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THE BIJOU: “The Dark Knight Rises” (Briefly)

> Tonight at 43 real Imax theatres (the ones with the huge squarish screens), Warner Bros debuted an extended trailer for next summer’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES shot in the full Imax format, consisting of the opening sequenc...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIES: The Dark Knight Trilogy and the Art of the Long Con

Warning: this piece will discuss details of the storyline of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES as well as the other Batman films. GIANT SPOILERS WILL ABOUND; proceed at your own risk. Christopher Nolan is remarkable among the gr...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/30/12

> UPDATE: The Deadline numbers have shifted quite a bit from their earlier incarnation: HUNGER GAMES is now estimated at $19.5M for Friday (a 71% drop from opening day) and a $55M weekend (down 64%). If that n...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/27/12

How much of Friday’s mediocre boxoffice is attributable to a post-Aurora uneasiness about going to multiplexes, how much to competition from the most watched Olympics Opening Ceremonies in history, and how much to ...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/31/12

OPENINGS: THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) will be a convincing winner over the holiday weekend, based on a Friday that more than doubled the gross of the #2 movie. Its $6.1M was also 2/3 better than last year’s Labo...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FORECAST: OSCARS 2012 – IT’S NEVER TOO SOON

> Moving on… As we all know, last night was the Rise Of the Planet Of the Black-and-White Silent French People. For some of us, this was not good news. But there’s always next year! Which means thi...

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Update

The Dark Knight Rises cooled to $45.6 million Saturday, down 39% from $75.1 million late-Thursday/Friday. (In 2008, The Dark Knight dropped 29% on Saturday from Thursday/Friday, $47.7 million from $67.2 million.) The openin...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE 3/31/12

> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) had an exceptional Saturday bump of almost 40%, giving it $26.2M for the day and a probable weekend of $63-65M. If these numbers hold, Hu...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Early Weekend Report – 7/28/12

Last night’s preliminary numbers for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Warners) turned out to be unduly optimistic, so the currently promising estimates for Saturday should be taken, for now, with a modicum of salt. Accordi...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”

After the gigantic success of Batman, Tim Burton went on to direct Edward Scissorhands, which although naturally a smaller level of hit, was enormously important to Burton’s career, because it was a very personal p...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/2/12

OPENINGS: THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) is doing quite well for a low-budget horror quickie, with $17.7M for the 1st 3 days of the holiday weekend, and is on track to be the #2 Labor Day opening ever, behind only the 2007...

by Mitch Salem

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“The Hunger Games” – Key Boxoffice Targets (Pop Culture Apocalypose Minus 1)

> In less than 24 hours, boxoffice figures for tonight’s midnight opening of THE HUNGER GAMES will start to arrive, and after that, the data, analysis and comparisons will be flooding in all weekend. You can play al...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/22/12

All boxoffice figures are unofficial until tomorrow, when the studios will once again admit that they’re in a business designed to make money. However, numbers have made their way to the outside world, and it see...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Big, Not Colossal, “Avengers” Midnight – 5/3/12

> The Marvel superhero audience likes to get its sleep. Despite the fact that THE AVENGERS is expected to do record-challenging business this weekend, last night’s midnight screenings totaled $18.7M–a tremendo...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 27-29: Dark Knight Rises Slays the Openers But Still Consistently Lags Behind the Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises is now looking like a $64.1 million second weekend, down 60% from last weekend’s opening. (The second weekend looks stronger than it appeared yesterday morning, but it still is significantly behind...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE BIJOU: “The Dark Knight Rises” (Briefly)

SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIES: The Dark Knight Trilogy and the Art of the Long Con

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/30/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/27/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/31/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FORECAST: OSCARS 2012 – IT’S NEVER TOO SOON

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Update

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE 3/31/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Early Weekend Report – 7/28/12

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/2/12

“The Hunger Games” – Key Boxoffice Targets (Pop Culture Apocalypose Minus 1)

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/22/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Big, Not Colossal, “Avengers” Midnight – 5/3/12

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 27-29: Dark Knight Rises Slays the Openers But Still Consistently Lags Behind the Dark Knight

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