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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Disney

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we...

by Mitch Salem

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STATUETTE STAKES: The Oscar Race That Wasn’t

> This year’s Academy Awards have so far engendered the kind of enthusiasm and excitement usually associated with a suburban DMV office on a Tuesday afternoon. People seem to be sullenly resigned to the inevitabilit...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS SEPTEMBER 2-4

>Summer always ends with a whimper. While Memorial Day and Independence Day weekends are among the strongest of the box office year, Labor Day weekend is usually the lowest of the year in terms of movie-going. This ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: August 12-14

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Rise of the Planet of the Apes will continue to hold the #1 spot, although The Help performed better than expected with $25.5 million Friday-Sunday and $3...

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THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Footnotes 8/27/11 – Be Afraid of the Boxoffice

> The full extent of theatre closings and other Hurricane Irene-related events isn’t yet known, so projections may be high at this point. That being said, this was never going to be a good weekend at the boxoffice: ...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 9-11

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Contagion is #1 and is headed for a final of about $74 million. The other openers were either quiet or stillborn. The Help, now #2, nonetheles...

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THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: Footnotes – 8/14/11

> Now that THE HELP has opened about as well as Dreamworks/Disney could have hoped, the next goal is a 2d weekend decline of around 40%. That would match the hold of Julie & Julia, and would make a $100M gross for Hel...

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THE BIJOU EARLY BOXOFFICE: Hurricane Watch 8/28/11

> Early numbers for Friday and Saturday suggest that the first day, at least, of Hurricane Irene didn’t do enormous damage to the boxoffice. Deadline reports that THE HELP had a healthy Friday-to-Saturday bump of 38...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Help”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Sep 5-11

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) is up 4% versus last year’s comparable week. Year-to-date box office is now down 3.9% versus last year. Contagion opened in first place and is headed f...

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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Aug 8-14

>Another strong week in North American movie theaters. The full week box office (August 8-14) generated $236 million, up 16% versus the same week last year and up 10% versus the average week the past four years. Year-to-d...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE FOOTNOTES – 8/28/11

> The probable effect of Irene is most evident in the weekend’s limited releases, where loss of NY business would have been most damaging. HIGHER GROUND, seemingly headed for a per-theatre average of $12K, could onl...

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THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 9/16/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has early Friday numbers, and they foretell some surprises for the weekend boxoffice. Chief among them is the remarkable $7-8M that the 3D pre-Blu-Ray reissue of Disney’s THE LION KING gross...

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THE BIJOU EARLY RETURNS – UPDATED: BOXOFFICE THE BARBARIAN

> UPDATE: Deadline has a clearer picture of the day’s boxoffice, and THE HELP is already having a superb weekend, leading the day with $5.7M, down a tiny 25% from last week. If this number holds, its full weekend co...

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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 8/6/11

> RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES has a slew of positives going for it commercially: the reportedly fairly low $93M production cost, the month of August ahead with its limited competition, strong support from an older audi...

by Mitch Salem

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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Disney

STATUETTE STAKES: The Oscar Race That Wasn’t

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS SEPTEMBER 2-4

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: August 12-14

THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Footnotes 8/27/11 – Be Afraid of the Boxoffice

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 9-11

THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: Footnotes – 8/14/11

THE BIJOU EARLY BOXOFFICE: Hurricane Watch 8/28/11

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Help”

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Sep 5-11

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Aug 8-14

THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE FOOTNOTES – 8/28/11

THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 9/16/11

THE BIJOU EARLY RETURNS – UPDATED: BOXOFFICE THE BARBARIAN

THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 8/6/11

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