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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 11/16/12

OPENINGS: Was it the cash grab of splitting the final novel into 2 movies? The tabloid antics of its stars? In any case, “close but no cigar” seems to be the result for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAW...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 11/11/12

OPENINGS: The weekend belonged to Bond. James Bond. SKYFALL (Sony/MGM) had by far the biggest start for any Bond movie in the US, with an estimated $87.8M. That’s more than $20M ahead of the previous record-h...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 11/4/12

OPENINGS: Both of the weekend’s big arrivals found their audiences. WRECK-IT RALPH (Disney) had to settle for $49.1M after Saturday’s 58% bump–not that huge for an animated title–but if those ...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 11/2/12

OPENINGS: WRECK IT FALPH (Disney) is proving itself to be a canny mix of kid-friendly action with a video game millieu that can appeal to adults. It’s Walt Disney Animation’s most Pixar-ish production to ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 11/2/12

The weekend looks bright for a couple of the new openings. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, WRECK-IT RALPH (Disney) had a $13.5M opening day, on its way to a $50M weekend. If those numbers hold, the week...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/28/12

The biggest boxoffice story of the weekend happened overseas: in only 25 international markets, SKYFALL (Sony) the new James Bond, has opened at a scorching, record-setting pace, with a reported $77.7M in 3 days (inclu...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/27/12

The news didn’t get better for any of the weekend’s openings on Saturday, according to early numbers at Deadline–and that’s before the effect, if any, of Sunday’s east coast storms. ARGO (...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/26/12

Ugliness abounds, unless your title is Argo. OPENINGS: CLOUD ATLAS (Warners) will be the tallest tree in the weekend’s bonzai forest, but that’s small comfort for a movie that cost $100M (plus heavy marketi...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/26/12

Preliminary numbers at Deadline show a tightly-bunched, none too impressive weekend underway at the boxoffice. ARGO (Warners), SILENT HILL: REVELATION (Open Road), CLOUD ATLAS (Warners) and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 (Par...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/19/12

With what appears to be the exception of a sensational hold for Argo, this weekend is looking fairly lackluster, according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 (Paramount) of course, will do...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 19-21

This weekend is on track to be the fourth weekend in a row to be up over the previous years. Paranormal Activity 4 opens very large but will play out very quickly as the young, horror audience flocks to the first weekend. T...

by Mitch Metcalf

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 12-14

The weekend still looks like a very good $123 million for the top 12 films, a little better than it looked yesterday. Argo and Sinister flipped places in the weekend rankings. Argo opened with $5.93 million Friday and ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The third up weekend in a row, weekend #41 will be about 16% ahead of the multi-year average for this weekend and a big 54% above last year’s disaster weekend. Sinister from Summit & Lionsgate opened with $7....

by Mitch Metcalf

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 12-14

This weekend is poised to be the third solidly up weekend in a row. Five films open this weekend, with four boasting positive critical acclaim and two in rave territory. None looks to be a big commercial hit, but the total ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 10/5/12

Liam Neeson, superstar. OPENINGS: TAKEN 2 (20th) is on track for an opening in the high-$40Ms, which would make it the biggest weekend #1 since late July’s 2nd weekend of The Dark Knight Rises. Since the movie ...

by Mitch Salem

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 11/16/12

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 11/11/12

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 11/4/12

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 11/2/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 11/2/12

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/28/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/27/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/26/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/26/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/19/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 19-21

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 12-14

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 12-14

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 10/5/12

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