INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through April 7
Updated International Box Office tracking chart:
WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 5-7
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #14 of 2013 is looking a little weaker than it appeared yesterday but still ahead of prior years. The top 12 films are looking like $127 million this weekend, now 10% above the same we...
FRIDAY APRIL 5 BOX OFFICE REPORT
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #14 of 2013 is looking pretty good: $135 million for the top 12 films in North America, up 16% from the comparable weekend the past few years. The two new openers this weekend are on t...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 5-7
The box office is starting to stabilize after a rough first quarter of the year. This weekend’s top 12 films should total about $120 million, within 3% of the same weekend in recent years and the second weekend in a row...
Box Office Year to Date: Signs of Life
With March in the books, the North American box office is showing some signs of life. Through 12 weeks (84 days), 2013 totals $1.898 billion (looking at wide-release films playing on at least 400 screens). 2013-to-date is m...
WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 29-31
Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #13 of 2013 is looking like $140 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up a hair from yesterday’s estimate of $139 million but still a touch below the $143 million averag...
FRIDAY MARCH 29 BOX OFFICE REPORT
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #13 of 2013 is relatively close to the comparable weekend the past few years: about $139 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, compared to a $143 million average for this weekend t...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 29-31
The 13th weekend of 2013 looks like it will be even with the pace for the comparable weekend the past few years. The top 12 films Friday-Sunday should total about $144 million. Opening at a very high 3,719 theaters Thursday, ...
Box Office Year to Date: Still Pretty Lame
2013 remains solidly on the same pace as the other second-tier years recently. Through 11 weeks, 2013 totals $1.692 billion for wide-release films in North America (those playing at more than 400 screens). 2008 was $1.664 ...
INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through March 24
Updated International Box Office chart below. Big movers this week include The Croods (debuting on the chart with $63 million overseas to date), Oz the Great and Powerful (up $42 million overseas this week) and Jack the ...
WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 22-24 — Updated
Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #12 of 2013 is another down weekend (making it 10 down weekends out of 12 this year so far): $130 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (down 9% from an average comparable weekend...
FRIDAY MARCH 22 BOX OFFICE REPORT
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #12 of 2013 is another down weekend (making it 10 down weekends out of 12 this year so far): $128 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (down 10% from an average comparable weekend ...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 22-24 — Updated
Updated throughout: theater counts and critical sentiment for films opening this weekend. The 12th weekend of 2013 looks like it will be way off last year’s pace set by the opening of The Hunger Games, but the weekend wil...
Box Office Year to Date: 2013 Remains On Its Sluggish Track
Ten weeks into 2013, the North American box office continues to track as a B-level year (nearly identical to 2008 and 2011), well below recent A-level years (2009, 2010 and 2012). To date, 2013 totals $1.528 billion for wide-...