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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 5/25/12

The softness of MEN IN BLACK 3‘s (Sony) appeal noted in Mitch Metcalf’s predictions for this weekend seems to be very real. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, and contrary to much more bullish forecasts...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/24/12

OPENINGS: BRAVE (Pixar/Disney) opened right in the Pixar range at $66.7M. That’s better than WALL-E ($63.1M), not quite as good as Up ($68.1M). Those 2 movies ended up with $224M and $293M, respectively, so...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/3/12

Universal, having eaten a poisoned apple with Battleship, is relieved by this weekend’s tastier produce. OPENINGS: SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) muscled its way to a $56.3M opening, which is what it n...

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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 ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/25/12

J and K aren’t the only ones wearing black today. OPENINGS: In what’s starting to look like a bad summer for any movie not called The Avengers, MEN IN BLACK 3 (Sony) opened with a subpar $18M on Frid...

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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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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 3

Men in Black 3 increased to $275 million overseas to date (up sharply from $132 million last week). Battleship has stalled overseas — the foreign total is now $235 million (up marginally from $233 million last week)...

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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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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 5/26/12

The “kids” didn’t show up for MEN IN BLACK 3 (Sony) on Saturday–it was wishful thinking to believe they would, considering the franchise’s decade-long absence–and the result, according to pre...

by Mitch Salem

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 4 Update

With his second movie opening this past weekend, Team Salem has crossed the $100 million mark in the second annual ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Fantasy Draft. Salem’s slate totals $107 million through Sunday, still traili...

by Mitch Metcalf

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 21-27

Now 21 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is running 15% ahead of last year’s pace. Just two weeks ago, box office was running 21% ahead of 2011. The past week was off a stunning 32% from the sam...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 15-17 — Adam Sandler & Tom Cruise’s Weekend of the Banal

Weekend #24 of 2012 looks like it will total a just okay $146 million for the top 12 films, down 1% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 6% from the four-year average for the weekend. Two films with once-big sta...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/27/12

Don’t hold your breath for Men In Black 4. OPENINGS: The US 3-day weekend numbers on MEN IN BLACK 3 (Sony) are in accord with last night’s lackluster preliminary estimate of $55M. Sony is pr...

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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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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 5/25/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/24/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/3/12

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

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/25/12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 24

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 3

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 8-10

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 10 Update

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT 5/26/12

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 4 Update

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 21-27

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 15-17 — Adam Sandler & Tom Cruise’s Weekend of the Banal

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/27/12

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

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