Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 5.29-31.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #22 of 2015 now looks like $130 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little better than it looked yesterday but still significantly below the norm for th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 12-14

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #28 of 2013 looks like a decent $191 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the comparable weekend the last few years.  It was a pretty good weekend for the Showb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS September 30-October 2

> Hey, go see this movie. A fairly strong weekend is in store in terms of overall box office volume, up about 9% from the same weekend last year.  Most of the business will go to returning films Dolphin Tale, Money...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS November 2-4

This weekend is looking like it will be about 12% below the comparable weekend the last few years (about $106 million for the top 12 films).  Wreck-It-Ralph should play well to the family crowd, while Flight will be a moderate...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 6.24-26.2016

Weekend #26 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND June 24-26, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — Preakness Does OK

The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown was up versus last year (the pre-race coverage was up 24-49% versus last year, while the race coverage was up only 9% versus last year).  Certainly, millions of TV sets were ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 5.29-31.2015

Weekend #22 of 2015 is looking like $123 million for the top 12 films this weekend, significantly below the norm for this weekend. San Andreas from Warner Brothers should open with a $36.0 million three-day weekend. Early r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 10.3-5.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #40 of 2014 looks like $142 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even better than yesterday’s estimate ($129 million) and now 37% above the norm for thi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JANUARY 18 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #3 of 2013 is on pace for $113 million, basically on pace with the same weekend the last few years.  It is a weekend of Jessica Chastain: starring in the top two films of the weekend, a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY AUGUST 26 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> As Hurricane Irene marches up the East Coast from North Carolina to Boston this weekend, the full impact on the weekend box office remains unclear, but there will be a significant impact.  News reports say that 65 millio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates FEB 28-MAR 2

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #9 of 2014 looks like $110 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat better than we forecast Wednesday ($100 million) but 18% below the average for this w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 27-29

>Weekend #17 of 2012 looks like it will be about $112 million for the top 12 films, down 23% from last year’s comparable weekend (when Fast Five exploded with an $86 million opening weekend) and down 17% from the four-yea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>After a pretty long string of accurate box office predictions, ShowBuzzDaily really missed the boat on The Lion King in 3D.  We were debating between an $11 million or $15 million forecast and decided to go with the lower...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 31-September 2

Like last week, Saturday was somewhat stronger than anticipated yesterday — the weekend now looks like $84 million instead of $81 million for the top 12 films.   The Possession and Lawless both look like they will be abo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 5.8-10.2015

Weekend #19 of 2015 is looking like $126 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat below the norm for this weekend. Opening at around 2,700 theaters Friday (slightly below the 2,886 average theater count for opening ...
by Mitch Metcalf