Posts Tagged ‘the help’
 

 

THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/2/11

> Apart from the usual hosannas to THE HELP’s remarkable staying power, there’s not much to be said about this weekend’s wide releases.  APOLLO 18 and SHARK NIGHT are both flops that will be hard-pressed ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: Opening Day For “The Help”

> DreamWorks/Disney’s decision to open the lengthy, serious THE HELP on a Wednesday in mid-August looked like a questionable strategy, but so far it’s paying off:  Deadline reports that its opening day gross is...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE: “The Help” Update

> THE HELP continues to have a strong head start on the weekend boxoffice.  The Hollywood Reporter says the film grossed $4.3M on Thursday, down only around 20% from its opening day on Wednesday, which gives it almost $10M...
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 BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/4/11

> It turned out to be a great boxoffice weekend for movies aimed at adults, led of course by THE HELP.  THE DEBT had an extraordinarily strong Saturday for a new opening (up 40% from Friday), and is riding that to a surpri...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU EARLY WEEKEND: FRIGHT BOXOFFICE

> According to Deadline, nothing much changed for the new boxoffice arrivals on Saturday.  THE HELP is still far in front for the weekend, with a beautiful $19-20M second weekend, and it’s followed by RISE OF THE PLA...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>The Help remains the lone sign of strength at the box office.  Down only 2% from the Tropical Storm Irene-dampened box office last weekend, The Help has been upgraded again to $155 million estimated total domestic gross.&...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Hurricane Edition – UPDATED

> UPDATE:  The Reporter has some early Friday numbers, and the storm’s effect can already be seen at the boxoffice.  THE HELP seems likely to win the weekend as expected, but with a lower-than anticipated $12-13...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU BOXOFFICE: UPDATED: Not-Yet-Final Friday Numbers

> Fuller numbers are in, and they show a surprising near-tie on Friday between RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE HELP and FINAL DESTINATION 5, all at $7.3-7.8M for the day.  The Apes have the presumptive advantage over t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE BIJOU EARLY BOXOFFICE REPORT: Hard Labor Day

> Friday numbers have been posted by the Hollywood Reporter, and it looks like another lousy Labor Day weekend for the new openings.  All the good news, as has been the case in recent weeks, is confined to THE HELP, which ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem