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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/4/14

OPENINGS: Star/co-writer/co-producer Melissa McCarthy reportedly took a fraction of her usual fee on TAMMY (Warners) to keep the production budget down to the low $20Ms. After a $6.4M 4th of July (up 17% from Thursda...

by Mitch Salem

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FRIDAY JULY 4 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #27 of 2014 looks like a truly awful $126 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 26% below the norm for this weekend and well below the $153.2 million weekend for the top 12 the las...

by Mitch Metcalf

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

As holidays go, the 4th of July isn’t a bright one for moviegoing, and when it falls on a Friday, the result is a weekend no better than usual (the days before and after compensate for the holiday itself). That h...

by Mitch Salem

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HOLIDAY THURSDAY BOX OFFICE: No Fireworks

There were no surprises at the Thursday box office, and certainly no pleasant ones for the previous day’s openings. Ticket sales won’t have the usual Friday pop today, as many have other plans for the 4th o...

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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Undateable”

NBC was so eager to get UNDATEABLE off its schedule that the network unceremoniously threw 4 episodes onto tonight’s line-up, 1 rerun and 3 new half-hours culminating in the season finale. That treatment was a bi...

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HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Overwhelms “Tammy” & the Rest

The long holiday movie weekend began without much interest from audiences. OPENINGS: TAMMY (Warners) got underway with a so-so $6.2M, which includes $1.3M from Tuesday night shows. That suggests $32-35M for the 5-day...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 7/2/14

NETWORK UPDATE: As expected, TAXI BROOKLYN dipped from the morning’s numbers by 0.1. Still, no loss from its series premiere last week is a fairly positive result. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1, so it end...

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WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Complete Round of 16 Ratings (Updated with ABC)

Ratings are now complete for the Round of 16, the eight matches that start the Knockout Stage, as the Saturday June 28 ratings for ABC have sauntered in. Two solid matches on that Saturday, ranking #7 and #8 overall (out of 5...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Taxi Brooklyn”

TAXI BROOKLYN: Wednesday 10PM on NBC Previously… on TAXI BROOKLYN: Cat Sullivan (Chyler Leigh) is a grouchy (but spunky and cute) NYPD detective whose driving is so bad that she’s been demoted to walking ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Tammy”

TAMMY: Not Even For Free – Melissa McCarthy Fumbles Her Industry Clout When a star earns hundreds of millions of dollars for Hollywood, it can show its appreciation by handing over the creative reins to the star ...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 7/1/14

NETWORK UPDATE: The only shifts came at 10PM, where THE NIGHT SHIFT lost 0.1 and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP gained the same amount. That made the margin between them a bit closer, but an 0.4 win for NIGHT SHIFT is plenty good e...

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WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Ratings for Final USA Match as Round of 16 Ends

Ratings for Tuesday’s ESPN matches have been added to the table below. The 3:30 pm telecast of Belgium vs USA averaged 13,440,000 persons 2+, just behind the 13,774,000 for USA vs Portugal on Sunday June 22 at 6 pm, a m...

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Weekend Box Office Predictions JULY 4-6

Weekend #27 of 2014 is looking like a not so hot $135 million for the top 12 films this weekend, -21% below the norm for this weekend. It certainly doesn’t help that Independence Day and all its distractions of picnics...

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TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Tammy” Has Solid $1.3M Start

Melissa McCarthy’s star vehicle TAMMY (Warners) may not be winning any critical plaudits (it’s at 19% positive on Rotten Tomatoes), but that’s not keeping her fans away, at least in the short term. Ta...

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SUMMER NIELSENWAR: How Bad Is It?

The broadcast networks are putting an unprecedented amount of original programming on their airwaves this summer. With the exception of CBS, which just began ramping up its summer campaign with the return of Big Brothe...

by Mitch Salem

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/4/14

FRIDAY JULY 4 Box Office Report

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

HOLIDAY THURSDAY BOX OFFICE: No Fireworks

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Undateable”

HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Overwhelms “Tammy” & the Rest

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 7/2/14

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Complete Round of 16 Ratings (Updated with ABC)

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Taxi Brooklyn”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Tammy”

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 7/1/14

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Ratings for Final USA Match as Round of 16 Ends

Weekend Box Office Predictions JULY 4-6

TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Tammy” Has Solid $1.3M Start

SUMMER NIELSENWAR: How Bad Is It?

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