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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/30/11

> People will watch anything over an episode of CHUCK. NBC:  Facing nothing but repeats, a new Chuck could do no better than 4th place in its hour with a sad 0.8.  The GRIMM repeat did half the rating of the CSI MIAMI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Early Friday Numbers – 12/30/11

> Deadline has initial boxoffice figures for Friday, and if the numbers hold, the results seem to be a healthy amount higher than last year’s Friday before New Year’s, allowing the holiday period–and the year&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Box Office Results THURSDAY December 29

>Box office volume basically held steady on Thursday compared to Wednesday, with the top 10 films grossing a collective $41.0 million (down a touch from last year’s December 29 total, when the date fell on a Wednesday, an...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Thursday Numbers – 12/29/11

> The boxoffice was steady as expected yesterday, virtually everything within 5%, up or down, from where it was on Wednesday.  There were just a couple of exceptions: PARIAH (Focus):  Proved to be scarily front-loaded...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/29/11

> More repeats:  CBS could do this all season. CBS:  A sparkling 2.0 average, spearheaded by BIG BANG THEORY‘s 2.8–a number so good that if it were earned by a new episode on any other network, it would be...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Box Office Results WEDNESDAY December 28

>Box office volume drifted down a preliminary 9% Wednesday from Tuesday, with the top 10 films grossing a collective $41.5 million (almost exactly matching last year’s December 28 total, when the date fell on a Tuesday, a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Wednesday Numbers – 12/29/11

> The boxoffice did more or less what it was supposed to on Wednesday, drifting down 5-10% from Tuesday.  Thursday should be fairly steady, then business should have a bit of a roller-coaster ride:  an increase on Fri...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/28/11

> OK, now they’re not even trying:  every single show on network TV last night was a repeat. CBS:  Which is exactly how CBS likes it.  Not to rub salt in NBC’s many wounds, but the CBS average last ni...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Box Office Results TUESDAY December 27

>Box office volume came back down to a normal level on Tuesday, with the top 10 films grossing a collective $45.5 million (up slightly from the $40-42 million for the December 27 date when it also fell on an early weekday in 20...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Tuesday Numbers – 12/28/11

> The holiday celebrations at the studios may have been a bit premature.   Traditionally, the Tuesday after Christmas sees a 10-20% drop from Monday, and that number becomes the template for the rest of the holiday pe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/27/11

> The broadcast networks continue their holiday vacation, with virtually no new programming on the air. CBS:  The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS are a prestige show that no one watches, and more so this year:  a dismal 1.1 tha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: EARLY MONDAY NUMBERS – 12/26/11

>Preliminary numbers from Dec. 26 suggest that while business, as expected, was higher than Christmas Day, momentum may have slowed a bit. Some highlights: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): The Monday bump...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE: Daily Moviegoing Patterns

>After generating only $22 million of box office on Christmas Eve this past Saturday, the top 10 films increased their collective gross to almost $55 million on Sunday and a projected $68 million today, Monday, December 26.&nbs...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: SUNDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/25/11

>It was an even merrier Christmas than the studios were anticipating, as most of the holiday openings zoomed up more than 100% from their Saturday grosses, with even more of an increase expected on Monday. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE &...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/25/11

>Not surprisingly, on Christmas night America just wanted its football (and a little basketball). NBC: The network had a solid game with 2 marquee teams (Green Bay vs. Chicago) and zero new competition, and the result was its b...
by Mitch Salem