Posts Tagged ‘movies’
 

 

MOVIE TICKET PRICES: One Size Fits All? It’s Time to Experiment

> The current movie exhibition model is under incredible stress.  Although increasing ticket prices have often masked steadily declining movie attendance figures, there has been precious little experimentation to fundament...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through JULY 10

> The overseas gross for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has now reached the level of the forecast total domestic gross (as measured by the ShowBuzzDaily Domestic Final estimate).  The overseas number will continue to grow,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 2.6-8.2015

Weekend #6 of 2015 is looking like $108 million for the top 12 films this weekend, well below the normal volume for this weekend ($133 million). Opening at around 3,500 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater cou...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> DreamWorks’ Puss In Boots is opening at a solid #1 but below its forecast.  Paranormal Activity 3 is sporting a 65% decline in its second weekend (just under $20 million for the weekend), but it has nonetheless bee...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE November 21-27

>Thanksgiving week lagged behind the comparable week last year by 8%, bringing the year to date tally 3.7% behind 2010’s total at this time.  Final numbers for all the Thanksgiving box office are also available below...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 13 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The second weekend of 2012 looks better than we forecast (Contraband and Beauty and the Beast 3D are ahead of the ShowBuzzDaily weekend predictions), but the weekend is still looking pretty soft.  The top 12 films should...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS” : Ah, Paree!

> Worth A Ticket; A tasty croissant from Woody Allen. Woody Allen interrupts the opening credits of his new comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS to insert a montage of lovely Paris locations.  I mention this because after more than 40...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY 8.28.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #35 of 2015 looks like $63 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well below the norm for this weekend and reaching into record low territory (see track below). Opening at 1,135 t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The 2011 box office slump continues in full force.  The top 12 films this Christmas weekend should total an anemic $112 million, down 15% from the comparable weekend last year and not even close to the previous three yea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS SEPTEMBER 2-4

>Summer always ends with a whimper.  While Memorial Day and Independence Day weekends are among the strongest of the box office year, Labor Day weekend is usually the lowest of the year in terms of movie-going.  This ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 6.12.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #24 of 2015 looks like $269 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above the norm for this weekend into record territory.   Opening at 4,273 theaters Friday, Jurassic World...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Box Office Impact of Long Weekends

> Holiday weekends present a unique opportunity for increases in box office as normal working and leisure schedules are disrupted.  The most common weekend format changes come in the form of four-day weekends.  A perf...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 14-16

> Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), we have a photo finish for #1, with Real Steel in its second weekend probably edging opener Footloose.  As for the other openers, The Thing opened w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 10 Update — CORRECTION!

> A gigantic apology…the total for Team Salem is now correct.  Salem leads by about $75 million going into this weekend.  Thanks to the comment by “Anonymous” for spotting the error by Metcalf (unint...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE October 24-30

>The year to date box office tally picked up a tiny bit of ground moving from -3.8% versus last year to -3.7% this week.        The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release...
by Mitch Metcalf