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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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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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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 12

The big gainer overseas this week was The Dark Knight Rises again, up $67 million to an overseas total of $445 million. A billion dollars worldwide is still possible, but $950 million could be more realistic. Ice Age 4 c...

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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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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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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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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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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE June 25-July 1

Another down week at the North American box office, although the declines are not severe as last week. With the arrival of Spider-Man early this week and expected decent mid-week business for two solid openers this past weeke...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

Question #1 on this weekend’s boxoffice: if The Dark Knight Rises is a blockbuster but everything else Warners releases this summer is a bomb, is the studio having a good summer? Based on preliminary Friday numbers at...

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 24 Update

Team Salem’s top pick (Pixar’s Brave) opened this weekend, helping increase the slate to $290 million, up almost $97 million from last week. Meanwhile, continued strong business from Madagascar 3 and a few other...

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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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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 24

Pixar’s Brave has a modest $13.5 million overseas to date, obviously with a big international potential as it rolls out around the world. Pixar films generally have a healthy multiple over the domestic gross, which we a...

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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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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 EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/7/12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 10

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

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

FRIDAY JUNE 8 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Audiences Return in Droves

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 29-July 1

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE June 25-July 1

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 24 Update

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

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 24

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/14/12

EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

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