Posts Tagged ‘studio estimates’
 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 14-16

The weekend now looks like $70 million for the top 12 films, just a shade lower than the estimate yesterday.  The rank order remains the same, with Resident Evil: Retribution opening at #1 ahead of Finding Nemo 3D (although Ne...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 7-9

The weekend now looks like $52 million for the top 12 films instead of the $50 million estimate yesterday.  But the basic rank order remains the same.  The Possession remains at #1 and is headed for a final domestic gross of ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 31-September 2

Like last week, Saturday was somewhat stronger than anticipated yesterday — the weekend now looks like $84 million instead of $81 million for the top 12 films.   The Possession and Lawless both look like they will be abo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 17-19

Although Expendables 2 did not open as big as we forecast earlier in the week, the weekend was not bad for a third weekend in August.      The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates for films opening wide this weekend: T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 3-5

The weekend is looking almost exactly like it appeared yesterday with Total Recall and especially Diary of Wimpy Kid 3 struggling to make an impact, while The Dark Knight Rises holds on at #1.   The ShowbuzzDaily Domesti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 27-29: Dark Knight Rises Slays the Openers But Still Consistently Lags Behind the Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises is now looking like a $64.1 million second weekend, down 60% from last weekend’s opening.  (The second weekend looks stronger than it appeared yesterday morning, but it still is significantly behind...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Update

The Dark Knight Rises cooled to $45.6 million Saturday, down 39% from $75.1 million late-Thursday/Friday.  (In 2008, The Dark Knight dropped 29% on Saturday from Thursday/Friday, $47.7 million from $67.2 million.)  The openin...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 25-27

Men in Black 3 now looks like a $55.0 million weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (up from yesterday’s early estimate and now exactly hitting our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowBuzzDaily Weekend Pre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 18-20

Marvel’s The Avengers now looks like a $55.1 million weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (now exactly hitting our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowBuzzDaily Weekend Predictions).  The new films this ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 11-13

Marvel’s The Avengers continues to tear up the record books.  The studio is projecting the second weekend will come in at $103.2 million (now almost exactly hitting the $104 million in our ShowBuzzDaily Weekend Predicti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 4-6 — Historic Weekend for The Avengers

Wow.  It’s time to haul out the superlatives and the sports cliches like grand slam and buzzer-beating three-point shot.  Marvel’s The Avengers is headed for a $200 million opening weekend, shattering the record p...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 27-29

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly above the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 20-22

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly above the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 13-15

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in about the same as the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume fo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES April 6-8

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in about the same as the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volume fo...
by Mitch Metcalf