Posts Tagged ‘forecast’
 

 

FRIDAY 9.26.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #39 of 2014 looks like $100 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 5% above the norm for this weekend ($95 million). Opening at 3,236 theaters, The Equalizer from Sony grossed $12.6...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 1.9.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2015 looks like $110 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down from the norm for this weekend and down from the same weekend last year.   Opening at 3,593 theaters Friday,�...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 4.10-12.2015

Weekend #15 of 2015 is looking like $130 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat above the norm for this weekend but a touch below the same weekend last year. Opening at around 3,300 theaters Friday (above the 2,8...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 6.26-28.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 now looks like $175 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than it looked yesterday and closer to hitting the norms for this weekend.  Jura...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.18-20.2015

Weekend #38 of 2015 is looking like $120 million for the top 12 films this weekend, well above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials from Fox should open with a $40.5 million weeke...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 5.13-15.2016

Weekend #20 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND May 13-15, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection W...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS November 18-20

>This weekend is all about Twilight Breaking Dawn, which will be huge.  But Happy Feet Two should manage an opening that would look stellar on any other recent weekend.  Overall box office this weekend should be up 33...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — SUNDAY Night

Thanks to football, Sunday nights in the fall can be very misleading.  NBC will walk away with the night between September and December with an astounding 6.5 rating each Sunday in prime time during the NFL season.  For 18 we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/3/12

  In terms of percentage, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Warners) should have about the same Weekend 3 drop that The Dark Knight did, but since it’s already below Dark Knight, the actual weekend number will be around 15% low...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 19-21

This weekend is on track to be the fourth weekend in a row to be up over the previous years.  Paranormal Activity 4 opens very large but will play out very quickly as the young, horror audience flocks to the first weekend.  T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 3-5

Iron Man 3 will push the 18th weekend of the year to well over $210 million for the top 12 films, fully 19% better than the average for the comparable weekends recently but still 15% below the same weekend last year, when The A...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions NOVEMBER 15-17

The 46th weekend of the year is looking like $115 million for the top 12 films, around 50% below this weekend the last few years.  Usually this weekend is a big warm-up to the long Thanksgiving weekend the following week, but ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MARCH 21 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #12 of 2014 looks like $131 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, very similar to the same weekend last year and 8% below the average for this weekend the past several years.   Op...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JULY 18-20

Weekend #29 of 2014 is looking like $147 million for the top 12 films this weekend, -21% below the norm and the fifth weekend in a row down significantly from previous years.  Opening at 3,303 theaters Friday (well above the 2...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 10.31.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #44 of 2014 looks like $76 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down a big 38% the norm for this weekend ($123 million), which admittedly does not usually have Halloween ruining i...
by Mitch Metcalf