Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 8.14-16.2015

Weekend #33 of 2015 is looking like $124 million for the top 12 films this weekend, very close to the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Straight Outta Compton from Universal should open with a $45.5 million thre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.27-29.2015

Weekend #48 of 2015 is looking like a decent $182 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up moderately from the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). The Good Dinosaur from Disney should open with $53.5 millio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY APR 22 BOX OFFICE NUMBERS: Another Strong Weekend Led by Rio and Madea

> This is shaping up to be a VERY strong second weekend in a row at the box office.  Early box office numbers indicate strong performances by Rio and Hop, a solid opening for Madea, and an OK opening for Water for Ele...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 20-26

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 12% versus last year’s comparable week (the second significant decline in a row).  Year-to-date box office is down 8% versus last year.    The Past We...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS UPDATE September 2-4

>Accurate theater counts are in, and we have adjusted the per theater averages, as well as updated critical sentiment as we head into the very slow Labor Day weekend. Apollo 18 opens today at 3,328 theaters, and we expect a low...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>Puss in Boots managed to bounce back from a soft opening last week, declining only 18% and holding on to the #1 position.  Tower Heist stumbled out of the gate and is on track for #2 and an underwhelming $25 million. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

BOXOFFICE GAMES: “Hunger Games” Very Early Day 2 Number – 3/24/12s

> Deadline is reporting that Saturday’s boxoffice for THE HUNGER GAMES is heading for $50M.  This is obviously a very preliminary figure–some late night west coast shows haven’t even started yet, much les...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 11-13

Marvel’s The Avengers continues to tear up the record books.  The studio is projecting the second weekend will come in at $103.2 million (now almost exactly hitting the $104 million in our ShowBuzzDaily Weekend Predicti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The third up weekend in a row, weekend #41 will be about 16% ahead of the multi-year average for this weekend and a big 54% above last year’s disaster weekend.      Sinister from Summit & Lionsgate opened with $7....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 28-30

Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #52 is now on pace for $168 million, very similar to the outlook yesterday.  However, Django Unchained and Les Miserables continue to move in opposite directions.   Yesterday, it loo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 15-17

Based on Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #11 of 2013 is now looking strictly mediocre.  Yesterday it appeared that the weekend would be up slightly from the same weekend in past years, but now it is down slightly from previo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 7-9

The 23rd weekend of the year is looking like a wobbly $127 million for the top 12 films, well under the same weekend the last few years.  Three out of four weekends in May were anchored by solid commercial films (Iron Man 3, S...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 3 and Sunday August 4, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 22-24

The 47th weekend of the year is looking like $238 million for the top 12 films, just about where the weekend before Thanksgiving should be. Opening at over 4,100 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates JAN 31-FEB 2

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #5 of 2014 now looks like $72 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even worse than the usual pace for a Super Bowl weekend and two million dollars below yeste...
by Mitch Metcalf