Posts Tagged ‘Predictions’
 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS February 1-3

The fifth weekend of 2013 should total a bad $70 million for the top 12 films, 30% below the normal pace for this weekend. Opening in about 2,900 theaters Friday, Warm Bodies from Summit should average $6,900 per theater for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 8.14-16.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #33 of 2015 looks like $132 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat above the norm for this weekend (see track below). Opening at 2,757 theaters Friday...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 7-9

Weekend #10 of 2014 is looking like $127 million for the top 12 films, right in line with the same weekend the last few years.  Opening at around 3,400 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for opening we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 24-26

The 21st weekend of the year is looking like an outstanding $258 million for the top 12 films, over 50% better than typical Memorial Day weekends because three films serving very different audiences should open well in addition...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JUNE 24-26

> This weekend will feature a Pixar sequel aimed at kids and their parents, while young adults and older teens are the bullseye for an R-rated comedy starring Cameron Diaz, the queen of movies released the last weekend of June....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 6.26-28.2015

Weekend #26 of 2015 is looking like $204 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat above the norm for the same weekend the past few years (see comparisons below).  This would be the third up weekend in a row af...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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 5.22-24.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #21 of 2015 now looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, significantly below the norm for this weekend.  A definite clunker Memorial Day Week...
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
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 11-13

Weekend #19 of 2012 looks like it will be about $163 million for the top 12 films, up 26% from last year’s comparable weekend and up the same amount from the four-year average for this weekend.  Only one movie dares to o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #50 of 2013 looks like $144 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we had forecast but still up double digits in terms of percent increase over comparable week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Forecast AUGUST 8-10

Weekend #32 of 2014 is looking like $152 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up 11%from the norm for this weekend and the second up weekend in a row after six straight down weekends. Opening at over 3,700 theaters Frid...
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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Early Thursday Numbers for Spidey and More

  Deadline has preliminary boxoffice figures for Thursday, and reports that THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) was at $16.3M for the day, down 30% from July 4th.  If that number holds, it would be slightly better than the 34%...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 7-9

Another lifeless weekend is in store this weekend, as the audience prepares for the holidays and puts of moviegoing until the week between Christmas and New Year’s, when there are seven weekend-volume days in a row.  Unt...
by Mitch Metcalf