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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH

> THE HUNGER GAMES ended its first week of release with a $189.9M total that was the 7th highest in history. That result was exceeded only by the blockbuster summer sequels The Dark Knight, Transformers: Revenge of ...

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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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FRIDAY APRIL 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — With Updated Numbers

> The 17th weekend of 2012 is looking like a poor $97 million for the Top 12 films, down 33% from this weekend last year and down 28% from the four-year average for the same weekend. Think Like a Man should retain the top...

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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...

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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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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” – Take the Train

> Watch It At Home; Dreary Franchise Moviemaking. In the 137 minutes of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the 4th installment in Disney’s hugely successful franchise (and yes, you have to sit through all ...

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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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Box Office Footnotesj – 5/27/11

> THE HANGOVER PART II seems to be headed for the 4th highest Memorial Day opening of all time, behind only Pirates 3, Indiana Jones 4 and X-Men 3–and at less than half the budget of any of them. Unlike all 3 of tho...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH – 3/28/12

> On its first Wednesday in release, THE HUNGER GAMES fell 22% to $8.1M, but just as Tuesday’s hold wasn’t quite as good as it looked, Wednesday’s wasn’t as bad. For whatever reason, Wednesdays ten...

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THE BIJOU: International Footnote

> There’s been quite a bit written in the last few years about the phenomenon of US films doing much better business overseas than domestically, sometimes more than making up for American disappointment or failure–a...

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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% ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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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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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 31

>Three films are now in or projected to be in the $1 billion worldwide box office club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Clearly,...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH

> THE HUNGER GAMES held fairly well on its first Tuesday, dropping around 4% to $10.3M. This isn’t quite as good as it sounds, because Tuesday is generally an up day (except where Monday is part of a holiday weekend...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” MIDWEEK WATCH

> Monday boxoffice is tricky to analyze, because as you’d expect, the all-time list of Monday grosses is largely a history of long holiday weekends, namely Memorial Day, July 4th, Martin Luther King Day, and Christmas/New...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH

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

FRIDAY APRIL 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — With Updated Numbers

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Black Sails”

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

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” – Take the Train

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/4/12

Box Office Footnotesj – 5/27/11

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH – 3/28/12

THE BIJOU: International Footnote

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

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 27-29

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 31

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY “HUNGER GAMES” WATCH

SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” MIDWEEK WATCH

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