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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE December 12-18

>The much anticipated surge at the box office did not materialize for the slew of sequels releases.  Total volume for the past week was down 17% from last year, and the second Sherlock Holmes and third Alvin and the Chipmu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 18

>Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol opened with a narrow 425-theater preview domestically this weekend, but the fourth M:I opened in over two-thirds of the international markets this weekend and already has taken in $68...
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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...
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Oops.  The weekend forecasts were way too high for the sequels Sherlock Holmes 2 and Alvin and the Chipmunks 3.  The holiday season that was supposed to save 2011 (or at least make the year a little less embarrassin...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 16-18

>After three very rough weekends, this weekend should be very solid at the box office.  We expect the top 12 films to gross around $145 million, up sharply from the $128 million the same weekend last year.  The second...
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE December 5-11

>Another very slow week at the nation’s movie theaters, with high double-digit declines compared to similar weeks the past few years.  The year to date box office total is now down 3.8% from last year — it was ...
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 9-11

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the box office slump continues.  Only $70 million in volume for the top 12 films, down from the $82-87 million range the last three years for the com...
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 11

>Overseas box office show big gains for Puss in Boots and Real Steel, now at $142 million and $186 million overseas to date, respectively.  Both films are solidly in the top five films worldwide, approaching $300 million w...
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Well, another disaster weekend for the Hollywood studios.  $70 million in business for the top 12 films, down 17% from the same weekend last year (which was a fairly typical second weekend in December).  New Year...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 9-11

>Two new films open this weekend, a formulaic romantic comedy from director Garry Marshall and an R-rated comedy starring Jonah Hill that looks like it will come and go very quickly.  New Year’s Eve will be #1 this w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE November 28-December 4

>The week after Thanksgiving is always a let down in movie attendance, and 2011 was even softer than the past few years.  Another week or so of limited business and then the box office will explode as Christmas turns to Ne...
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 4

>Click “read more” to see the latest international box office chart for recent releases.  Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 is now over $600 million projected worldwide, while The Adventures of Tintin is clos...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 2-4

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 will drop another 59% this weekend but remain at #1, and its final domestic estimate has been downgraded to $269 millio...
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>This weekend is looking even weaker than expected.  The top 12 films should total only $73 million, down 7% from the same weekend last year. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 remains in the top spot, a little better tha...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 2-4

>Very lame weekend ahead, as is normal for the first weekend in December.  Coming off the last two weekends, which are usually the #1 and #15 weekends of the year in terms of total dollar volume, this weekend is usually ra...
by Mitch Metcalf