Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 6/14/13

  OPENINGS:  Is it a danger sign or just one of overexuberance that the Friday estimates for MAN OF STEEL (Warners) diminished during the day, slipping from over $50M to the final estimate of $44.1M?  We’ll know a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY JUNE 14 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #24 of 2013 looks like a really good $192 million for the top 12 films, not quite the $200+ million we forecast but still up 27% from the average for this weekend the past few years. Man...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: “Man Of Steel” Leaps Over Multiplexes In A Single Bound

  MAN OF STEEL (Warners) had the opening it was looking for, with preliminary numbers at Deadline giving it $46M on Friday.  That includes $9M from Friday midnight shows, but not an additional $12M from Wal-Mart tie-in sc...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 14-16

The 24th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $201 million for the top 12 films, well above the same weekend the last few years.   Opening at over 4,200 theaters Friday (well into the top 10% of theater counts), Man...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL Box Office through June 9

Updated international box office chart.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Box Office Year to Date & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. Another very good week for Universal with the moderate domestic success of The Purge and the continued strong overseas performance of Fast & Furious 6.  The perennial also-ran studio (Universal) is now a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 7-9

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #23 of 2013 looks like an okay $152 million for the top 12 films (very similar to yesterday’s estimate), down 13% from last year but 4% above the average for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JUNE 7 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #23 of 2013 looks like an okay $153 million for the top 12 films, down 14% from last year but 5% above the average for this weekend the past few years.  The Purge is doing much better t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 7-9

The 23rd weekend of the year is looking like a wobbly $127 million for the top 12 films, well under the same weekend the last few years.  Three out of four weekends in May were anchored by solid commercial films (Iron Man 3, S...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office and Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD.  No change in the studio worldwide box office rankings this week.  Universal is extremely hot with the broad international appeal of Fast & Furious 6, but there is still about $500 million to go to catch...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through June 2

Updated weekly international box office chart.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 31-June 2

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #22 of 2013 now looks like a solid $157 million for the top 12 films, up over 10% from comparable weekends the past few years.  Now You See Me is the one film t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 31 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #22 of 2013 looks like a decent $154 million for the top 12 films, up around 10% from comparable weekends the past few years.  Generally, box office is lower than we forecast on Wednesd...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 31-June 2

The 22nd weekend of the year is looking like a very good $186 million for the top 12 films, up 30% or more from the same weekend in previous years.    Opening at over 3,000 theaters Friday (a slightly above average theater co...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD.  Disney remains in the #1 spot in the worldwide box office chart for 2013, but Universal has moved into second place with strong domestic and international performance from Fast & Furious 6.  Imagine if...
by Mitch Metcalf