Last weekend, the domestic box office broke a long slump with receipts rising for the first time in six weeks. American Gangster provided the oomph bringing in a better than expected $43.5 million. Bee Movie also helped with a gross of $38 million although the figure was below expectations of $40-45 million. These two films […]
Earlier today, I provided a brief wrap-up of the excellent third quarter performance of the box office which rose at least 15%. Looking ahead to the fourth quarter of 2007, the comparison looks fairly easy although the lack of obvious mega blockbusters suggests only a moderate low to mid-single digit gain. For example, admissions revenue […]
The final totals are in on the third quarter box office and as I have chronicled the results are spectacular. According to data I pull from BoxOfficeMojo.com, the box office rose 15% in the third quarter. My spreadsheet goes back to 2004 and that is by far the best comparison for any quarter. The strength […]
The weekend box office fell 2% for the top 12 grossing films. This breaks a string of 10 consecutive up weekends. The drop-off vs. last year is less than $1.7 million so it is possible, but doubtful, that when actual results as opposed to estimates are tallied the winning streak will continue. The box office […]
The summer box office ended with a bang with the best ever Labor Day weekend. Led by the latest edition of Halloween series, the box office for the top 12 films rose 21.6% over last year’s holiday weekend. Based on data from BoxOfficeMojo.com, ticket sales for the weekend should be the highest since at least […]
The weekend box saw another gain, rising 4.9% vs. a year ago, the 7th straight up weekend. Quarter to date the box office is now up 16.5% and the year-to-date gain is 7.7%. Gains should continue to moderate now that kids are back in school and studios are no longer releasing potential blockbusters. September is […]
The box office continues to roar with the top 12 movies up 23% this past weekend. Last week marked the fifth straight up week and the weekend was up for the sixth consecutive time. Gains should moderate from this point forward as all the major releases are now in theatres. However,, gains should continue thanks […]
One of the things I have not stressed enough in my comments on the box office has been the strength of the international box office. According to Variety.com’s international weekend wrap-up, the non-US box office is up 20% year-to-day with summer gains exceeding those of the US. Unlike my domestic box office commentary which focuses […]
Investors continue to flock to the nation’s theatres to escape the heat and take their mind off the stock market. The weekend box office rose 29.8% according to BoxOfficeMojo.com based on the gross of the top 12 films. This marks the fifth straight and sixth of the last seven weekends with significant year-over gains. Quarter […]
It seems as though everyone is going to the movies to take their minds off the lousy stock market. The weekend box office rose 36% as The Bourne Ultimatum earned $70.1 million, the biggest ever opening for a movie in August and the 28th best opening weekend ever. Bourne also had a bigger opening than […]
Office
20 N 3rd Street
Bayfield, WI 54814
Mail
PO Box 1165
Bayfield, WI 54814
tim@northlakecapital.com
847-226-9713
