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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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 7-9

> This weekend should be another good one versus last year, up around 9%.  The strongest entry looks to be Hugh Jackman and the robot boxers in Real Steel — it’s playing in a lot of theaters and we ex...
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 2-8: Another UP Week After All

>Thanks to strong weekday business, the past week is up 5% versus last year.  The year-to-date total is now down 14% from last year (after being off as much as 26% in February).  The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume...
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE July 11-17

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 25% versus last year’s comparable week (the first significant increase in five weeks).  Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year.    The ...
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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS September 26

> One of the most highly-anticipated premieres last night (of a show with a long and torturous road through development and on to the air) came and went very quietly.  FOX’s Terra Nova didn’t exactly flop, but ...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS AUGUST 26-28

>Keep your helmets on: the studios are about to drop three more bombs in movie theaters this weekend.  A horror movie, an action flick and an adult comedy are being released, and we expect each to gross not much more than ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>After a pretty long string of accurate box office predictions, ShowBuzzDaily really missed the boat on The Lion King in 3D.  We were debating between an $11 million or $15 million forecast and decided to go with the lower...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES MAY 6-8: Thor and Fast Five Carry the Weekend

>Thor opens solidly but not enough to push the weekend past Iron Man 2’s torrid pace last year. The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates now show that Thor should finish its run with $190 million, while Fast Five has be...
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE October 24-30

>The year to date box office tally picked up a tiny bit of ground moving from -3.8% versus last year to -3.7% this week.        The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release...
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THE BIJOU: Daily Tracks of Top Opening Weekend Films – Updated

>UPDATE from Mitch Salem:  Harry Potter’s Tuesday continued strong, with $15.4M in the US (total of $202.6M).  This 15% drop from Monday is just about the same as The Dark Knight had on its first Tuesday, althou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Summer Ratings Update & Late Summer Marketing

>At the midpoint of the summer, the four major broadcast networks are moving closer together each week.  NBC had been dominating earlier in the summer, but with the departure of The Voice and to some extent the NHL Pl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED: Cable Ratings July 26-August 1

>Over the past seven days (last Tuesday through Monday night), the cable landscape again was led by the vampires of TRUE BLOOD on HBO’s signature Sunday night.  ENTOURAGE fell off our list (down to a 1.2 rating ...
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Aug 1-7

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 19% versus last year’s comparable week (the fourth significant increase in as many weeks).  Year-to-date box office is now down 4.6% versus last ye...
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THE SKED: The Cable Ratings World

>From time to time, we will check in with the cable networks to see what programs are resonating with the audience.  HBO’s True Blood and History’s Pawn Stars would be considered summer hits on any network.&nbs...
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INTERNATIONAL NUMBERS: More Important Than Domestic?

> As we discussed yesterday, first a couple of bar bets.  Which film grossed more worldwide: Megamind or The King’s Speech?  The answer is King’s Speech.  Although Megamind grossed more domestically ($148 mil...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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