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Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 30-JUNE 1

Weekend #22 of 2014 is looking like a solid $172 million for the top 12 films this weekend, 26% above the norm for this weekend and 7% above the same weekend last year.   Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JANUARY 10-12

Weekend #2 of 2014 is looking like $100 million for the top 12 films, a pretty shabby total for a weekend that normal totals $125 million or more. Opening at around 2,700 theaters Friday (slightly below the 2,886 average theate...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 5: X-Men Debuts at #8

> X-Men: First Class added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, while Pirates 4 continues to dominate. X-Men: First Class enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #8, while Hangover Part II is closing in on Thor and should...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

BOX OFFICE UPDATE June 29

>Deadline Hollywood is reporting a $37.3 opening day for Transformers: Dark of the Moon.  Adding in the $5.5 previews on Tuesday, the total for Transformers stands at $42.8 million.  These are very good numbers and be...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

MOVIE TICKET PRICES: One Size Fits All? It’s Time to Experiment

> The current movie exhibition model is under incredible stress.  Although increasing ticket prices have often masked steadily declining movie attendance figures, there has been precious little experimentation to fundament...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS May 18-20

Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) increased again to $723 million to date overseas (up from $629 million last week), although the growth rate is starting to slow.  United Kingdom continues to lead the way o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 6.5-7.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #23 of 2015 looks like $128 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little worse than it looked yesterday and down significantly the norm for this weekend ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates SEP 19-21, 2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #38 of 2014 now looks like $93 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 8% above the norm for this weekend ($86 million) and up a bit from yesterday’s estim...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 1-3

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #31 of 2014 looks like $173 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above our forecast ($150 million) and 33% above the norm for this weekend ($129 million...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Real Steel is opening at forecast — at a very decent level, but will it be enough to cover the big visual effects costs and all the above-the-line talent expenses?  More on that in Box Office Footnotes.  In se...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 16-18

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the two sequels opening wide this weekend are not doing the business generally forecast, and they are under-performing the preceding movies in their serie...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS JUNE 12

> Super 8 misses the Top 20 Worldwide Gross list, while Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2 and X-Men: First Class continue to move up the rankings. Super 8 joins the Worldwide Gross list just outside the Top 20 (tied for 21st pl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 11

>Overseas box office show big gains for Puss in Boots and Real Steel, now at $142 million and $186 million overseas to date, respectively.  Both films are solidly in the top five films worldwide, approaching $300 million w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS October 16

>The Smurfs movie continues to inch closer to Cars 2 in worldwide box office (now $9 million away).  Real Steel is the only recent movie with any overseas box office pull.  Its overseas to date tally of $57 million ha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: August 19-21

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), The Help is the pick of the litter, down an impressive 21% from last weekend’s opening.  All the openers are pretty much stillborn.  The w...
by Mitch Metcalf