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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 24 and Sunday August 25, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television populati...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/25/13

  The regular season hasn’t started yet, but the NFL is already in charge. NBC:  Per Mitch Metcalf, although preliminary numbers have the Sunday night NFL PRESEASON FOOTBALL game at a 2.1, we anticipate that final n...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 8/25/13

  OPENINGS:  THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (Screen Gems/Sony) won the weekend’s battle (among newcomers) but isn’t likely to win the war, with a very blah $3K average at over 3000 theatres for a $9.3M ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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International Box Office through August 25

Updated international box office chart:
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. The worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date remain the same as last week’s.  The anomalous weekly decline (down $8 million) for 20th Century Fox is a function of some downward revisions of some domes...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates AUGUST 23-25: The Butler Knocks on the $100 Million Door

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #34 of 2013 looks like an okay $92 million for the top 12 films, up a bit from yesterday’s estimate and now up 1% from the average for this weekend the last fe...
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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Butler” Stays In Charge

  If preliminary weekend numbers at Deadline hold, THE WORLD’S END (Focus/Universal) will be a bit more frontloaded than it would have liked, slipping 10% from Friday to Saturday for $3.1M on its second day, and a bi...
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/23/13

  OPENINGS:  THE WORLD’S END (Focus/Universal) is off to a very solid start, with a $2250 per-theatre average on Friday in just 1549 theatres, giving it a $3.5M day and a weekend that could hit $10M.  That compares...
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FRIDAY AUGUST 23 Box Office Report: The Butler Disposes of Weak Opening Competition

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #34 of 2013 looks like an okay $91 million for the top 12 films, even with the average for the same weekend the last few years but up from last year’s comparable weekend. Opening a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Short Term 12″”

  SHORT TERM 12:  Run To the Multiplex – Powerful and Moving Indie Drama How can I make you want to see SHORT TERM 12?  It’s one of the year’s best pictures, but I feel as though describing the plot and...
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/22/13

  As has been the case the last couple of Thursdays, preseason football preemptions (one major market each for NBC, CBS, ABC and CW last night) will play a bit of havoc with the early numbers.  Per Mitch Metcalf, expect e...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Top Cable and Broadcast Shows of the Week (through Wednesday)

A&E’s Duck Dynasty is in a good position to win another week on all of television.  The second episode of this season is down only half a rating point from last week’s premiere to a 4.5 rating with adults 18-49.
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WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mortal Instruments” Very Mortal Indeed

  Be sure to read Mitch Metcalf’s Weekend Box Office Predictions. Momentum was lacking for THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (Screen Gems/Sony), as the studio kept the movie from critics until the last possible i...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Rake”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. RAKE:  Thursday 9PM on FOX starting Midseason TBD – Worth A Look FOX’s high-profile midseason dramedy RAKE wastes no time in establishin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/21/13

  The summer’s unscripted Big 3 stayed in command last night. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was the highest rated show of the night with a 2.3, up 0.1 from last week. CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.2 to 2.2, which was also up a tick ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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