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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bones”

  There was no way BONES could top its season finale from last year, when the show finally addressed its eternal Will They Or Won’t They? about Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Agent Seeley Booth (Dav...
by Mitch Salem
 
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WEEKEND ACTUAL & YEAR TO DATE Coming Tomorrow

>Because of the Labor Day holiday, weekend actuals and year-to-date box office results will be posted Tuesday.  Please check back tomorrow. Coming later today (Monday): the Pathway to Profits feature, along with studio sco...
by Mitch Salem
 
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US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office Report – 5.9.2021

  OPENINGS:  WRATH OF MAN (Miramax/UA/MGM) held solidly through the weekend and emerged with $8.1M, better than Nobody‘s recent $6.8M start, and not too far below the $10.7M for Guy Ritchie’s pre-pandemic The ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: CBS Joins In the Fun

CBS, as usual the last network to make its decisions known, has issued its first orders for the 2012/13 network season, picking up 2 comedies and 4 dramas. VEGAS was the network’s highest-profile pilot, written by Nichola...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Ultron” Still Huge But Sub-“Avengers”; “Hot Pursuit” Flops

  AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Marvel/Disney) continues to be a monstrous hit–but not as monstrous as expected.  Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, its 2d Friday will be $21.9M, down 74% from last Friday’s ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/International Weekend Box Office – 6/1/14

  OPENINGS:  MALEFICENT (Disney) is claiming a $70M weekend, and like all round-number estimates, that should be viewed with some skepticism.  But even if it dips slightly in final numbers tomorrow, it’s a fine sta...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU: Early Weekend Boxoffice – 11/5/11

> Deadline has preliminary weekend boxoffice numbers, and if they hold, PUSS IN BOOTS will have had a remarkable second weekend.  DreamWorks Animation is reportedly claiming a Saturday number doubling its Friday, which wou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 1.27.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.07 to 0.59, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.46. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.22/0.21. NBC:  US FIGURE SKATING was at 0.20. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.12 to 0.67. CW:  PENN & TEL...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Hit Man,” “Daddio” & “Next Goal Wins”

  HIT MAN (no distrib):  A clever, funny, sexy entertainment from Richard Linklater and emerging star Glen Powell, who co-wrote the script with the director (both also produced), inspired by an already-wild true story.  ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Humans,” “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” & “The Wheel”

  THE HUMANS (A24/Showtime – Nov. 24):  There are typically two strategies for adapting a celebrated play about a small number of people in a limited space to the screen.  One is to “open it up,” adding...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Scandal”

  SCANDAL:  Thursday 9PM on ABC How tough is Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), newly minted as both Chief of Staff to President Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young), and head of secret intelligence and torture bureau B613?  As Sea...
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THE SKED: CBS Update

> CBS has joined FOX, ABC and The CW in announcing its Fall premiere schedule.  (See Mitch Metcalf on the calculations that go into these announcements HERE).  As with the other networks, most premieres will be the we...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Bones”

  Like a middle schooler suddenly realizing that final exams are around the corner, the mostly tired 9th season of BONES went into overdrive tonight to deliver a super-dramatic season finale. The season had inherited a bum...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.14.2016

  STAR had a solid if unstellar start. 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 sk...
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.1.2017

  OPENINGS:  We won’t really know the order of the weekend’s closely-bunched Top 3 movies until final numbers are released tomorrow, but since the default position of any studio with a new opening is to claim ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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