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The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday fast national ratings and relevant comparisons:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JANUARY 10-12

Weekend #2 of 2014 is looking like $100 million for the top 12 films, a pretty shabby total for a weekend that normal totals $125 million or more. Opening at around 2,700 theaters Friday (slightly below the 2,886 average theate...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Friday January 3, Saturday January 4 and Sunday January 5, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

Warner Brothers and Disney remain in a tight battle for the worldwide crown for 2013.  We will keep updating this over the next few weeks and declare a winner after the overseas grosses are fully counted.  The most significan...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

2013 International Box Office through January 5

International box office for 2013 releases through January 5, 2014. Click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates JANUARY 3-5

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, the first weekend of 2014 now looks like $132 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, not as high as it appeared yesterday but still up 5% from comparable weekends the p...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JANUARY 3 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, the first weekend of 2014 looks like $138 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up about 10% from similar weekends the past few years.   Opening at 2,867 theaters Friday, Paranormal Acti...
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Holiday Box Office 2013 — through New Year’s Day

Through 17 days of the Holiday Season (December 16-January 1), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $664 million, up 10.6% from last year ($600 million) and up 8.5% from the multi-year average since 2002 ($61...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JANUARY 3-5

The first weekend of the new year is looking like $125 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, slightly above average for this weekend versus previous years. Opening at around 2,500 theaters Friday (slightly below the 2,8...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Friday December 27, Saturday December 28 and Sunday December 29, 2013. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

International Box Office through December 29

Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films.  The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Warner Brothers) and Frozen (Disney) are the top American performers overseas by far this past week.  Also, click here fo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

No changes in the studio rankings this week, the top two studios had enormous weeks (each around $250 million) from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Warner Brothers) and Frozen (Disney), with each film experiencing a signifi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates DECEMBER 27-29

Based on Friday’s grosses, the final weekend of 2013 looks like a great finish: $186 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down a touch from yesterday’s estimate but still up significantly from the same weeken...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Holiday Box Office 2013 — through Friday Dec 27

A very decent holiday box office continues.  Through 12 days of the Holiday Season (December 16-27), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $433 million, up 19.5% from last year ($362 million) and up 9.9% from...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 27 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, the final weekend of 2013 looks like a great finish: $193 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up substantially from the same weekend last year (see comparisons to previous years at the b...
by Mitch Metcalf