Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 7-9: Plenty of Empty Seats at Movie Theaters

The weekend after Labor Day normally has the lowest box office volume of any weekend on the calendar.  Weekend #36 of 2012 will follow this pattern, and it could be the softest weekend since 2008: only about $51 million for th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY MAY 18 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 20th weekend of 2012 is looking like a disturbing $132 million for the Top 12 films, down 17% from both this weekend last year and the four-year average for the same weekend.  Marvel’s The Avengers continues to do we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 7-9

Another lifeless weekend is in store this weekend, as the audience prepares for the holidays and puts of moviegoing until the week between Christmas and New Year’s, when there are seven weekend-volume days in a row.  Unt...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 10.2-4.2015

Weekend #40 of 2015 is looking like $143 million for the top 12 films this weekend, above the norm for this weekend but close to last year’s strong weekend (see comparisons below). The Martian from Fox should open with...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.9-10.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 9 and Sunday January 10, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JULY 19 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #29 of 2013 looks like a decent $178 million for the top 12 films, about even with the average for this weekend over the past several years (but down significantly from last year’s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 16-22: Up Week Versus Last Year

> The past week came in up 10% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 12% versus last year.    The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing betw...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates OCTOBER 4-6

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #40 of 2013 looks like a decent $115 million for the top 12 films, down 13% from last year’s atypical weekend but up 17% from the average for the same weekend ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 5.1.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2015 looks like $249 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above the norm for this weekend as summer gets going early. Opening at 4,276 theaters Friday, Avengers: Age...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates DECEMBER 6-8

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #49 of 2013 still looks like $87 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, right on target for the usually slow post-Thanksgiving weekend.   Opening at 2,101...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 20 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The third weekend of 2012 is better than the same weekend last year, but it’s a fairly mediocre weekend looking at a broader historical context.  Underworld Awakening is leading the charge at #1, but Red Tails is n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE October 17-23

>Final box office grosses for the weekend came in late, and the top three movies were somewhat lower than projected on Sunday.  For example, the Paranormal Activity 3 opening weekend was projected to gross $54.0 million on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY MARCH 29 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #13 of 2013 is relatively close to the comparable weekend the past few years: about $139 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, compared to a $143 million average for this weekend t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, Warner Brothers again distanced itself from the others as Gravity enjoyed an upgraded domestic final and the start of overseas dollars, which will soon turn i...
by Mitch Metcalf