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FRIDAY JULY 12 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #28 of 2013 looks like a decent $192 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the comparable weekend the last few years.  It was a pretty good weekend for the ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Fore...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions July 12-14

The 28th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $209 million for the top 12 films, up 15% from the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (somewhat above the 2,886 average the...
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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

A very quiet week on broadcast and cable, as usual for the week featuring Independence Day.  
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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 July 6 and Sunday July 7, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) &n...
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Weekly Network Ratings & Summer to Date Standings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  The week including the 4th of July is usually about as bad as it gets in any given year.  This year,...
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International Box Office through July 7

Updated international box office chart:
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Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. With the strong domestic and international opening of Despicable Me 2, Universal had a very good week (up $311 million from last week and almost catching Warner Brothers in terms of worldwide box office for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 5-7

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #27 of 2013 still looks like a terrific $223 million for the top 12 films, up sharply from the comparable weekend in recent years. Not even The Lone Ranger could der...
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FRIDAY JULY 5 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #27 of 2013 looks like a terrific $223 million for the top 12 films, up sharply from the comparable weekend in recent years. Not even The Lone Ranger could derail a hot summer box office...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Friday Box Office Report PREVIEW

The complete Friday Box Office report will be posted at its usual time Saturday morning, but in the meantime we have one big over-performer in Despicable Me 2, one opener slightly above forecast (Kevin Hart) and one flat-out, e...
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The Sked: THURSDAY July 4 Ratings Chart

Thursday ratings.  The broadcast networks totaled a 3.4 rating with adults 18-49 last night, almost exactly the 3.3 rating from Independence Day 2012 (on a Wednesday night).  NBC won the little-viewed night and was up 13% fro...
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The Sked: TUESDAY Ratings Chart

Tuesday ratings.  America’s Got Talent matched last year’s same night rating, a rare achievement for any returning show in today’s environment.  Last night’s AGT had a significant advantage (two-hour l...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions July 5-7

The 27th weekend of the year is looking like an excellent $218 million for the top 12 films, up 20-35% from the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,900 theaters Wednesday (well above the top 10% thea...
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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Cable and broadcast weekly rankings.  The annual BET Awards took the #1 position for the week with adults 18-49, edging the premiere of Under the Dome for the weekly crown.
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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 June 29 and Sunday June 30, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)...
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