Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #39 of 2013 looks like an okay $98 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 4,001 theaters Friday, Cloudy with a Chance o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekly Box Office Predictions SEPTEMBER 27-29

The 39th weekend of the year is looking like a good $114 million for the top 12 films, up 22% from the $94 million multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (way above the 2,886 average theater...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 9/22/13

  OPENINGS:  At $21.4M, PRISONERS (Warners) is exactly where the studio hoped it would be, at the sweet spot that propelled The Town to a $92M total (and Argo, with its Oscar help, to $136M).  The question now is whethe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

International Box Office through September 22

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, no change in the studio standings from last week. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to include a look at all releases from each stud...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 9/20/13

  OPENINGS:  PRISONERS (Warners) came in at $7M on Friday, a bit less than the initial $7.5M estimate.  That could indicate cooling word-of-mouth as the evening went on, or just overenthusiastic estimators.  The number ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #38 of 2013 looks like a lame $72 million for the top 12 films, down 19% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,260 theaters Friday, Prisoners from War...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Has the Key

  Preliminary numbers at Deadline give PRISONERS (Warners) an easy win on Friday and almost certainly for the weekend, with a $7.5M opening day that should mean $20-22M by Sunday.  Warners is following the Argo playbook w...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions SEPTEMBER 20-22

The 38th weekend of the year is looking like a wobbly $71 million for the top 12 films, down 19% from the $89 million multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at over 3,100 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theate...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

International Box Office Report through September 15

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, Sony moved ahead of Paramount (taking over 5th place) with $70 million of revenue this week (from continued overseas revenues from Mortal Instruments, White ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: 9/13/13

  OPENINGS:  INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 (FilmDistrict) had the year’s biggest horror start with $20.1M (including $1.5M from Thursday night).  That compares to $17M for The Conjuring, the year’s biggest hit in the...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #37 of 2013 looks like a very good $97 million for the top 12 films, up 18% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,049 theaters Friday, Insidious Chapte...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions SEPTEMBER 13-15

The 37th weekend of the year is looking like $81 million for the top 12 films, very close to the multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at around 2,900 theaters Friday (just above the 2,886 average theater count for open...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, Warner Brothers has moved back ahead of Universal in a very tight race for second place. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to includ...
by Mitch Metcalf