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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/16/11

> It’s always to the advantage of the new opening to own first place at the boxoffice, so if Paramount thought FOOTLOOSE could pull it out over REAL STEEL, they would have staked their claim today. (Both pictures ar...

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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

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THE BIJOU: Early Weekend Boxoffice – 10/15/11

> It’s anyone’s guess who’s going to walk away with this weekend’s title, and probably the winner won’t be clear until actual grosses are reported on Monday. Deadline has updated numbers, and...

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THE BIJOU: Friday Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/14/11

> FOOTLOOSE has the advantage of facing no new direct competition on Friday. That, along with what should be fairly good word of mouth, could give it some legs in the marketplace. THE THING, on the other hand, had a...

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> What a catastrophe at the box office this weekend. No film above $20 million for the weekend, and the top 12 films are down a staggering 37% from the same weekend last year (when Jackass 3-D opened to $50 million). ...

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THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 10/14/11

> What was expected to be a slow weekend at the boxoffice is proving to be exactly that. The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary numbers for Friday, and they show FOOTLOOSE in the lead with $5.5M, heading for probably $17M...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Thing”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Thing”

THE THING: Watch It At Home – Not Interesting Enough To Be Scary The third movie iteration of THE THING is as impersonal as the creature it’s about. This version, the first feature directed ...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 14-16

> This weekend looks to be very weak. The projected total volume of $85 million would be down 29% versus the same weekend last year (when Jackass 3-D opened to a staggering $50 million) and down 18% from the average ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/9/11

> REAL STEEL had a nice Saturday bump of 27%, but that’s far lower than the 40% it was initially claiming (and only 4% higher than the one for Ides of March, which is decidedly not a family matinee movie). The pictu...

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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/16/11

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES October 14-16

THE BIJOU: Early Weekend Boxoffice – 10/15/11

THE BIJOU: Friday Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/14/11

FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 10/14/11

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Thing”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Thing”

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS October 14-16

THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/9/11

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