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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Fear the Walking Dead”

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: Sunday 9PM on AMC AMC’s eccentric decision to keep its Walking Dead assembly line going with a not-quite-prequel has become even more so in Season 2, which places the Season 1 survivors on ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Crossbones”

CROSSBONES: Friday 10PM on NBC Previously… on CROSSBONES: The infamous pirate Edward Teague AKA Blackbeard (John Malkovich), has established an island kingdom for himself on New Providence in the Caribbean, wit...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Black Sails”

BLACK SAILS: Saturday 9PM on Starz Previously… on BLACK SAILS: In 1715, Nassau and the waters around it weren’t yet controlled by any government, and existed instead as the domain of independent pirates a...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Black Sails”

BLACK SAILS: Saturday 9PM on Starz – Worth A Look The pirate action-adventure BLACK SAILS is Starz’s latest attempt to swing for the fences with ambitious original programming and finally be taken as seriou...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 7-13

Now 19 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is now running 21% ahead of last year’s pace and now 17% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years. Marvel’s The...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/6/12

So that happened. THE AVENGERS: Whenever a Sunday estimate just barely crosses a milestone threshold, it’s subject to adjustment on Monday, but whether the final number turns out to be $196M or $202M is a ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Rips Through the Roof – 5/5/12

So much for front-loading. The preliminary Saturday number for THE AVENGERS (Disney), as reported by Deadline, is genuinely extraordinary. If it holds up, Avengers will have one of the best 2d day holds of a meg...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/4/12

> Well-played, Marvel/Disney. THE AVENGERS: Years of planning and marketing led to the 2d biggest opening day of all time, $80.5M, that was behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and its $91.1M. (And Dea...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Begins – 5/4/12

> The summer movie season is starting with a bang: according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE AVENGERS (Disney) is off to a $70M opening day. If that number holds, it’ll be the #4 opening day of all tim...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 4-6

Weekend #18 of 2012 (the first weekend of May and the unofficial start of the summer movie season) looks like it will be about $214 million for the top 12 films, up 38% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 46% from ...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 23-29

>Now 17 full weeks into 2012 (one-third of the year down already), year-to-date domestic box office is running 19% ahead of last year’s pace (down from the +22% pace last week), while the year-to-date total is now 13% ...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 29

>The Hunger Games has moved up to $229 million overseas (up from $216 million last week). The film is probably headed for a worldwide total of $660 million, including our newly revised forecast of $399 million domestic.&n...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/29/12

> Hold all tickets for 2d place. OPENINGS: As of now, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony), THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal), THE LUCKY ONE (Warners) and THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) are all project...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 27-29

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly above the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only). The box office volume for t...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/28/12

> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (Sony) will pull ahead of THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (Universal) for the weekend thanks to Saturday and Sunday matinee business, although Engageme...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Fear the Walking Dead”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Crossbones”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Black Sails”

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Black Sails”

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 7-13

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/6/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Rips Through the Roof – 5/5/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/4/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Begins – 5/4/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 4-6

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE April 23-29

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 29

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 4/29/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 27-29

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/28/12

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