Posts Tagged ‘Numbers’
 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: July 29-31

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), The Smurfs and Cowboys & Aliens could not have closer opening weekends (both headed for $36.2 million at this point).  We will have to wait to se...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS JUNE 3-5

>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 25% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year (an improvement of two percentage points from last week).  &n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 17

>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 debuts at #3 (with a projected domestic ultimate of $482 million and $307 million overseas to date).  When all its overseas grosses are tallied, Harry Potter will probably move ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS MAY 29: Pirates 4 Dominates But Watch Out for Hangover and Panda Sequels

> Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 added to the Worldwide gross list in the top 10, both with much more upside to come. Hangover Part II enters the 2011 Worldwide gross list at #5 (and Kung Fu Panda at #7), both having soli...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE July 25-31

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 20% versus last year’s comparable week (the third significant increase in as many weeks).  Year-to-date box office is now down 5% versus last year....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES JUNE 10-12: Super 8 Above Forecast But Not As High As Reported Yesterday

>Super 8 now looks like a $37 million opening weekend based on Friday and Saturday results.  The weekend top 12 should be down 6% from 2010.    The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that Super 8 sho...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 12-18

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) is up 2% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 3.8% versus last year, the smallest year-to-year margin we’ve seen so ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND PREDICTIONS APR 8-10: Comedy Slugfest for #2

> In a battle of two comedies this weekend, Arthur (Warner Bros) and Your Highness (Universal) should split the comedy audience, with Arthur having a slight edge (despite horrific reviews on rottentomatoes —...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY APR 1 NUMBERS: Hop Surprisingly Strong

> Based on Friday’s numbers, Hop is blowing past the ShowbuzzDaily Forecast, according to preliminary weekend estimates.  While not quite the $56 million opening for Despicable Me and certainly no...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Cable Ratings October 4-10

> Sports dominated the top of the cable chart again this week, led of course by NFL Monday Night Football with a very good 6.9 Adult 18-49 rating.  TBS had some very good performances in the League Division Series, when th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through MAY 22: Pirates Plays Very Well Overseas

> Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens huge overseas, almost topping Fast Five in its first weekend.    The table below shows the domestic and international grosses for the Top 25 films (out of ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS MAY 27-29 — UPDATED: Two Hits Open Simultaneously

> Memorial Day weekend brings two strong openers and what should be a very solid weekend — well ahead of last year’s numbers for the weekend. Opening at 3,615 theaters, The Hangover Part II should average a very str...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKDAY UPDATE MON-TUE APR 11-12: The Weak Get Weaker

> The magic number for mid-week box office (Monday-Tuesday combined) is 20% of the opening weekend.  None of the films opening this past weekend hit that mark this week, indicating soft long-term playability for what was a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 8-10: Lackluster Weekend, But Better Times Ahead?

> The weekend studio projections (Friday and Saturday actual numbers plus a studio-generated estimate for Sunday’s business) are very similar to the early look at the weekend from yesterday.  Hop will lead the way, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JULY 1 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>Transformers 3 is doing good but not great business (midway between the first and second in the series), but the overall weekend is looking like it is up only marginally from last year thanks to weak holds by Cars 2 and Bad Te...
by Mitch Metcalf