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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
 
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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
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 15-17: Stronger Saturday Improves Weekend

> Despite the gloom of yesterday, this weekend is now looking like it will be up slightly versus 2010.  Saturday business was higher than expected for films across the board, with the exception of Scre4m.    ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY APR 15 NUMBERS: A Promising Weekends Turns Ho-Hum

> This was supposed to be the weekend that the 2011 slump started to turn around.  While $37.5 million and $19 million openings are usually nothing to sneeze at, the box office needed better performances to show incre...
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WEEKEND PREDICTIONS: Box Office is Alive After All

>Two strong films open Friday, with Rio and Scream 4 poised to fuel the weekend to a strongly positive uptick from the same weekend last year. After weeks of disappointing box office returns, two films are set to open this week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND ACTUALS: Hanna Sneaks Into Second Place at the Wire

>  Compared to the Sunday Studio Estimates, the actual weekend numbers were actually a touch higher for Hanna, while lower (which is more typical as studios often “round up” on Sundays) for Soul Surfer, Arthur, an...
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 8-10: Lackluster Weekend, But Better Times Ahead?

> The weekend studio projections (Friday and Saturday actual numbers plus a studio-generated estimate for Sunday’s business) are very similar to the early look at the weekend from yesterday.  Hop will lead the way, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY APR 8 NUMBERS: Other Than Hop, Ouch

> Based on Friday’s numbers, Hop will continue to be the #1 movie playing, while none of the openers this weekend will make much of an impact.  Hop’s expected decline of 44% is good but not as solid as for...
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WEEKEND PREDICTIONS APR 8-10: Comedy Slugfest for #2

> In a battle of two comedies this weekend, Arthur (Warner Bros) and Your Highness (Universal) should split the comedy audience, with Arthur having a slight edge (despite horrific reviews on rottentomatoes —...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND ACTUALS: The Year Keeps Looking Worse

> Compared to the ShowbuzzDaily Forecasts, the weekend numbers for the three opening movies were in the right rank order, although Hop vastly exceeded its forecast.  Source Code and Insidious were much close...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES APR 1-3: Hop Shines But Weekend Sags

> Based on actual box office numbers Friday and Saturday (and studio projections for Sunday), Hop is now looking like a $38 million weekend, far exceeding the ShowbuzzDaily forecast.  Source Code now exactly...
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FRIDAY APR 1 NUMBERS: Hop Surprisingly Strong

> Based on Friday’s numbers, Hop is blowing past the ShowbuzzDaily Forecast, according to preliminary weekend estimates.  While not quite the $56 million opening for Despicable Me and certainly no...
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WEEKEND PREDICTIONS APR 1-3: Hop Set to Lead Soft Weekend

> Hop (Universal) is set to be #1 with almost $25 million, although this weekend the last two years has boasted top openings in the $61-71 million range.  Overall, it looks like another soft weekend of box office numb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND ACTUALS: In Line with Studio Estimates; Week Better than Forecast

>Compared to the ShowbuzzDaily Forecasts (which called for a tie between the movies opening this weekend), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules slightly exceeded the forecast and Sucker Punch slightly missed the forecast (t...
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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
 
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