Posts Tagged ‘spider-man’
 

 

THE BIJOU: First Week Comparisons for Top Opening Weekend Films

>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 continues its track somewhere between Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3 during the first Monday-Thursday period.  Through the first seven days of release, Dark Knight leads with $239...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 8/4/12

  THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Warners) had a solid Saturday and no trouble at all beating the new competition in its 3d weekend of release.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Rises should have a $36.2M weekend, a 4...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/8/12

  Spidey is in the books… so we’re officially on the clock for The Dark Knight Rises. OPENINGS:  In addition to its $140M 6-day US opening, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is reporting $129M for the weekend from...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” MIDWEEK WATCH

> Monday boxoffice is tricky to analyze, because as you’d expect, the all-time list of Monday grosses is largely a history of long holiday weekends, namely Memorial Day, July 4th, Martin Luther King Day, and Christmas/New...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/29/12

  THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Warners) did indeed have a big Saturday, as the preliminary numbers estimated–up 40% from Friday and fueling what should be a $63-65M 2d weekend, down about 60% from the opening.  It continu...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY BROADWAY JOURNAL: “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”

> Haven’t all the jokes been made?  In the history of Broadway, there may never have been a show as relentlessly ridiculed as SPIDER-MAN:  TURN OFF THE DARK.  At this point, it may be that the only interest...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Early Thursday Numbers for Spidey and More

  Deadline has preliminary boxoffice figures for Thursday, and reports that THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) was at $16.3M for the day, down 30% from July 4th.  If that number holds, it would be slightly better than the 34%...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/6/12

  A great start for the weekend, if you overlook the fact that 2 of the 3 new arrivals flopped. OPENINGS:  THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) has successfully rebooted the franchise, no question about it.  (Unless it tanks ov...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BOXOFFICE GAMES BEGIN: “Hunger Games” At Midnight

> THE HUNGER GAMES has an excuse. Last night at midnight, The Hunger Games began its long-awaited run in theatres by grossing $19.7M.  Which is, by any estimation, a lot of money–the most ever earned by a non-sequel,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/14/12

  ICE AGE:  CONTINENTAL DRIFT (20th) continued with its underwhelming opening on Saturday, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline.   The 4th in the animated series had no Saturday matinee bump, holding at $16.5M f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT — June 17 Update

And now the waiting game begins for Team Metcalf.  With all but one movie now open, the Metcalf slate now totals almost $1.1 billion to date, with a little but of upside remaining in Madagascar 3 and to some extent Prometheus...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 18 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 20th weekend of 2012 is looking like a disturbing $132 million for the Top 12 films, down 17% from both this weekend last year and the four-year average for the same weekend.  Marvel’s The Avengers continues to do we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/12/12

  OPENINGS:  THE BOURNE LEGACY (Universal) is holding on to its $40M opening by its fingernails, with just $265K to spare.  (We’ll find out tomorrow if that holds up.)   Bourne is an unusual action franchise that...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MAY 2-4

Weekend #18 of 2014 is looking like a relatively soft $139 million for the top 12 films, 28% below the typical volume for this weekend the past few years ($192 million). Opening at over 4,000 theaters Friday (well above the ...
by Mitch Metcalf