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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE- 4/27/12

> Despite all Universal‘s efforts to imprint audiences with the idea that THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT is some kind of quasi-sequel to Bridesmaids (it’s not), preliminary numbers at Deadline show the movie to be underpe...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/20/12

> The odds, finally, were not in The Hunger Games‘ favor. OPENINGS: America continues to want to spend its leisure time (and money) at the movies. THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Game/Sony) cost under $15M to produce...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 16-22

>Now 16 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is running 22% ahead of last year’s pace (down from the +25% pace last week because the Monday-Thursday business April 16-19 was particularly soft), while the...

by Mitch Metcalf

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 9-15

>Now 15 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is running 25% ahead of last year’s pace (down from the +27% pace last week because Rio was a rare 2011 hit this time last year), while the year-to-date total...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/12

> It was a solid Saturday for most films in the market, according to the preliminary numbers at Deadline, which are subject to revision on both Sunday and Monday. THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is reporting a 10% upt...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/29/12

> Hold all tickets for 2d place. OPENINGS: As of now, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony), THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal), THE LUCKY ONE (Warners) and THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) are all project...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 4/20/12

> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems/Sony) is overperforming in a big way, and should easily take the first non-Hunger Games weekend in over a month. Man‘s opening day is est...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 20-22

>Weekend #16 of 2012 looks like it will be about $105 million for the top 12 films, down 14% from last year’s comparable weekend (led by Rio’s second weekend) but up 6% from the four-year average for this weekend.&n...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/27/12

> Hollywood, like teen girls before a Twilight opening, counts the hours until THE AVENGERS arrives. OPENINGS: Universal badly miscalculated when it scheduled THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT for a weekend when Think Like A Man a...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 20-22

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly above the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only). The box office volume for t...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE- 4/27/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/20/12

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 16-22

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 9-15

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/29/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 4/20/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 20-22

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/27/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 20-22

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