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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE July 2-8: Huge Seven-Day Box Office Take

With the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday, most of the past week performed like weekend days, driving the seven-day domestic box office haul to one of the highest in recent memory. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume Al...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/8/12

Spidey is in the books… so we’re officially on the clock for The Dark Knight Rises. OPENINGS: In addition to its $140M 6-day US opening, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is reporting $129M for the weekend from...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

The calendar may say the 4th of July is approaching, but it’s looking an awful lot like Christmas at the boxoffice this weekend. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have both TED (Universal) and MAGIC MIKE (Warne...

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FRIDAY JULY 13 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Ice Age 4 Has Weekend to Itself and Is Just Okay At Best

The 28th weekend of 2012 is looking like a very weak $149 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 29% from this weekend last year and down 42% from the multi-year average for this weekend. Ice Age: Con...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 28-June 3

Snow White and the Huntsman opened solidly above expectations this past weekend, but the past week marks another down weekend overall for the Hollywood studios. Too many other movies have failed to catch fire as The Avengers ...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 22-24 — Animation Rules

The weekend continues to look very similar to the way it did yesterday morning. Brave now looks like a $66.7 million opening weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (exceeding our forecast in Wednesday’s ...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

And now we know which was more front-loaded. OPENINGS: According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TED (Universal) fell 10-15% from Friday to Saturday, which is about the same way the original Hangover played. The...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 15-17 — Yep, the Weekend Still Sucks

The weekend continues to look very close to the way it did yesterday morning. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted looks like $35.5 million, according to the studio estimate this morning (down a decent 41% from the openin...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

Combine 2 big movies aimed at perfectly divergent demos, add 3D premium ticket prices, and shake well–the recipe for a strong weekend at the boxoffice. Based on preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline, both PROMETHE...

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 10 Update

With six of eight movies open, Team Metcalf’s slate is closing in on $1 billion in domestic box office ($929 million through Sunday). Metcalf’s seventh film opens Friday (Rock of Ages). And then he will wait to ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/14/12

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (20th) continued with its underwhelming opening on Saturday, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline. The 4th in the animated series had no Saturday matinee bump, holding at $16.5M f...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 8-10 — A Soft Saturday Makes for a Very Front-Loaded Weekend

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted now looks like a $60.4 million weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (down from yesterday’s early estimate but still exceeding our forecast in Wednesday’s Sh...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

Will it really be that happy a Father’s Day? Almost every movie in the market is estimating an unusually low Sunday drop because of the holiday, although the Father’s Day effect normally helps only all-fami...

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 17 Update

And now the waiting game begins for Team Metcalf. With all but one movie now open, the Metcalf slate now totals almost $1.1 billion to date, with a little but of upside remaining in Madagascar 3 and to some extent Prometheus...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through July 1

Madagascar 3 has ballooned to $244 million overseas to date (up from $157 million through last week). The third Madagascar has now tied the overseas take for the first Madagascar ($244.2 million) and is now gunning for t...

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE July 2-8: Huge Seven-Day Box Office Take

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/8/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

FRIDAY JULY 13 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Ice Age 4 Has Weekend to Itself and Is Just Okay At Best

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 28-June 3

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 22-24 — Animation Rules

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 15-17 — Yep, the Weekend Still Sucks

EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 10 Update

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/14/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 8-10 — A Soft Saturday Makes for a Very Front-Loaded Weekend

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 17 Update

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through July 1

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