Posts Tagged ‘film’
 

 

WEEKDAY BOX OFFICE UPDATE JUNE 13-14

>Super 8 is off to a good start during its first weekday period.  The JJ Abrams/ Steven Spielberg drama earned $8.2 million Monday and Tuesday at the box office, a very healthy 22.6% of its opening weekend number.  Wh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 12

> Super 8 misses the Top 20 Worldwide Gross list, while Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2 and X-Men: First Class continue to move up the rankings. Super 8 joins the Worldwide Gross list just outside the Top 20 (tied for 21st pl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 13 Update

> Team Salem has taken a commanding lead in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft.  Team Metcalf will get back in the game with his #3 pick at the end of June (Cars 2) and two movies July 1, including his #1 se...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES JUNE 10-12: Super 8 Above Forecast But Not As High As Reported Yesterday

>Super 8 now looks like a $37 million opening weekend based on Friday and Saturday results.  The weekend top 12 should be down 6% from 2010.    The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that Super 8 sho...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 10 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Super 8 Opens Better Than Expected

>Super 8 beats the forecast with a solid opening.  The weekend top 12 are looking to be down a bit from 2010.Super 8 opened with $13.2 million on Friday, and it looks like the JJ Abrams film will gross almost $41 million f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 10 Update — CORRECTION!

> A gigantic apology…the total for Team Salem is now correct.  Salem leads by about $75 million going into this weekend.  Thanks to the comment by “Anonymous” for spotting the error by Metcalf (unint...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKDAY BOX OFFICE UPDATE JUNE 6-7: Updated

> X-Men First Class started its first weekday period with a solid 19% of opening weekend between Monday and Tuesday.  A good sign for longer term playability. The X-Men reboot earned $10.5 million Monday-Tuesday, represent...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 5: X-Men Debuts at #8

> X-Men: First Class added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, while Pirates 4 continues to dominate. X-Men: First Class enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #8, while Hangover Part II is closing in on Thor and should...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS JUNE 3-5

>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 25% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year (an improvement of two percentage points from last week).  &n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 6 Update

> Well, through Sunday the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft is a flat-footed tie.  But Team Salem has one movie (the highly anticipated Super 8) opening before Team Metcalf’s next movie.  It should ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 5 PREVIEW

> X-Men: First Class grossed $64 million overseas this weekend, a little more than it achieved domestically this weekend.  If it hits $168 million in North America (as the ShowBuzzDaily Domestic Final model shows), it coul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES JUNE 3-5: Box Office Still Strong Although X-Men: First Class Does Not Overly Impress

>Weekend Studio Estimates are very similar to Saturday’s early weekend estimates.  The weekend looks to be up 28% from 2010, and the year-to-date tally is now down only 7% from last year (after being down as much as ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JUNE 3-5: X-Men: First Class to Lead Another Strong Weekend

> Box office momentum continues this weekend with one strong new entry and several solid holdovers.  We expect another weekend tally above the same weekend in 2010. Opening at about 3,400 theaters, X-Men: First Class shoul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 23-29

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 48% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 9% versus last year (an improvement of three percentage points from last week).  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS MAY 29: Pirates 4 Dominates But Watch Out for Hangover and Panda Sequels

> Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, both with much more upside to come. Hangover Part II enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #5 (and Kung Fu Panda at #7), both having soli...
by Mitch Metcalf