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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/16/15

  OPENINGS:  STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Legendary/Universal) turned out to be somewhat frontloaded, with a 20% drop on its 2d day of release.  But no one will complain about its huge $56.1M weekend, the #6 August opening ev...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

  Embattled ABC fared the best on a slow night. ABC:  LAST MAN STANDING was down 0.2 from last week to 1.2, but things improved after that, as THE NEIGHBORS held at 0.9, SHARK TANK was easily the highest rated show of the...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Sundance Film Festival Reviews: “The Last Word” & “Thoroughbred”

  THE LAST WORD (Bleecker Street):  Shirley MacLaine does the irascible codger thing.  She’s smart enough not to overplay the very familiar hand she’s been dealt by screenwriter Stuart Ross Fink and director ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/15/13

  FOX:  The debut of FOX’s regular Friday night line-up didn’t go very well.  The costs of a Friday move were high for BONES, which plunged 0.8 from this past Monday to a new low 1.2, also down 0.3 from last ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Sunday Network Scorecard 5.13.2018

  A bubble show had a bit of a bump. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skew...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND ACTUALS: Hanna Sneaks Into Second Place at the Wire

>  Compared to the Sunday Studio Estimates, the actual weekend numbers were actually a touch higher for Hanna, while lower (which is more typical as studios often “round up” on Sundays) for Soul Surfer, Arthur, an...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Tuneful, “Equalizer 2″” Solid, “Hotel Transylvania 3″” & “Skyscraper” Drop

  A weekend of sequels is dancing to the beat of MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (Perfect World/Universal), which had a $15.1M opening day according to preliminary numbers at Deadline.  That’s up an impressive 53% from ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Taken”

  TAKEN:  Monday 10PM on NBC – If Nothing Else Is On… NBC’s television version of TAKEN doesn’t have much to do with the movie franchise that provided its title, other than fitting into the action ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “War” Unspectacular, “Spider-Man” Drops, “Big Sick” Expands

  Despite some of the best reviews of the year for any movie, big studio or indie, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (TSG/20th) is off to a merely OK start.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, it had a $21.1M open...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.12.2020

  OPENINGS:  The release strategy for 1917 (Universal) has gone just about perfectly, culminating in a $36.5M wide opening weekend that was significantly ahead of industry expectations.  Universal screened the film to cr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/22/12

Hello?  Anyone?  Bueller? NBC:  The Peacock had the highest-rated show of the night with 1.3 for DATELINE, but still lost the evening because of  the 0.5/0.4 for its WHITNEY/COMMUNITY rerun duo. ABC:  And the winner isR...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Grown-ish”

  GROWN-ISH:  Wednesday 8PM on Freeform – In Progress ABC’s Black-ish has been a bright spot on the broadcast landscape, the rare network family sitcom to earn both wide audiences and critical praise for its c...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “John Wick: Parabellum” Shoots “Avengers: Endgame,” “A Dog’s Journey” & “The Sun Is Also A Star” Slow

  JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3: PARABELLUM (Thunder Road/Summit/Lionsgate) marks a rarity these days, a solid and growing mid-level action franchise.  The first John Wick collected $5.4M on its first day and $14.4M for the weekend...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Box Office Footnotes – June 25

> CARS 2 overperformed a bit, although $75M isn’t much higher than the original Cars opening ($60M) plus 3D ticket prices.  It should hold well over the holiday weekend (the talking vehicles in Transformers skew a li...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/21/12

    Don’t Miss SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Exclusive Monday and Tuesday Fall TV Ratings Predictions! Last night, House left the building. FOX:  The series finale of HOUSE had a respectable 2.9 rating, up a strong 0.7 fro...
by Mitch Salem