THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Harry Potter and the Box Office Footnotes – 7/17/11
> Despite the enormous 53% drop on Saturday, Warners is projecting only a 21% fall for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 2) on Sunday, which would be 2nd lowest in the week’s Top 10, behind only DisneyR...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 3/25/12
> Hope you like Hunger Games rip-offs, because plenty of them are on the way. OPENINGS: The 3d biggest opening weekend of all time, the 2d best Saturday, the 4th best Sunday… and is it done? Lionsgate is estim...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 3/23/12
> Yep, that happened. OPENINGS: THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) was as massive as predicted, with a $68.3M opening day that was the 5th largest in movie history, behind only the final Harry Potter and the last 3 Twili...
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Accio Single Day Record!
>Deadline is reporting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is opening to an eye-popping $90-100 million Friday. This estimate from Warner Brothers includes the incredible $43.5 from midnight showings. This d...
THE BOXOFFICE GAMES BEGIN: “Hunger Games” At Midnight
> THE HUNGER GAMES has an excuse. Last night at midnight, The Hunger Games began its long-awaited run in theatres by grossing $19.7M. Which is, by any estimation, a lot of money–the most ever earned by a non-sequel,...
INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 31
>Three films are now in or projected to be in the $1 billion worldwide box office club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Clearly,...
Box Office Footnotes – 7/8/11
> Full weekend drops can be expected to hit a little harder than usual this week, because last week’s holiday weekend boosted Sunday receipts. TRANSFORMERS 3 had a second Friday about midway between those of its two prede...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Whatever one can say about Chris Columbus–and there’ll be plenty of less than glowing words about him below–he’s the man who cast Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as the leads in 200...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: The Dark Knight Rises Amidst Tragedy
It may be unseemly even to discuss the dollars and cents of movie boxoffice as we all recoil and try to get a grasp on the terrible events that took place in Colorado last night. Such dreadful aspects of real life shou...
THE BIJOU: First Week Comparisons for Top Opening Weekend Films
>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 continues its track somewhere between Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3 during the first Monday-Thursday period. Through the first seven days of release, Dark Knight leads with $239...
BOXOFFICE GAMES: “Hunger Games” Very Early Day 2 Number – 3/24/12s
> Deadline is reporting that Saturday’s boxoffice for THE HUNGER GAMES is heading for $50M. This is obviously a very preliminary figure–some late night west coast shows haven’t even started yet, much les...
HARRY POTTER: One Record Down
> The Hogwarts Express has started its journey: last night’s midnight showings of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 2) blew past the previous midnight record of $30M (Twilight: Eclipse) and grossed an...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
Everything is a little smoother in 2002’s HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. The young actors give more assured performances; Steve Kloves’ script, having gotten so much exposition out of its w...