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Box Office Year to Date & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. Another very good week for Universal with the moderate domestic success of The Purge and the continued strong overseas performance of Fast & Furious 6.  The perennial also-ran studio (Universal) is now a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #50 of 2013 looks like $144 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we had forecast but still up double digits in terms of percent increase over comparable week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY JUNE 13 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #24 of 2014 looks like $197 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 28% above the norm for this weekend but no different than the same weekend last year.   Opening at 3,306 theaters...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates 10.17-19.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #42 of 2014 looks like a decent $123 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little lower than yesterday’s early estimate ($126 million) but still 11% ab...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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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
 
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FRIDAY 9.11.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #37 of 2015 looks like $82 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, slightly above the norm for the first weekend after Labor Day (see track below). Opening at 2,221 theaters Frid...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES MAY 27-29: Hangover 2 and Panda 2 Slightly Higher for the Weekend

>Weekend Studio Estimates came in slightly higher than yesterday’s first look for Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2.  Weekend is up almost 50% over last year.  The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 20-26

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 12% versus last year’s comparable week (the second significant decline in a row).  Year-to-date box office is down 8% versus last year.    The Past We...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JULY 29-31

> An eclectic trio of films open wide this weekend.  Cowboys & Aliens (the ultimate genre mash-up) should win the weekend with $41.5 million.  Captain America should drop to second place, while The Smurfs should b...
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>The Help remains the lone sign of strength at the box office.  Down only 2% from the Tropical Storm Irene-dampened box office last weekend, The Help has been upgraded again to $155 million estimated total domestic gross.&...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES November 25-27

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 will drop 70% this weekend but remain at #1, and its final domestic estimate has been upgraded to over $300 million bec...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Box Office Year in Review

>We have been covering the sagging box office in 2011 throughout the year, and now that we have official numbers through Sunday, the year has closed down 3% from 2010.  But the year is much more interesting when breaking i...
by Mitch Salem
 
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International Box Office through June 30

Updated international box office chart:
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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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
 
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Weekend Box Office Forecast AUGUST 1-3

Weekend #31 of 2014 is looking like $150 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 16%from the norm for this weekend and the first up weekend since June 13-15.   Opening at around 3,800 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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