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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Early International Report – 11/4/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has some early numbers for the weekend’s overseas boxoffice.  (Remember:  comparisons of international boxoffice receipts aren’t necessarily apples-to-apples, as films follow diffe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The 2011 box office slump continues in full force.  The top 12 films this Christmas weekend should total an anemic $112 million, down 15% from the comparable weekend last year and not even close to the previous three yea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY 2011 IN REVIEW: THE HONORABLE MENTIONS

> It’s actually harder to come up with a manageable list of Honorable Mention movies than a Top 10, because there are so many films that are eminently worth seeking out and seeing, but perhaps a little bit flawed–so...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Box Office Results WEDNESDAY December 28

>Box office volume drifted down a preliminary 9% Wednesday from Tuesday, with the top 10 films grossing a collective $41.5 million (almost exactly matching last year’s December 28 total, when the date fell on a Tuesday, a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 18

>Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol opened with a narrow 425-theater preview domestically this weekend, but the fourth M:I opened in over two-thirds of the international markets this weekend and already has taken in $68...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS Dec 30-Jan 1

>No new wide releases this weekend, the final weekend of the year as we welcome the arrival of 2012.  We are estimating a box office volume of $145 million for Friday-Sunday for the top 12 films, up 27% from $114 million l...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE BIJOU’S FRIDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/16/11

> The last 2 weeks of the year will almost certainly bring better news for Hollywood, for reasons of tonnage alone:  there are 6 wide openings to come next week, compared to only 3 in the final weeks of 2010.  But for...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes & Early International Numbers – 10/31/11

> DreamWorks Animation can blame the weather for diminishing its PUSS IN BOOTS number–although there seemed to be little effect on the weekend’s other openings–but $34M is awfully low for a major animated rele...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE December 23-26

>Based on actual results for Friday, December 23-Sunday, December 25 and studio projections for Monday, December 26, the four-day holiday weekend continues to look dominated by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Pr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Early Friday Numbers – 12/23/11

> Well, now it’s all up to WAR HORSE. Cameron Crowe’s WE BOUGHT A ZOO (20th) joined the market on Friday, and it appears to be back to movie jail for Crowe, because according to the Hollywood Reporter, it only made ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE STATUETTE STAKES: The Contenders (Part 3)

> Today we wind up SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s introduction of this year’s most promising Oscar contenders (see Part 1 here and Part 2 here, looking at those that could be called Also Eligible–they’re hoping just to...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE BIJOU: Fractured Boxoffice

> Two of the season’s major films are launching unconventionally this evening, and it’s worth taking note.  Both Sony’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and Paramount’s MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GH...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: FRIDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/30/11

> As detailed in Mitch Metcalf’s Boxoffice Report, Friday’s numbers were solid but lacking any breakout excitement.  First, let’s take a quick look at the limited-run Oscar hopefuls: THE IRON LADY (Weinst...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Early Saturday Numbers – 12/24/11

> As is traditionally the case, movie boxoffice declined sharply on December 24, the lowest ebb of the holiday period.  According to Deadline, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount) remains #1, with $5.6M o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through January 15

>Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol has moved up to a $320 million overseas tally, bringing the worldwide total to $554 million.  The fourth M:I is now the worldwide leader of the franchise.  Mission: Impossib...
by Mitch Metcalf