International Box Office through October 27
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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...
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...
Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.17.2019
OPENINGS: FORD VS. FERRARI (20th/Disney) had a strong start with $31M, and will hope to extend its run through the holidays and into Oscar season based on its initially older-skewing audience and excellent reviews and ...
Holiday Box Office Volume: through December 30
For the 15 days December 16-30, top 10 films in North America have totaled $942 million, now +68% ahead of the same period last year, +73% above the average since 2002, and +36% ahead of the previous record for this period (20...
WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 4-6 — Historic Weekend for The Avengers
Wow. It’s time to haul out the superlatives and the sports cliches like grand slam and buzzer-beating three-point shot. Marvel’s The Avengers is headed for a $200 million opening weekend, shattering the record p...
Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2.9.2020
OPENINGS: BIRDS OF PREY (DC/Warners) was supposed to be the year’s first tentpole smash, but at $33.3M in the US, it was a dismal disappointment, by far the lowest start for this generation of DC movie properties...
FRIDAY JANUARY 11 BOX OFFICE REPORT
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #2 of 2013 is on pace for $124 million, identical to last weekend and up slightly from the same weekend the last few years. The three wide-release films this weekend performed pretty m...
Weekend Box Office Predictions June 28-30
The 26th weekend of the year (halfway through already!) is looking like an on-target $189 million for the top 12 films, within a few percentage points of the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,000�...
FRIDAY JULY 19 Box Office Report
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #29 of 2013 looks like a decent $178 million for the top 12 films, about even with the average for this weekend over the past several years (but down significantly from last year’s...
Weekend Box Office Predictions 8.5-7.2016
Weekend #32 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND August 5-7, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection ...
Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 9.2.2018
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box offic...
BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 7/28/13
OPENINGS: Two smart studio decisions bailed out what could have been a scary opening weekend for THE WOLVERINE (20th). Fox kept the budget relatively low for its expensive genre, just $250M or so including worldwid...
Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 1.29.2017
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Updated look at 2016 films by studio. We will begin tracking the 2017 slate in a few weeks. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now +5% above l...
Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.12.2021
OPENINGS: There’s no way to spin the $10.5M US opening of Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY (20th/Disney), and its even worse $4.4M start in 37 overseas territories (with $2.8M of that from France and th...