Posts Tagged ‘Predictions’
 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 22-24 — Updated

Updated throughout: theater counts and critical sentiment for films opening this weekend. The 12th weekend of 2013 looks like it will be way off last year’s pace set by the opening of The Hunger Games, but the weekend wil...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 2.20-22.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #8 of 2015 looks like $106 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little softer than it looked yesterday but still somewhat above the norms for this weekend. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 1.16-18.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #3 of 2015 looks like $185 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even better than the estimate yesterday ($172 million), way up from the norm for this weekend ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #36 of 2013 looks like a very average $62 million for the top 12 films, down 5% from the average post-Labor Day weekends the past few years. Riddick and The Butler did not hit our more a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions FEB 28-MAR 2

Weekend #9 of 2014 is looking like an lame $102 million for the top 12 films, 33% behind the average for this weekend the past several years. With The Lego Movie returning to Earth and neither of the new movies this weekend lo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 4.15-17.2016

Weekend #16 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND April 15-17, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 10.3-5.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #40 of 2014 looks like $142 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even better than yesterday’s estimate ($129 million) and now 37% above the norm for thi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 10.24.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #43 of 2014 looks like a decent $103 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 17% above the norm for this weekend ($89 million). Opening at 2,858 theaters, Ouija from Universal gros...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 8-10

The 45th weekend of the year is looking like $174 million for the top 12 films, which would be a record for the second weekend of November. Opening at over 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS MAY 27-29 — SECOND UPDATE

>The Hangover Part II Domestic Total estimate has been upgraded to slightly exceed the first Hangover. The Hangover Part II‘s Domestic Total estimate has been upgraded to $285 million, slightly beating the $277 million of...
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 7.10-12.2015

Weekend #28 of 2015 is looking like $194 million for the top 12 films this weekend, slightly above the norm for this weekend and way above last year’s very soft weekend (see comparisons below).  [Note: a previous vers...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 7.31-8.2.2015

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #31 of 2015 looks like $140 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a touch below the norm for this weekend (see track below). Opening at 3,956 theaters Friday, Mission: Impossible ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions: 3.25-27.2016

Weekend #13 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND March 25-27, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions AUGUST 23-25

The 34th weekend of the year is looking like $99 million for the top 12 films, up a decent 10% from the average for this weekend.  Opening at 3,046 theaters Wednesday (a bit above the 2,886 average theater count for opening ...
by Mitch Metcalf