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FRIDAY 5.1.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2015 looks like $249 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above the norm for this weekend as summer gets going early. Opening at 4,276 theaters Friday, Avengers: Age...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JUNE 21 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #25 of 2013 looks like an excellent $223 million for the top 12 films, up 32-42% from the same weekend in recent years.  The two wide openers clicked with audiences, with Monsters Unive...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 8.7.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #32 of 2015 looks like $119 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down significantly from the norm for this weekend (see track below). Opening at 3,995 theaters Friday, Fantastic ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 7.10-12.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #28 of 2015 looks like $204 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, above the norm for this weekend and way above last year’s weak weekend. Opening at 4,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 6.26.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 looks like $168 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down slightly from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,442 theaters Friday, Ted 2 from Universal is on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS August 7

>Debuting at #21 (just off the chart below), Rise of the Planet of the Apes has a projected total domestic gross of $155 million and an overseas gross to date of $23 million, as it opens slowly around the world.  But that ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: July 11 Update

>Team Metcalf is now $102 million ahead of Team Salem in the first annual Summer Movie Draft.  The weekday business of Transformers 3 the next few days will push the margin a little higher, but the opening weekend of the f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT June 17 Update

> It’s not looking good for Team Metcalf, which is about $160 million behind Team Salem in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft.  And it’s not going to get any better this weekend.  Even if Sa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>Based on Wednesday-Friday numbers, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 will hold on to the #1 spot this weekend despite an anticipated precipitous drop, followed in second place by The Muppets.  The other kid-friendly openers, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2014 looks like $121 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 12% from the average for the same weekend the past few years (but better than we forecast earlier this week). ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MARCH 28 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #13 of 2014 looks like $126 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 10% from the average for this weekend the past several years.   Opening at 3,567 theaters Friday, Noah fro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE August 22-28

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 12% versus last year’s comparable week (the second down week in a row).  Year-to-date box office is now down 4.1% versus last year.  The Help again was the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 28-30

Weekend #13 of 2014 is looking like $122 million for the top 12 films, 14% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years. Opening at around 3,400 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for op...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 4.3-5.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #14 of 2015 looks like $215 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, way above the norms for this weekend and setting a new record for early April. Opening at 4,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS SEPTEMBER 9-11

>Now we slog through September.  The top 12 films usually gross $73 million the weekend after Labor Day, and the September weekends afterward average around $85 million.  By October, however, the typical weekend perks...
by Mitch Metcalf