Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>This weekend is looking even weaker than expected.  The top 12 films should total only $73 million, down 7% from the same weekend last year. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 remains in the top spot, a little better tha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS February 3-5

>The fifth weekend of the year should generate about $84 million for the top 12 films — up 15% from last year’s comparable weekend but down a similar percentage from a “normal” weekend this time of year....
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 SEPTEMBER 13-15

The 37th weekend of the year is looking like $81 million for the top 12 films, very close to the multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at around 2,900 theaters Friday (just above the 2,886 average theater count for open...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND ACTUALS: The Past Week Comes in Higher than Last Year

> Studios exaggerate the gross of Rio and Scre4m (shocking!).  Specialty films The Conspirator and Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 open to average results. The past week is up versus 2010 — the slump is not over but...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 8-10

The 10th weekend of 2013 looks to be the first up weekend after six down weekends in a row.  The top 12 films Friday-Sunday should total $128 million, up 6 to 11% from the same weekend the last few years.  Keep in mind this i...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.11-12.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. The worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date remain the same as last week’s. Reminder: the chart below has been reformatted and expanded to include a look at all releases from each studio, divided into...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS February 24-26

>The eighth weekend of the year should generate about $116 million for the top 12 films — up 21% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 25% from the four-year average for this weekend.  The big studios are ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES JUNE 24-26

>Cars 2 is looking like a $68 million opening weekend now, lower than the estimate based on Friday’s numbers but very close to the initial ShowBuzzDaily forecast.  Bad Teacher is looking like a solid $31 million for ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: Wimpy Kid Gets a Little Stronger; Weekend Does Not Look As Bad

> Based on actual box office numbers Friday and Saturday, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is now slightly exceeding the ShowbuzzDaily forecast, according to studio projections for the weekend.  Sucker Punch is looking l...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 9-11

>Two new films open this weekend, a formulaic romantic comedy from director Garry Marshall and an R-rated comedy starring Jonah Hill that looks like it will come and go very quickly.  New Year’s Eve will be #1 this w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 6.12-14.2015

Weekend #24 of 2015 is looking like $180 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat above the norm for the same weekend the past few years. Jurassic World from Universal should open with a $117.0 million three-day ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS November 23-25

This weekend is solid but definitely cooler than last weekend’s torrid pace:  $180 million for the top 12 films this Friday-Sunday, up 10% from a typical fourth weekend in November.  The final Twilight installment will ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 11.28-30.2014

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #48 of 2014 looks like $156 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 14% the norm for Thanksgiving weekend ($180 million) and down 20% from the same weekend last year.  Pretty s...
by Mitch Metcalf