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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

The see-saw continues in the 2013 studio rankings.  Disney moved back into first (thanks to the domestic release of Frozen with overseas still to come) and Warner Brothers moved back into second place. Meanwhile continued st...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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International Box Office through DECEMBER 1

Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films.  Also, click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.
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Weekend Studio Estimates NOV 29-DEC 1

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #48 of 2013 looks like $195 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday — 3% below last year’s Thanksgiving weekend but 11% above the four-year avera...
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 11/29/13

  Mitch Metcalf has a great analysis of the continuing strength of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) after its $31.3M Friday in his box office post today–highly recommended.  Catching Fire should set a sl...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/29/13

  Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Garth Brooks. CBS:  On an otherwise weak night, GARTH BROOKS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS towered over everything else at 1.8, better than anything CBS has run all fall in the 9-11PM Friday slot.  It ...
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #48 of 2013 looks like $194 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday — 3% below last year’s Thanksgiving weekend but 11% above the four-year average for Thanksgiving w...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: The Holiday Goes On For “Catching Fire” and “Frozen”

  Preliminary numbers at Deadline have the record pace continuing for both THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) and FROZEN (Disney). Catching Fire had no trouble with the all-time record for the day after Thanksgivi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THANKSGIVING DAY BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” and “Frozen” Carve the Turkey

  As usual, Thanksgiving Day itself was down for many films.  However, that didn’t keep the holiday’s pair of blockbusters from rewriting the record books. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) set a new...
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/28/13

  The only entertainment America wanted with its turkey last night was football. NBC:  NFL FOOTBALL swamped the night, with what we expect will be a 7.0 rating when numbers are adjusted early next week.  That would be just a...
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THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Frozen” Doesn’t Put Out “Fire”

  Happy Thanksgiving to all!  Wednesday was a great day for both THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) and the new FROZEN (Disney), setting the stage for a sensational holiday box office weekend for the pair. Catchi...
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/27/13

  The hills were not alive last night. NBC:  The night before Thanksgiving is traditionally an extremely slow one for TV viewing, and networks don’t typically air hour-long infomercials for their own upcoming progra...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Frozen”

  FROZEN:  Buy A Ticket – Your Grin Won’t Melt Until It’s Time to Leave A curious shift has been occurring at Disney over the past few years.  Glamor child Pixar has been churning out second-hand blockb...
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THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” Gets Hotter

  The holiday box office “weekend” doesn’t officially start until today (several of the new openings began screening on Tuesday night, but their studios aren’t publicizing the results), and Mitch Me...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 1

The 48th weekend of the year is looking like $164 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well below the normal pace for a normal Thanksgiving weekend. Opening at 3,742 theaters Wednesday (well above the 2,886 average theat...
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UPDATED: THE SKED NETWORK/CABLE SCORECARD – 11/26/13

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  No huge changes in final numbers, but a couple that are worth noting:  AGENTS OF SHIELD went up a further 0.1 to 2.6, which may ease some ABC and Disney minds over the holiday, and PERSON OF INTEREST gai...
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