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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 16-18

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the two sequels opening wide this weekend are not doing the business generally forecast, and they are under-performing the preceding movies in their serie...

by Mitch Metcalf

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Holiday Movie Season: Steadily Catching Up to the Season Average

Saturday’s $57.4 million for the top 10 films and Sunday’s estimated $49.6 million both slightly exceed the similar days in 2007 (when December 30 was also a Sunday). Partly because of the way the calendar is config...

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The Sked: RATINGS through Sunday December 25

>Christmas week is one of the least-viewed weeks of the year — and one of the most difficult to program. But thanks to a Sunday Night Football game, a Christmas Eve tradition of airing It’s a Wonderful Life, a...

by Mitch Salem

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Broadcast Network Rankings through December 30 — NFL Delivers Again Big Time for NBC

LAST NIGHT. Christmas came again to NBC in the form of last night’s Sunday Night Football game, the final regular season game of the year but which actually was an extra playoff game. Washington defeated Dallas in a...

by Mitch Metcalf

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HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE December 23-26

>Based on actual results for Friday, December 23-Sunday, December 25 and studio projections for Monday, December 26, the four-day holiday weekend continues to look dominated by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Pr...

by Mitch Salem

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Holiday Movie Season: A Solid Finish for 2012

New Year’s Day totaled $46.7 million for the top 10 films this holiday season, slightly below the $50.1 million average for this date but somewhat above the $44.2 million average for January 1 when it falls on a weekday. ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE: Daily Moviegoing Patterns

>After generating only $22 million of box office on Christmas Eve this past Saturday, the top 10 films increased their collective gross to almost $55 million on Sunday and a projected $68 million today, Monday, December 26.&nbs...

by Mitch Salem

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Holiday Box Office Volume: Let the Games Begin

The holiday box office season is here, a revenue bonanza particularly between December 25 and January 2, when the top 10 films in North America total over $45 million per day on average. And the top 10 totals often exceed $60...

by Mitch Metcalf

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Box Office Results TUESDAY December 27

>Box office volume came back down to a normal level on Tuesday, with the top 10 films grossing a collective $45.5 million (up slightly from the $40-42 million for the December 27 date when it also fell on an early weekday in 20...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 16-18

Holiday Movie Season: Steadily Catching Up to the Season Average

The Sked: RATINGS through Sunday December 25

Broadcast Network Rankings through December 30 — NFL Delivers Again Big Time for NBC

HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE December 23-26

Holiday Movie Season: A Solid Finish for 2012

HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE: Daily Moviegoing Patterns

Holiday Box Office Volume: Let the Games Begin

Box Office Results TUESDAY December 27

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