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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 11-17 — Summer Volatility Continues

The domestic box office was back down this week. Volatility has been the operative word recently. The first two weeks of May (April 30-May 13) were up more than 35% each from prior years, followed by the next three weeks (M...

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FRIDAY JUNE 8 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Audiences Return in Droves

The box office is roaring back to life this weekend after three weeks of unimpressed moviegoers. The 23rd weekend of 2012 is looking like a killer $183 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 38% from this weekend last...

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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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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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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 8-10

Weekend #23 of 2012 looks like it will total about $174 million for the top 12 films, up 32% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 19% from the four-year average for the weekend. A pair of decently-reviewed openers...

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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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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 29-July 1: Three Comedies Collide as Brave Aims for Another #1 Finish

Weekend #26 of 2012 looks like another weak one: $157 million for the top 12 films, down 18% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 8% from the four-year average for the weekend. Some of this decline can be attrib...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 22-24 — Brave the Only Game in Town

Weekend #25 of 2012 looks like another disappointment: a soft $150 million for the top 12 films, down 12% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 14% from the four-year average for the weekend. Pixar’s Brave ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/20/12

No authoritative boxoffice figures will be available until Sunday or Monday, as the studios would prefer that they not be associated with financial issues this weekend. Although–properly–the focus of the ...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/7/12

No major surprises in the Saturday boxoffice numbers, according to preliminary figures at Deadline. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is reporting a solid 18% Friday-to-Saturday bump, better than the 13% that Transformers ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/1/12

Vulture picked the wrong weekend to predict Universal’s demise. OPENINGS: SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) had a very good $20.3M Friday, and will do better than $50M for the weekend, successfully selling (mal...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 29-July 1

Ted now looks like a $54.1 million opening weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (exceeding our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Predictions). Warner Brothers has pulled Magic Mike’s ...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 10

Men in Black 3 increased again this week, to $352 million overseas to date (up solidly from $275 million last week). Snow White and the Huntsman also grew, up to $84 million overseas (from $39 million last week). Madagas...

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FRIDAY JUNE 29 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Very Solid Weekend, After All

MUCH stronger than we forecast, the 26th weekend of 2012 is looking like $196 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up only 2% from this weekend last year but up 15% from the multi-year average for this weekend. R-rated...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/16/12

Nothing much changed at the boxoffice between Friday and Saturday, and that was bad news for the weekend’s openings. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, neither ROCK OF AGES (Warners) nor THAT’S MY BOY (So...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 11-17 — Summer Volatility Continues

FRIDAY JUNE 8 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Audiences Return in Droves

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 8-10

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

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 29-July 1: Three Comedies Collide as Brave Aims for Another #1 Finish

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 22-24 — Brave the Only Game in Town

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/20/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/7/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/1/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 29-July 1

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 10

FRIDAY JUNE 29 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Very Solid Weekend, After All

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/16/12

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