Posts Tagged ‘the artist’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S WEEKEND BOXOFFICE STUDIO SCORECARD

> Happy Voice/Smash Bowl, everyone!  (And go Giants!!!) OPENINGS:  CHRONICLE (20th) is claiming bragging rights for the weekend over THE WOMAN IN BLACK (CBS) by $1M.  But both films are assuming almost identical ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

OSCAR ODDS for Major Categories — UPDATED

>Updated Oscar odds confirm a complete snooze is in store for Sunday’s Academy Awards as The Artist and director Michel Hazanavicius are heavy favorites to win Best Picture and Best Director, bringing a very French flavor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: ACADEMY AWARDS Telecast Ratings Prediction

>Tonight’s Academy Awards telecast on ABC should be short on suspense as The Artist sweeps to victory in the Best Picture and Best Director categories.  (See our Oscar Odds for more.)  While there is a race for ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 2-4

>The ninth weekend of the year should generate about $125 million for the top 12 films, a fairly typical weekend for the first weekend in March — up 2% from last year’s comparable weekend and down a negligible 1% fr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE Feb 27-March 4

>Nine full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run well ahead of last year’s glacial pace, and the year-to-date total is now pacing a double-digit percentage increase over of the comparable period’s av...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 27-29

>The fourth weekend of the year should generate about $91 million for the top 12 films — about the same as last year’s comparable weekend and down 10% from a “normal” weekend this time of year.  The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JANUARY 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The fourth weekend of 2012 is a touch better than the same weekend last year, but it’s a somewhat below average weekend looking at the past four years.  The Grey is opening at #1 at almost $19 million, somewhat hig...
by Mitch Metcalf