SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/15/12
> The Games are barely slowing down. THE HUNGER GAMES: We’ll find out soon enough whether any of the genuinely exciting rumors about possible sequel directors (Alfonso Cuaron, David Cronenberg) are true, because Lio...
A SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” SCORECARD – 3/25/12
> So what just happened, and what’s likely to happen next? Here’s a quick look at what’s new in Panem: FINAL NUMBERS: It turns out THE HUNGER GAMES wasn’t such a hit after all, earning a meas...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/28/12
> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony) will pull ahead of THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal) for the weekend thanks to Saturday and Sunday matinee business, although Engageme...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 2/12/12
> Hollywood Hearts this weekend. OPENINGS: It turned out that THE VOW (Screen Gems/Sony) was indeed slightly more frontloaded than SAFE HOUSE (Universal), but not by enough to rob it of 1st place. Vow‘s ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Here Come “The Avengers”
> Now that we’ve all taken a breath after the extraordinary success of The Hunger Games (and Lionsgate has had a chance to count its money), Hollywood’s real blockbuster season is about to begin, and indications are...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Rips Through the Roof – 5/5/12
So much for front-loading. The preliminary Saturday number for THE AVENGERS (Disney), as reported by Deadline, is genuinely extraordinary. If it holds up, Avengers will have one of the best 2d day holds of a meg...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 5/25/12
The softness of MEN IN BLACK 3‘s (Sony) appeal noted in Mitch Metcalf’s predictions for this weekend seems to be very real. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, and contrary to much more bullish forecasts...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Silent House”
SILENT HOUSE: Watch It At Home – A Curiosity SILENT HOUSE isn’t the first feature-length film to provide the illusion that it’s all been shot in a single continuous take. The mo...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/14/12
> THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) continues to overperform. Based on preliminary Saturday numbers at Deadline, it’s headed for a $21.7M weekend and a total so far of $335.7M, a spectacular 35% decline for a bloc...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Conquers Monday
Continuing to wield a mighty hammer at the boxoffice, THE AVENGERS on Monday had the highest non-holiday, non-summer Monday of all time with $18.9M. That handily beat the previous record holder Avatar, wh...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/25/12
J and K aren’t the only ones wearing black today. OPENINGS: In what’s starting to look like a bad summer for any movie not called The Avengers, MEN IN BLACK 3 (Sony) opened with a subpar $18M on Frid...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/12
> It was a solid Saturday for most films in the market, according to the preliminary numbers at Deadline, which are subject to revision on both Sunday and Monday. THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is reporting a 10% upt...