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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED – Worth A Ticket – A Circus Indeed There’s a certain luxury in being DreamWorks Animation. Pixar gets the awards and the acclaim, but it’s also held ...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 17

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted had a good week around the world, now $157 million overseas to date (up from $76 million last week). Madagascar is headed for $600+ million worldwide ($215 million domestic according t...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/22/12

Cartoons rule the multiplex. OPENINGS: BRAVE (Pixar/Disney), with its $24.5M Friday, had the highest non-sequel opening day for a Pixar film, beating WALL-E‘s $23.2M. It’s a little behind last year’s Car...

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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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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...

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FRIDAY JUNE 22 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

Not the disaster we expected, the 25th weekend of 2012 is looking like $158 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 7% from this weekend last year and down 10% from a more normal third weekend in June. Brave is on tr...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/9/12: Trouble In Paradise

Although it’s still a strong weekend at the boxoffice, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, neither of the week’s big openings had a particularly good Saturday. PROMETHEUS (20th) is clearly getting mixed ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/10/12

Don’t look a gift boxoffice in the mouth? OPENINGS: Unsurprisingly, both studios pushed their estimates on MADAGASCAR 3 (DreamWorks Animation/Paramount) and PROMETHEUS (20th) to the highest round number available, meani...

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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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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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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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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is headed for a strong post-4th of July weekend, according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline. Spidey reportedly made $21M on Friday, which if that number holds would be a 33% incre...

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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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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 4-10

A solid week ending Sunday (featuring openings for Madagascar 3 and Prometheus above $60 million and $50 million, respectively) ended a three-week rough patch for domestic box office, the first significant disappointing period ...

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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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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 17

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/22/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/14/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/8/12

FRIDAY JUNE 22 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/9/12: Trouble In Paradise

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/10/12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 10

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

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 4-10

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

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