearly worldwide rankings last week.  The ...
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Weekend Studio Estimates JAN 31-FEB 2

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #5 of 2014 now looks like $72 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even worse than the usual pace for a Super Bowl weekend and two million dollars below yeste...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY JANUARY 31 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #5 of 2014 looks like $74 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even worse than the usual pace for a Super Bowl weekend. Opening at 2,809 theaters Friday, That Awkward Moment fro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions JAN 31-FEB 2

Weekend #5 of 2014 is looking like $74 million for the top 12 films, a significant 17% below the average for this challenging weekend the past few years.  Super Bowl weekend is always a tough one, with the distraction of the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: TUESDAY Ratings

Tuesday fast national ratings with relevant comparisons:
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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 January 25 and Sunday January 26, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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2013 International Box Office through January 26

International box office for 2013 releases through January 26, 2014.  Frozen has edged past The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the yearly worldwide rankings, and down around the #40 position, American Hustle and The ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

As we continue to tally the films released wide in 2013, Disney has pulled to within $1 million of Warner Brothers in worldwide box office for the year (out of over $9 billion between the rival studios).  Disney continues to b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates JANUARY 24-26

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #4 of 2014 now looks like $97 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little better than yesterday’s estimate ($94 million) and now 4% below the average ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY JANUARY 24 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #4 of 2014 looks like $94 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, within a few percentage points of comparable weekends the past few years. Opening at 2,753 theaters Friday, I, Fran...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: THURSDAY Ratings

Thursday fast nationals ratings:
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The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday fast national ratings: FOX: American Idol still gives its network an easy win on Wednesday night (the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating doubles second-place ABC’s primetime average).  But the singing competition show just...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions JANUARY 24-25

Weekend #4 of 2014 is looking like $107 million for the top 12 films, up 7% from the average for this weekend the past few years. Opening at around 2,700 theaters Friday (slightly below the 2,886 average theater count for openi...
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