Posts Tagged ‘film’
 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS October 1

>The Smurfs continue to print money overseas — now only $26 million from passing Cars 2 in worldwide box office revenue.  Dolphin Tale (#54) and Moneyball (#56) are currently not on the chart and have no overseas mon...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>THERE IS A GOD!  Adam Sandler’s latest movie in which he plays a brother and a sister will not be the #1 movie of the weekend.  While not a flop, it failed to open to the $30-35 million his fans usually pony up...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE November 28-December 4

>The week after Thanksgiving is always a let down in movie attendance, and 2011 was even softer than the past few years.  Another week or so of limited business and then the box office will explode as Christmas turns to Ne...
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
 

 

 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> What a catastrophe at the box office this weekend.  No film above $20 million for the weekend, and the top 12 films are down a staggering 37% from the same weekend last year (when Jackass 3-D opened to $50 million). ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through November 13

>Adventures of Tintin continues to roll around the world and is up to $159 million overseas, already what we expect it to do domestically when it opens here in December.  Real Steel is now up to almost $150 million oversea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through November 20

>Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 debuts on the international box office chart with a very solid $400+ million worldwide mark.  The latest Twilight has an overseas total to date of $144 million already with an expected ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Box Office Year in Review

>We have been covering the sagging box office in 2011 throughout the year, and now that we have official numbers through Sunday, the year has closed down 3% from 2010.  But the year is much more interesting when breaking i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS Dec 30-Jan 1

>No new wide releases this weekend, the final weekend of the year as we welcome the arrival of 2012.  We are estimating a box office volume of $145 million for Friday-Sunday for the top 12 films, up 27% from $114 million l...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THANKSGIVING BOX OFFICE NUMBERS & WEEKEND UPDATE

>Based on Wednesday and Thursday numbers, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 will hold on to the #1 spot this weekend despite an anticipated precipitous drop, followed in second place by The Muppets.  The other kid-friendly ope...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY JULY 29 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>Holy Smurfs!  The Smurfs will exceed their estimate and Cowboys & Aliens is falling short of its prediction enough to put the two films on a course for a photo-finish at the end of the weekend.  Both films l...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES November 4-6

> So you love me, after all Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Puss in Boots almost matched its three-day opening in weekend two, bringing its 10-day total to $76 million and increasing the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 9-11

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the box office slump continues.  Only $70 million in volume for the top 12 films, down from the $82-87 million range the last three years for the com...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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