Posts Tagged ‘Diary Wimpy Kid’
 

 

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE: July 30-August 5

Another relatively slow week at the North American box office.  Dark Knight Rises keeps chugging along (still lagging behind the domestic pace of 2008’s Dark Knight but still on track for close to $450 million), but two ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 5

Total Recall joins the chart this week in the middle of the pack, with a projected $66 million final domestic total and $6 million to date overseas.  It might get to $95 million overseas ultimately, which would put its eventu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 3-5

The weekend is looking almost exactly like it appeared yesterday with Total Recall and especially Diary of Wimpy Kid 3 struggling to make an impact, while The Dark Knight Rises holds on at #1.   The ShowbuzzDaily Domesti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY AUGUST 3 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 31st weekend of 2012 is looking like a soft $115 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 27% from the same weekend last year.  Dark Knight Rises stays at #1 as two new films fail to impress.             Tota...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS August 3-5

Weekend #31 of 2012 looks more like a late August weekend: two films opening with very little excitement.  The top 12 films this weekend should total $116 million, down significantly from last year’s comparable weekend, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE STATUETTE STAKES: AFI Fest Announces Titles

> Los Angelenos will have a chance to get advance looks at some of this year’s Oscar candidates at the AFI Film Festival, which begins in just about 2 weeks.  Today the Festival announced the Gala and Special Screeni...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID–RODRICK RULES: Shortbus

> Not Even For Free It was a feel-good story last weekend when the expensive shambles called Sucker Punch went down, defeated by the relatively low-budget family comedy DIARY OF A WIMPY KID:  RODRICK RULES.  (Mitch Me...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND ACTUALS: In Line with Studio Estimates; Week Better than Forecast

>Compared to the ShowbuzzDaily Forecasts (which called for a tie between the movies opening this weekend), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules slightly exceeded the forecast and Sucker Punch slightly missed the forecast (t...
by Mitch Salem