Posts Tagged ‘ted’
 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 6-8

Three films are really driving a very solid box office weekend: The Amazing Spider-Man (now a $65.0 million opening weekend and $140 million six-day opening, hitting our forecast in Tuesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Predict...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/7/12

  No major surprises in the Saturday boxoffice numbers, according to preliminary figures at Deadline.  THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is reporting a solid 18% Friday-to-Saturday bump, better than the 13% that Transformers ...
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
 

 
 

FRIDAY JULY 6 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Spider-Man Paces Very Solid Weekend

In line with our Tuesday forecast, the 27th weekend of 2012 is looking like $189 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 29% from this weekend last year and up 24% from the multi-year average for this weekend.       �...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

  THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is headed for a strong post-4th of July weekend, according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline.  Spidey reportedly made $21M on Friday, which if that number holds would be a 33% incre...
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
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 6-8: Spider-Man Returns to the Scene

Weekend #27 of 2012 looks pretty solid: $185 million for the top 12 films, up 27% from last year’s comparable weekend and up 22% from the four-year average for the weekend. Much of this increase can be attributed to the c...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE June 25-July 1

Another down week at the North American box office, although the declines are not severe as last week.  With the arrival of Spider-Man early this week and expected decent mid-week business for two solid openers this past weeke...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Ted”

  TED:  Watch It At Home – More Than a TV Show, Less Than a Movie   With TED, Seth MacFarlane makes his move to the big screen from a spectacularly successful career in adult-oriented TV animation, steering m...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through July 1

Madagascar 3 has ballooned to $244 million overseas to date (up from $157 million through last week).  The third Madagascar has now tied the overseas take for the first Madagascar ($244.2 million) and is now gunning for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES June 29-July 1

Ted now looks like a $54.1 million opening weekend, according to the studio estimate this morning (exceeding our forecast in Wednesday’s ShowbuzzDaily Weekend Predictions).  Warner Brothers has pulled Magic Mike’s ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

  And now we know which was more front-loaded. OPENINGS:  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TED (Universal) fell 10-15% from Friday to Saturday, which is about the same way the original Hangover played.  The...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 29 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Very Solid Weekend, After All

MUCH stronger than we forecast, the 26th weekend of 2012 is looking like $196 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up only 2% from this weekend last year but up 15% from the multi-year average for this weekend.  R-rated...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/29/12

  The calendar may say the 4th of July is approaching, but it’s looking an awful lot like Christmas at the boxoffice this weekend.  Preliminary numbers at Deadline have both TED (Universal) and MAGIC MIKE (Warne...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 29-July 1: Three Comedies Collide as Brave Aims for Another #1 Finish

Weekend #26 of 2012 looks like another weak one: $157 million for the top 12 films, down 18% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 8% from the four-year average for the weekend.  Some of this decline can be attrib...
by Mitch Metcalf