Posts Tagged ‘Weekend’
 

 

FRIDAY MAY 20 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Pirates Solid; Bridemaids Rocks

>The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean opens just below forecast, although not quite at the higher end of expectations that Disney was rooting for.  Bridesmaids has a very good second weekend Pirates of the Caribbean: On Str...
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 March 15 and Sunday March 16, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 7.25-26.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #9 of 2014 looks like $109 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat better than we forecast Wednesday ($100 million) but still 17% below the average for this weekend. Opening...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 10.24-26.2014 (Updated)

[UPDATE: The predictions for the films opening this weekend have been revised, reflecting corrections to some key computations.] Weekend #43 of 2014 is looking like $100 million $109 million for the top 12 films this weekend, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.16-17.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television populatio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 24 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #21 of 2013 looks like an outstanding $256 million for the top 12 films, 50-75% above the comparable weekend the past few years.  A fairly deep bench of films is currently playing, alth...
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 January 11 and Sunday January 12, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 23-25: The Butler Knocks on the $100 Million Door

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #34 of 2013 looks like an okay $92 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from yesterday’s estimate and now up 1% from the average for this weekend the last fe...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS MAY 20-22

> Let the summer begin!  The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean will open all by itself with close to $95 million this weekend. Opening at over 4,000 theaters, Pirates 4 should average a killer $23,500 per theater (for $94 mi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #47 is now on pace to exceed the multi-year average for this weekend by over 20% — a much stronger pace than the Wednesday-Thursday pre-weekend box office suggested.   Rise of the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>The Help remains the lone sign of strength at the box office.  Down only 2% from the Tropical Storm Irene-dampened box office last weekend, The Help has been upgraded again to $155 million estimated total domestic gross.&...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #51 is on pace for a horrifying $98 million.  This weekend of the year is tricky because sometimes it contains Christmas Day itself (such as 2009 when this weekend was December 25-27 an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.25-26.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 25 and Sunday April 26, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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