Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 8.7.2016

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +3% above last year and now +4% above the average for this point the past...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, Warner Brothers solidified its first place position, thanks to Gravity.  As we do with all films, the full estimated domestic tally has been added to the st...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 10.10.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #41 of 2014 looks like a very strong $138 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 31% above the norm for this weekend ($106 million).   Opening at 2,885 theaters, Dracula Untold fro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.26.2024

  OPENINGS:  It was a bleak Memorial Day weekend at the box office, the worst in decades.  FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (Warners) limped to a victory for Friday-Sunday with $25.5M, but it may well tumble to 2nd place once the...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.6.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +4% above last year and still +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($9.029 billion)....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.16.2022

  OPENINGS:  The 18-34 audience that now defines theatrical distribution in the US showed up for SCREAM (Skyglass/Paramount), propelling the reboot to $30.6M for the 3-day weekend and $35M for the 4-day holiday.  Reporte...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.28.2023

  OPENINGS:  JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (Lionsgate) roared to a $73.5M start, more than 20% higher than its predecessor Parabellum‘s $56.8M.  If it holds at that pace–and it has no direct competition until Renfield...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #51 is on pace for a horrifying $98 million.  This weekend of the year is tricky because sometimes it contains Christmas Day itself (such as 2009 when this weekend was December 25-27 an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  The release of Maleficent has put Disney in a virtual three-way tie for second place (with Warner Brothers and Sony), each with around $1.35 billion worldwide for 2014 to date.  Fox remains comf...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.29.2019

  OPENINGS:  LITTLE WOMEN (Columbia/Sony) had a solid start with $16.5M over the 3-day weekend ($29M since Wednesday).  The next week will be particularly difficult to predict because of the midweek holiday, after which ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE October 1-7

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 1 and October 7 grossed a very strong $163 million, up 36% from the four-year average for the week and up 41% from the same week last year...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 4.9.2017

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still +12% above last year and now +21% above th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 3.11-13.2016

Weekend #11 of 2016 is looking like $128 million for the top 12 films this weekend, above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND March 11-13, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.13.2022

  OPENINGS:  As expected, BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (Marvel/Disney) swamped the box office worldwide.  Its $180M US weekend was below Doctor Strange 2 ($187.4M) and the original Black Panther ($202M, on a Presidents...
by Mitch Salem