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Box Office Year to Date

Through 14 weeks of the year, 2013 totals $2.232 billion (for wide-release films that have played at more than 400 theaters).  This remains well behind the 2012 pace ($2.624 billion) and the very similar 2010 pace ($2.618 bill...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Updated cable and broadcast rankings this week and last.
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — The Masters Rules

CBS Sports continues its springtime roll, with The Masters coverage over the weekend up about 25% from last year.  Sunday’s final round hit an impressive 10.2 household rating in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  CBS racks up another victory (helped by an hour of The Masters spilling into prime time Sunday). Week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through April 14

The Croods was the big mover overseas this past week, up $38 million outside North America to $243 million overseas and $416 million worldwide.  The other big gainer outside of home was G.I. Joe: Retaliation (up $23 million...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 12-14

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #15 of 2013 is now looking like $110 million for the top 12 films, up slightly from yesterday’s estimate and now up a few percentage points from the same weeke...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY APRIL 12 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #15 of 2013 is looking like $104 million for the top 12 films, down just a few percentage points from the same weekend in prior years.  Two films opened this weekend.  A sports drama p...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Top Shows of the Week: Cable and Broadcast

Here is how this television week is shaping up, three days down and four to go.
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Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey: Thoughts on 42 from a Lifelong Dodger Fan

In the movie 42, Jackie Robinson (played by Chadwick Boseman) repeatedly asks Branch Rickey why he is breaking baseball’s unwritten whites-only rule.  Rickey (played by Harrison Ford) gives very vague, unsatisfying resp...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 12-14

The box office this weekend should be slightly off the pace for this weekend the last few years, cooling off a bit after a few solid weekends.  Two new films open, and it appears 42 will lead the way with just under $20 millio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Top Cable (and Broadcast) Shows of the Week

Updated weekly ranking of top cable and broadcast programs.  A broadcast network reclaimed the top spot this past week (CBS’s Saturday night telecast of the Syracuse-Michigan Final Four game), mainly because Walking Dea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals). Weekly Rating Apr 1-7 18-49 Rating vs Last Year CBS 2.68 -4% Up from 2.25 last week NBC 1.67 +7% Up sli...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through April 7

Updated International Box Office tracking chart:
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 5-7

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #14 of 2013 is looking a little weaker than it appeared yesterday but still ahead of prior years.  The top 12 films are looking like $127 million this weekend, now 10% above the same we...
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FRIDAY APRIL 5 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #14 of 2013 is looking pretty good: $135 million for the top 12 films in North America, up 16% from the comparable weekend the past few years.  The two new openers this weekend are on t...
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