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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/21/12

Nearly identical opening numbers for 3 new movies mean different things. OPENINGS: Thanks to its older audience, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (Warners) may end up winning the weekend, and certainly having the highest overall...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is headed for a strong post-4th of July weekend, according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline. Spidey reportedly made $21M on Friday, which if that number holds would be a 33% incre...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 8/31/12

The traditionally dreary Labor Day Weekend boxoffice is underway, and preliminary numbers at Deadline have THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) in the lead, with a $5.5M Friday and probably around $18M for the 4-day holiday weeken...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/19/12

A lot of product made for a decent weekend total, but none of the new films fared particularly well. OPENINGS: THE EXPENDABLES 2 (Lionsgate) opened 20% behind its predecessor, when sequels usually open bigger (and the...

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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

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/20/12

No authoritative boxoffice figures will be available until Sunday or Monday, as the studios would prefer that they not be associated with financial issues this weekend. Although–properly–the focus of the ...

by Mitch Salem

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A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide To Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part II: Distribution Fees and Back-End

Yesterday we looked at some of the ways that the costs of producing a feature film are higher and more complicated than they might seem. Today, some additional obstacles that lie between any movie and profitability. &n...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Should Be #2 Opening of All Time

Weekend #29 of 2012 looks like what last weekend should have been: $272 million for the top 12 films, up 50% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 67% from the four-year average for the weekend. Opening at 4,404 thea...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/13/12

The continents drift, and so does the boxoffice. OPENINGS: ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (20th), at $16.5M, was 25% below the opening for Ice Age 2, and lower than the first Friday of Ice Age 3 (which opened on a Wedne...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 16-18

> A rather sleepy weekend ahead, most likely down about 15% from the same weekend last year. No dominant openers arrive Friday, leaving the weekend Contagion’s to lose. Opening at more than 2,400 theater...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED: THURSDAY Ratings September 22

> Thursday night is off and running, and the highest rated show on the night is Big Bang Theory on CBS with a 4.9 Adult 18-49 rating (4.8 the first half hour and a 5.0 from 8:30-9:00). The highly anticipated Person of Int...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

The boxoffice news stayed bright on Saturday, according to early numbers at Deadline. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (Sony), with its expected Saturday matinee bump, reached $30M in just its first 2 days of release, and will becom...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/14/12

OPENINGS: Both RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (Screen Gems/Sony) and FINDING NEMO 3D (Pixar/Disney) are softer than expected. Evil is likely to have a $21M weekend, which would be the lowest opening in the series since the 20...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/31/12

OPENINGS: THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) will be a convincing winner over the holiday weekend, based on a Friday that more than doubled the gross of the #2 movie. Its $6.1M was also 2/3 better than last year’s Labo...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 5-7

After a good weekend last week (up 18% from the comparable weekend average), this weekend is poised to be a very good first weekend of October (up over 40% and around $126 million for the top 12 films). Opening at about 3,00...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/21/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 8/31/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/19/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Early Thursday Numbers for Spidey and More

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/20/12

A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide To Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part II: Distribution Fees and Back-End

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Should Be #2 Opening of All Time

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/13/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 16-18

THE SKED: THURSDAY Ratings September 22

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/14/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/31/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 5-7

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