Posts Tagged ‘Predictions’
 

 

FRIDAY APRIL 11 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #15 of 2014 looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 28% from the four-year average for this weekend ($112 million) and on its way to record for a mid-April weekend...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY AUGUST 8 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #32 of 2014 looks like a very good $173 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above our forecast ($152 million) and 26% above the norm for this weekend ($138 million). Openin...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 19-21

This weekend is on track to be the fourth weekend in a row to be up over the previous years.  Paranormal Activity 4 opens very large but will play out very quickly as the young, horror audience flocks to the first weekend.  T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 1.30-2.1.2015

Weekend #5 of 2015 is looking like $104 million for the top 12 films this weekend, actually well above the normal volume for this weekend ($77 million), which is hobbled by the Super Bowl and its massive television audience.  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 12.11-13.2015

Weekend #50 of 2015 is looking like a soft $72 million for the top 12 films this weekend, below what we usually see this weekend (see comparisons below). In the Heart of the Sea from Warner Brothers should open with $12.5...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 5.29.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #22 of 2015 looks like $123 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well below the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,777 theaters Friday, San Andreas from Warner Brothers is...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 10.17-19.2014

Weekend #42 of 2014 is looking like $136 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 22% from the norm for this weekend. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (slightly above the 2,886 average theater count for opening wee...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #44 of 2013 looks like $116 million for the top 12 films, down 3% from the same weekend’s average in recent years. Opening at 3,407 theaters Friday, Ender’s Game from Lion...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 6.19-21.2015

Weekend #25 of 2015 is looking like $202 million for the top 12 films this weekend, significantly above the norm for the same weekend the past few years and way above last year’s misfire on this weekend (see comparison...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 10.10-12.2014

Weekend #41 of 2014 is looking like $126 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 19% from the norm for this weekend. Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.20-22.2015

Weekend #47 of 2015 is looking like a decent $202 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up moderately from the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 from Lionsgate s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 13-15

>Weekend #15 of 2012 looks like it will be about $105 million for the top 12 films, down 11% from last year’s comparable weekend (dominated by Rio) and about even with the four-year average for this weekend.  After t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 6.26.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 looks like $168 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down slightly from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,442 theaters Friday, Ted 2 from Universal is on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS UPDATE September 2-4

>Accurate theater counts are in, and we have adjusted the per theater averages, as well as updated critical sentiment as we head into the very slow Labor Day weekend. Apollo 18 opens today at 3,328 theaters, and we expect a low...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #47 of 2013 looks like $211 million for the top 12 films — not quite up to the standard of the weekend before Thanksgiving but not an embarrassment.   Opening at 4,163 theaters Fr...
by Mitch Metcalf