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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT July 18 Update

>Through Sunday, Team Metcalf is holding on to a $39 million lead over Team Salem in the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft.  The terrific opening of Harry Potter was balanced somewhat by decent holds for Transformers 3...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE July 11-17

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 25% versus last year’s comparable week (the first significant increase in five weeks).  Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year.    The ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 17

>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 debuts at #3 (with a projected domestic ultimate of $482 million and $307 million overseas to date).  When all its overseas grosses are tallied, Harry Potter will probably move ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: July 15-17

>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 opened with a record  $168.6 million and is on a phenominal track.  Winnie the Pooh is a very quiet opener in contrast.  This weekend is up a stunning 4...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JULY 15 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>Harry Potter is leaving the screen with a bang, setting a new single-day record and a new opening weekend record.  And the film has absolutely ingnited the box office, pushing the weekend up almost 50% versus this weekend...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT July 15 Update

>Through Thursday (and including the midnight showings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2), Team Metcalf is clinging to a $109 million lead over Team Salem.  Of course, that lead will turn into a tie sometime S...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JULY 15-17

> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 from Warner Brothers will open huge at the box office, propelling the weekend up more than 30% over this weekend last year (when Inception and the Nicolas Cage classic The Sorcerer&...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: July 11 Update

>Team Metcalf is now $102 million ahead of Team Salem in the first annual Summer Movie Draft.  The weekday business of Transformers 3 the next few days will push the margin a little higher, but the opening weekend of the f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE July 4-10

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down a large 18% versus last year’s comparable week (the fourth significant decline in a row).  Year-to-date box office is down 9% versus last year.    The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through JULY 10

> The overseas gross for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has now reached the level of the forecast total domestic gross (as measured by the ShowBuzzDaily Domestic Final estimate).  The overseas number will continue to grow,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 8-10

>Transformers 3 keeps on rolling at #1, while Horrible Bosses opens reasonably well and Zookeeper is more mediocre.  The weekend is looking like it will be down 20% from 2010.    The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JULY 8 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Two comedies open above $20 million this weekend (one at forecast and one slightly below), while Transformers 3 stays at #1 and its ShowBuzzDaily Domestic Final has been upgraded.  However, the weekend as a whole is down...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: July 8 Update

>Through Thursday, Team Metcalf has pulled within $400,000 of Team Salem in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft.  Another weekend of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (around $45 million) and two new comedies (e...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JULY 8-10

> Two new comedies (one adult and one family-oriented) duke it out this weekend, while Transformers: Dark of the Moon will remain on top.  The weekend as a whole should be down versus last year.   Opening at around 2,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 27-July 3

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 10% versus last year’s comparable week (the third significant decline in a row).  Year-to-date box office is down 8% versus last year.    The Past Wee...
by Mitch Metcalf