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International Box Office through June 30

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. No change in the year-to-date studio rankings this week, the midpoint of the year. 20th Century Fox was up $133 million from last week mainly thanks to the domestic release of The Heat. Warner Brothers had a ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates June 28-30

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #26 of 2013 now looks like $185 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from yesterday’s $181 million estimate and still very close to the same weekend in recen...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JUNE 28 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #26 of 2013 looks like an okay $181 million for the top 12 films, even with or slightly down from the same weekend in recent years.  Not a bad weekend at all, just not the blistering pa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions June 28-30

The 26th weekend of the year (halfway through already!) is looking like an on-target $189 million for the top 12 films, within a few percentage points of the comparable weekend the last few years.     Opening at around 3,000�...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Updated broadcast and cable ranking for the past week and the week before.  Live programming occupied the top eight spots in the week’s program ranking:  basketball and hockey playoffs, the final two episodes of The V...
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 June 22 and Sunday June 23, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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).  ABC wins another week (the third in a row), thanks to two NBA Finals games (a very good Game 6 on Tue...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 23

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. Disney solidified its grip on first place in worldwide box office (thanks to Monsters University), while Paramount jumped ahead of 20th Century Fox courtesy of World War Z. TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE. Loo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Saturday Night and NHL Stanley Cup Game 5

Saturday remains one tough neighborhood. NBC aired Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final (Chicago skated to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins, bringing their series lead to 3 games to 2). The game scored a preliminary 1.8 rat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates JUNE 21-23

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #25 of 2013 still looks like an excellent $223 million for the top 12 films, up 32-42% from the same weekend in recent years. The two wide openers clicked with audie...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 21 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #25 of 2013 looks like an excellent $223 million for the top 12 films, up 32-42% from the same weekend in recent years.  The two wide openers clicked with audiences, with Monsters Unive...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office PREDICTIONS June 21-23

The 25th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $217 million for the top 12 films, well above the same weekend the last few years.   Opening at over 3,800 4,004 theaters Friday (just above the top 10% of theater coun...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Updated broadcast and cable rankings for this week and last.
by Mitch Metcalf