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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 3

Men in Black 3 increased to $275 million overseas to date (up sharply from $132 million last week). Battleship has stalled overseas — the foreign total is now $235 million (up marginally from $233 million last week)...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

Question #1 on this weekend’s boxoffice: if The Dark Knight Rises is a blockbuster but everything else Warners releases this summer is a bomb, is the studio having a good summer? Based on preliminary Friday numbers at...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 4-10

A solid week ending Sunday (featuring openings for Madagascar 3 and Prometheus above $60 million and $50 million, respectively) ended a three-week rough patch for domestic box office, the first significant disappointing period ...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 22-24 — Brave the Only Game in Town

Weekend #25 of 2012 looks like another disappointment: a soft $150 million for the top 12 films, down 12% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 14% from the four-year average for the weekend. Pixar’s Brave ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

Combine 2 big movies aimed at perfectly divergent demos, add 3D premium ticket prices, and shake well–the recipe for a strong weekend at the boxoffice. Based on preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline, both PROMETHE...

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FRIDAY JUNE 15 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Two Big Misses

Back to barren summer theaters. The 24th weekend of 2012 is looking like a very weak $122 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 17% from this weekend last year and down 21% from a more normal third weekend in June....

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/1/12

Vulture picked the wrong weekend to predict Universal’s demise. OPENINGS: SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) had a very good $20.3M Friday, and will do better than $50M for the weekend, successfully selling (mal...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 11-17 — Summer Volatility Continues

The domestic box office was back down this week. Volatility has been the operative word recently. The first two weeks of May (April 30-May 13) were up more than 35% each from prior years, followed by the next three weeks (M...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

The calendar may say the 4th of July is approaching, but it’s looking an awful lot like Christmas at the boxoffice this weekend. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have both TED (Universal) and MAGIC MIKE (Warne...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 15-17 — Yep, the Weekend Still Sucks

The weekend continues to look very close to the way it did yesterday morning. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted looks like $35.5 million, according to the studio estimate this morning (down a decent 41% from the openin...

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 24 Update

Team Salem’s top pick (Pixar’s Brave) opened this weekend, helping increase the slate to $290 million, up almost $97 million from last week. Meanwhile, continued strong business from Madagascar 3 and a few other...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

Will it really be that happy a Father’s Day? Almost every movie in the market is estimating an unusually low Sunday drop because of the holiday, although the Father’s Day effect normally helps only all-fami...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/22/12

Cartoons rule the multiplex. OPENINGS: BRAVE (Pixar/Disney), with its $24.5M Friday, had the highest non-sequel opening day for a Pixar film, beating WALL-E‘s $23.2M. It’s a little behind last year’s Car...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/15/12

Friday’s boxoffice was like The Good, The Bad & The Ugly–except without the “good.” OPENINGS: All the stunt casting in the world couldn’t make anyone want to see ROCK OF AGES (Warners)...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/9/12: Trouble In Paradise

Although it’s still a strong weekend at the boxoffice, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, neither of the week’s big openings had a particularly good Saturday. PROMETHEUS (20th) is clearly getting mixed ...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through June 3

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 4-10

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 22-24 — Brave the Only Game in Town

EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/8/12

FRIDAY JUNE 15 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Two Big Misses

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/1/12

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 11-17 — Summer Volatility Continues

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 15-17 — Yep, the Weekend Still Sucks

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 24 Update

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/22/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/15/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/9/12: Trouble In Paradise

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