Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.23.2023

  OPENINGS:  The most hyped box office weekend of the year delivered and then some.  BARBIE (Mattel/Warners) burst into theaters with $155M, technically the best of the year (although the $146.4M for Super Mario Bros cam...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 3.4-6.2016

Weekend #10 of 2016 is looking like $146 million for the top 12 films this weekend, above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND March 4-6, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weeken...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 12.12.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #50 of 2014 looks like $76 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down a horrible 40% from the norm for this weekend ($127 million) and down 46% from the same weekend last year.   ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 5.8-10.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #19 of 2015 looks like a wobbly $120 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little better than yesterday’s estimate ($117 million) but still well below...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JULY 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 30th weekend of 2012 is looking like a weak $119 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 30% from the same weekend last year.  The Dark Knight Rises continues to fall significantly off the pace of 2008’s The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKDAY BOX OFFICE UPDATE APR 25-26:

>The magic number for mid-week box office (Monday-Tuesday combined) is 20% of the opening weekend, an indicator of better than average long-term playability.  Based on Monday-Tuesday’s numbers, Madea’s Big Happ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #47 is now on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by over 20% — a much stronger pace than the Wednesday-Thursday pre-weekend box office suggested.   Rise of the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 10.31.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #44 of 2014 looks like $76 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down a big 38% the norm for this weekend ($123 million), which admittedly does not usually have Halloween ruining i...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 11.9.2014

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Big Hero 6 has pushed Disney into a solid second place, giving it some distance from #3 Warner Brothers.  Interstellar has allowed Paramount to pull into 4th place, passing Sony and drawing fair...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.10.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.     YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +5% above last year and +7% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.043 billion)....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.3.2024

  OPENINGS:  Despite being the only high-profile arrival of the week, and having a pedigree and visual style that guaranteed it media attention, Robert Zemeckis’s HERE (Miramax/TriStar/Sony) bombed with $5M.  It...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 28-30

Last weekend we said domestic box office would get back on track, and it turned out to be another very weak weekend (the third weekend in a row down around 20%).  We are going out on a limb again this week, forecasting an okay...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.25.2024

  OPENINGS:  None of the weekend’s wide arrivals found much of an audience.  BLINK TWICE (MGM/Amazon) led the weak group with $7.3M, and given its relatively low $20M+ production costs, it might hit breakeven, depe...
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
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 9-11

Weekend #19 of 2014 is looking like a weak $112 million for the top 12 films, 20% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($141 million). Opening at over 3,200 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average ...
by Mitch Metcalf