Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #45 of 2013 looks like $160 million for the top 12 films, not the record we had forecast but still 21% above the recent average for this weekend. Opening at 3,841 theaters Friday, Thor:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 8-10

The 45th weekend of the year is looking like $174 million for the top 12 films, which would be a record for the second weekend of November. Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

International Box Office through November 3

Updated international box office chart:  
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 11/3/13

  OPENINGS:  There are still several days before THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) reaches these shores, and it hasn’t opened yet in other major countries like China or Japan, but it’s already looking like a block...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 11/1/13

  OPENINGS:  Stop me if you’ve heard this before:  an expensive action-adventure will need to overperform internationally in order to get past its red ink.  With Thor 2 opening in just a week, ENDER’S GAME (...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #44 of 2013 looks like $116 million for the top 12 films, down 3% from the same weekend’s average in recent years. Opening at 3,407 theaters Friday, Ender’s Game from Lion...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 1-3

The 44th weekend of the year is looking like $114 million for the top 12 films, better than last weekend but 4-8% below comparable weekends the past few years.   Opening at over 3,350 theaters Friday (slightly above the 2,886 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, only moderate changes for each studio.  The biggest gainer this week was Paramount, which released a film from its tiny slate: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

International Box Office through October 27

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #43 of 2013 looks like $96 million for the top 12 films, less than forecast but still up 12% to 18% from the same weekend in recent years. Opening at 3,336 theaters Friday, Jackass Pres...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Bad Grandpa” Does Good

  Amid its very public internal tumult today, Deadline managed to post some preliminary box office numbers, and if they hold up, BAD GRANDPA (Paramount) will take over first place for the weekend.  Its reported $11.5M Fri...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions OCTOBER 25-27

The 43rd weekend of the year is looking like $104 million for the top 12 films, 22% from the multi-year average for this weekend.  And on its fourth weekend, Gravity will be knocked out of the top spot by…..Johnny Knoxvi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 10/20/13

  OPENINGS:  There was nothing supernatural about the blah $17M opening for CARRIE (Screen Gems/Sony/MGM), on the low end of Halloween horror openings, and with Bad Grandpa targeting a similar audience next weekend, there...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

International Box Office through October 20

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by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates OCTOBER 18-20

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #42 of 2013 now looks like $96 million for the top 12 films, down 15% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,157 theaters Friday, Car...
by Mitch Metcalf