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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES September 7-9

The weekend now looks like $52 million for the top 12 films instead of the $50 million estimate yesterday.  But the basic rank order remains the same.  The Possession remains at #1 and is headed for a final domestic gross of ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The winning streak is over after four straight up weekends.  Weekend #43 will just about match the multi-year average for this weekend and actually under-perform the same weekend last year.  None of the openers this weekend w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through December 16

Latest International Box Office overview.
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES January 25-27

With Saturday’s grosses now tallied, Weekend #4 of 2013 is looking like $88 million for the top 12 films (up significantly from the $80 million estimate yesterday but still down 13% from the comparable weekend average). �...
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through March 24

Updated International Box Office chart below.  Big movers this week include The Croods (debuting on the chart with $63 million overseas to date), Oz the Great and Powerful (up $42 million overseas this week) and Jack the ...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 10-12

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 l...
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FRIDAY JUNE 21 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #25 of 2013 looks like an excellent $223 million for the top 12 films, up 32-42% from the same weekend in recent years.  The two wide openers clicked with audiences, with Monsters Unive...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Universal

  We’ve reached the last of our major studio midsummer surveys (we’ll take a look at mini-majors and indie distributors next week), having tackled Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony,and 20th Century Fox.  Ou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 16-18

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #33 of 2013 looks like an okay $121 million for the top 12 films, up 6% from the average for this weekend the past few years but down 5% from last year’s compa...
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 9/20/13

  OPENINGS:  PRISONERS (Warners) came in at $7M on Friday, a bit less than the initial $7.5M estimate.  That could indicate cooling word-of-mouth as the evening went on, or just overenthusiastic estimators.  The number ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 11/3/13

  OPENINGS:  There are still several days before THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) reaches these shores, and it hasn’t opened yet in other major countries like China or Japan, but it’s already looking like a block...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions DECEMBER 13-15

The 50th weekend of the year is looking like $160 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a very good kick-off to the holiday movie season. Opening at around 3,900 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater coun...
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FRIDAY JANUARY 10 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2014 looks like $121 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 12% from the average for the same weekend the past few years (but better than we forecast earlier this week). ...
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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...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions APRIL 25-27

Weekend #17 of 2014 is looking like a not so hot $99 million for the top 12 films, 11% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($111 million).  Opening at around 3,000 theaters Friday (somewhat above the 2...
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