Posts Tagged ‘box office’
 

 

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
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 26

Scattered overseas results are in for the past week, mostly for the recent openers.Fast & Furious 6 is off to an impressive start outside of North America, as well as domestically.  In contrast, Epic is already slightly...
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
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 24-26

The 21st weekend of the year is looking like an outstanding $258 million for the top 12 films, over 50% better than typical Memorial Day weekends because three films serving very different audiences should open well in addition...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecards

Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $3.1 billion, down 13% from 2012 and down 5% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012.  Still ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 19

Updated International Box Office numbers below.  Iron Man 3 moved up $72 million overseas in the past week, reaching over $700 million overseas to date.  If Iron Man 3 ends with, let’s say, $820 million overseas, the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 17 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #20 of 2013 looks like $145 million for the top 12 films, somewhat above the same weekend last year but slightly below the four-year average for the weekend.  Star Trek Into Darkness op...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 17-19

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 o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecards

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 y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 12

Updated international box office chart.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 10 BOX OFFICE REPORT

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,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office Update — Now Featuring Studio Scorecards

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 y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 5

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 mill...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES May 3-5

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #18 of 2013 kicks of the summer with a very solid $213 million for the top 12 films, below the Avengers-fueled same weekend last year but well above the four-year av...
by Mitch Metcalf