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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 17-19

Posted May 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The 20th weekend of the year is looking like $158 million for the top 12 films, a little better than average for this weekend over the past few years but much better than the same weekend last year, which featured the opening of the one of the greatest clunkers/ punchlines/ punching bags ever: Battleship from [...]

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Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecards

Posted May 13, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $2.9 billion, down 13% from 2012 and down 6% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012.  Each year-to-date period below is defined as the first Monday after New Year’s Day through the most [...]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 12

Posted May 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart.

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 10-12

Posted May 12, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #19 of 2013 looks like $152 million for the top 12 films, about the same as the $151 million estimate yesterday.  Iron Man 3 picked up the pace with a very strong second Saturday (moving from an estimated $67.4 million second weekend yesterday to $72.5 million today), while [...]

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FRIDAY MAY 10 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Posted May 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #19 of 2013 looks like $151 million for the top 12 films, below the same weekend last year but above the four-year average for the weekend.  Iron Man 3 remains #1 in its second weekend, but it is on pace for a 61% decline from its opening (compared to a [...]

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 10-12

Posted May 8, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

As Dark Shadows followed The Avengers last year in the second weekend of May, The Great Gatsby will try to follow Iron Man 3′s huge opening last weekend.  Let’s face it, the TV spots for Gatsby make the film look like a lame costume party or some kind of high school production, and the racing [...]

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Year to Date Box Office Update — Now Featuring Studio Scorecards

Posted May 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $2.7 billion, down 12% from 2012 and down 6% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012.  Each year-to-date period below is defined as the first Monday after New Year’s Day through the most [...]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 5

Posted May 5, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office.  The $505 million overseas to date for Iron Man 3 (after only two weeks) puts it on a pace to challenge the $888 million overseas total for The Avengers last year, as well as the $947 million overseas tally for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in July 2011.  But the high-water mark for [...]

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