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SHOWBUZZDAILY TRAILER WATCH: An “Avengers” Focus Group

> One of the good things about going to midnight premieres of blockbusters (there aren’t all that many) is that the audience is exactly the group (young, first adopters, eagerly moviegoing) Hollywood is targeting.  A...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

BIJOU BOXOFFICE: WEEKEND STUDIO SCORECARD – 11/27/11

> BREAKING DAWN PART 1: After a full week of running behind New Moon on a day-to-day basis, often by more than $1M per day, Summit’s estimates for the past 2 days suddenly have Breaking Dawn 1 ahead by a few thousand doll...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUMMER MOVIE BLOCKBUSTER DRAFT UPDATE – May 20

> We promise that starting next week, when the battle’s been joined in earnest, there will be an honest-to-god chart and more goodies to update you all on the progress of our Summer Movie Blockbuster Draft.  This wee...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: EARLY MONDAY NUMBERS – 12/26/11

>Preliminary numbers from Dec. 26 suggest that while business, as expected, was higher than Christmas Day, momentum may have slowed a bit. Some highlights: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): The Monday bump...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

PROMO WATCH Coming Soon

>PROMO WATCH, updated with on-air promo activity in last night’s sample of shows, will be posted soon this morning.
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD

>Another win for Katniss Everdeen. THE HUNGER GAMES: In just its 3rd weekend of release, and with plenty left in the tank, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) hit $302.8M, and has already outgrossed every picture in the Twiligh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/15/12

> Football is like crack for TV networks. FOX:  The NY Giants/Green Bay playoff game was massive, and since it ran until 8:12PM on the east coast, the giant SIMPSONS number, currently a 6.8, will end up adjusted.  Giv...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 2/17/12

>The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary Friday numbers, and while the day’s boxoffice is looking like a close finish between GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (Sony) and THE VOW (Screen Gems/Sony), with both at $7-7.5M for...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 27-July 3

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 10% versus last year’s comparable week (the third significant decline in a row).  Year-to-date box office is down 8% versus last year.    The Past Wee...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/12

>Viewers didn’t spend their Valentine’s Day evening watching network TV. ABC: The network pretty much left COUGAR TOWN to fend for itself in its season premiere, and it sank rather than swam. The only thing one can ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

“SUPER” 8?

> Amid multiplying online reports, spearheaded by New York Magazine’s Vulture site, that Paramount’s SUPER 8 is tracking for a very soft opening this weekend at the box-office, the studio has decided to launch a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND ACTUAL & YEAR TO DATE Coming Tomorrow

>Because of the Labor Day holiday, weekend actuals and year-to-date box office results will be posted Tuesday.  Please check back tomorrow. Coming later today (Monday): the Pathway to Profits feature, along with studio sco...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

ARCHIVE REVIEW: Sidney Lumet’s “Prince Of the City”

> On Homevideo:  See It On Any Screen One of the great things about growing up in New York during the 1970s was experiencing the films of Sidney Lumet, who died today at the age of 86.  Lumet had been making great pic...
by Mitch Salem