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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 30

Hotel Transylvania joins the worldwide chart at #14 (among films released the past four months), and it will probably move up to 8th place as the overseas receipts come in. Compared to last week, Resident Evil: Retribution a...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 5-7

The weekend still looks like a very good $132 million for the top 12 films, similar to the estimate yesterday. Taken 2 opened well (ahead of the ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Prediction earlier this week) but probably will degrade q...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

The boxoffice news stayed bright on Saturday, according to early numbers at Deadline. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (Sony), with its expected Saturday matinee bump, reached $30M in just its first 2 days of release, and will becom...

by Mitch Salem

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Another strong weekend at the box office: this weekend is looking like it will be over 50% higher than comparable weekends in recent years (improving from the +18% weekend last week). Taken 2 from 20th Century Fox open...

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Sony Saves the Day

After three tough weekends with 20-25% declines versus prior years, the 39th weekend of 2012 is looking like $101 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 13% from the same weekend last year. Sony opened two films to tw...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 9/30/12

Audiences decide they want to see movies again. OPENINGS: With the market starved for family entertainment (the last major animated opening was Ice Age 4 back in July), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (Sony) and its $43M smashed the Septe...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/21/12

Nearly identical opening numbers for 3 new movies mean different things. OPENINGS: Thanks to its older audience, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (Warners) may end up winning the weekend, and certainly having the highest overall...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: Galas and Special Presentations Announced

The Toronto Film Festival is on its way, and SHOWBUZZDAILY will be there. The Festival, which runs Sept 6-16, today announced the bulk of its highest-profile titles, those that will screen in the Gala and Specia...

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE October 1-7

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 1 and October 7 grossed a very strong $163 million, up 36% from the four-year average for the week and up 41% from the same week last year...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Looper”

LOOPER: Worth A Ticket – Maybe Too Enthralling For Its Own Good Rian Johnson’s most salient trait as a filmmaker may be a tendency to get carried away. His first film, Brick, was a high school film...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: 10/7/12

This is why studios love franchises. OPENINGS: TAKEN 2 (20th) almost doubled its closest competition (even though that $50M weekend estimate, like all round number estimates, may come down a bit when final numbers are ...

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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...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 28-30

Last weekend we said domestic box office would get back on track, and it turned out to be another very weak weekend (the third weekend in a row down around 20%). We are going out on a limb again this week, forecasting an okay...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 30

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 5-7

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Sony Saves the Day

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 9/30/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/21/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: Galas and Special Presentations Announced

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE October 1-7

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Looper”

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: 10/7/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 10/19/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 28-30

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