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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/6/12

The Saturday boxoffice news was better for some titles than others. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TAKEN 2 (20th) held about even on Saturday, which is reasonable for an action-movie sequel. Recent com...

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 23

Two films had big very large gains overseas the past week: Resident Evil: Retribution (up $53 million to $103 million overseas to date) and Expendables 2 (up $28 million since last week to $186 million overseas to date). ...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: 10/7/12

This is why studios love franchises. OPENINGS: TAKEN 2 (20th) almost doubled its closest competition (even though that $50M weekend estimate, like all round number estimates, may come down a bit when final numbers are ...

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 17-23

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between September 17 and September 23 grossed a weak $107 million, down 12% from the four-year average for the week and down a big 24% from the same week ...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Back In the Game”

ABC rounds out its new Wednesday with BACK IN THE GAME, placed in the 8:30PM hammock slot between The Middle and Modern Family It’s pretty clearly inspired by the Clint Eastwood movie Trouble With the Curve, with...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 28-30

Last weekend we said domestic box office would get back on track, and it turned out to be another very weak weekend (the third weekend in a row down around 20%). We are going out on a limb again this week, forecasting an okay...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Back In the Game”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. BACK IN THE GAME: Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC – Worth A Look Unlike most of its characters, BACK IN THE GAME keeps its pitches pretty much in t...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/28/12

It appears as though Hollywood is going to have some good news at the boxoffice this weekend, for the first time since mid-summer. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, the surprisingly sprightly HOTEL TRANSYLV...

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Sony Saves the Day

After three tough weekends with 20-25% declines versus prior years, the 39th weekend of 2012 is looking like $101 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 13% from the same weekend last year. Sony opened two films to tw...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/28/12

What was that about Adam Sandler having career trouble? OPENINGS: Sony‘s decision to open HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA a week before Disney’s Frankenweenie turned out to be a brilliant move, as Hotel is on track fo...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/14/12

OPENINGS: Both RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (Screen Gems/Sony) and FINDING NEMO 3D (Pixar/Disney) are softer than expected. Evil is likely to have a $21M weekend, which would be the lowest opening in the series since the 20...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

The boxoffice news stayed bright on Saturday, according to early numbers at Deadline. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (Sony), with its expected Saturday matinee bump, reached $30M in just its first 2 days of release, and will becom...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 21-23

This weekend will be respectable — the top 12 films should total around $93 million, very typical for this weekend most years, although down 13% from last year when Moneyball and Dolphin Tale both opened. Four films fro...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 9/30/12

Audiences decide they want to see movies again. OPENINGS: With the market starved for family entertainment (the last major animated opening was Ice Age 4 back in July), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (Sony) and its $43M smashed the Septe...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Trouble With the Curve”

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: Worth A Ticket – Another Late Autumn Role for Clint Think of TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE as Million Dollar Baby Lite. Again we have the cranky older man (Clint Eastwood, this time a baseball ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/6/12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through September 23

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: 10/7/12

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 17-23

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Back In the Game”

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 28-30

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Back In the Game”

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/28/12

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Sony Saves the Day

SHOWBUZZDAILY BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 9/28/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/14/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/29/12

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 21-23

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 9/30/12

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Trouble With the Curve”

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