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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.15.2017

  OPENINGS:  HAPPY DEATH DAY (Blumhouse/Universal) opened so well at $26.5M that inevitably, despite the fact that it appears to tell a completely closed-end story, talk of a franchise has started.  You can’t blame...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Originals”

  THE ORIGINALS:  Tuesday 8PM on CW Previously… on THE ORIGINALS:  The Mikaelsons have come (back) to New Orleans.  The literally original vampire family (their witch mother cast the spell that created vampirism),...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Jigsaw” Doesn’t Scare, “Thank You For Your Service” & “Suburbicon” Flop

  Rebooting an aged horror franchise can be tough.  Recent attempts to bring back Alien, Scream and Friday the 13th have faltered, and now Saw, rechristened as JIGSAW (Lionsgate), isn’t off to much of a start.  Pre...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates 7.17-19.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #29 of 2015 looks like $185 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a touch above the norm for this weekend and way above last year’s weak weekend. Open...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/14/13

  CBS’s temporary fix to its Monday problem both worked and didn’t. CBS:  Back in its original 8:30PM timeslot behind HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (which was even at 3.0), 2 BROKE GIRLS rose 0.2 to 2.5, a big improvement...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.7.2015

  NBC:  DATELINE was the highest rated show of the night, steady at 1.1. ABC:  WHAT WOULD YOU DO gained 0.2 to 1.0, and 20/20 was up 0.1 to 0.9, both in line with the 0.9 SHARK TANK rerun that began the night. CW:  MAST...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #44 of 2013 looks like $116 million for the top 12 films, down 3% from the same weekend’s average in recent years. Opening at 3,407 theaters Friday, Ender’s Game from Lion...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY 8.14.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’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, Straight Outta Comp...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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NIELSENWAR: A Veterans Day Look At Veteran Network Series

  NOTE:  Season To Date and Network Week-to-Week Charts Are Below With today’s CW announcement that THE ORIGINALS, REIGN and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE have received full back orders, we know where we are with just about a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Fear the Walking Dead”

  FEAR THE WALKING DEAD:  Sunday 9PM on AMC – In the Queue The opening episode of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was audacious as only a sure thing can be.  The new series is, of course, a spin-off of the fantastically succ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: ABC Midseason Schedule

  Today ABC announced its midseason schedule.  Mostly, the network did the necessary work of filling in the gaps where shows have been canceled (or run out of episodes, like Super Fun Night and Once Upon A Time in Wonder...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.25.2017

  Christmas Night featured the NBA vs. The Grinch. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings),...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “Fear the Walking Dead”

  FEAR THE WALKING DEAD:  Sunday 6PM on AMC   Previously… on FEAR THE WALKING DEAD:  Something odd is happening in Los Angeles, years before and a continent away from Rick Grimes and his troupe of survivors. ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Midseason Finale Review: “Hart of Dixie”

  The crises on HART OF DIXIE, perhaps the most amiable hour on network television, tend to be fairly low-intensity, and tonight’s midseason finale–a Hanukkah episode, of all things, not something you often see...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Review: “The Meddler”

  Lorene Scafaria’s THE MEDDLER spins its way past so many potential crash sites that it’s practically an example of cinematic stunt-driving.  The premise itself is something out of a thousand terrible sitcoms...
by Mitch Salem
 
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