Tracking & Forecasts
5-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: CONJURING ($50M+), DEMON SLAYER ($50M+), and DOWNTON ABBEY’s Finale Trifecta Poised to Drive Stronger-than-Expected September
Despite lamenting the absence of a BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE-type singular performance from last year, this September's key releases may be able to hold their own in the aggregate.
Box Office Weekend Forecast: WEAPONS’ 4th Frame, JAWS Re-Release, THE ROSES, and CAUGHT STEALING Debuts to Anchor Slow Labor Day Frame
A handful of new releases will entice the most dedicated of moviegoers this weekend as the industry expects another slow Labor Day before THE CONJURING: LAST RITES kicks off fall next week.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE Pre-Sale Explosion, CONJURING and DOWNTON Updates, First Outlooks for SMASHING MACHINE and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER’s Re-Issue
Sony and Crunchyroll are building to possible anime records for INFINITY CASTLE in North America, while the CONJURING "finale" and others aim to anchor early fall box office.
Box Office Weekend Forecast: Netflix’s KPOP DEMON HUNTERS SING-ALONG Theatrical Event May Rival WEAPONS’ Third Outing for #1, But Will the Streamer Report It?
Zach Cregger's breakout will continue to thrive, and Netflix is (surprisingly?) inviting young KPOP DEMON HUNTERS fans to get off the "couch, couch, couch" with a two-day cinematic sing-along event.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: DiCaprio & Anderson’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE, and THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2; Early KPOP DEMON HUNTERS SING-ALONG and HAMILTON Targets
Can DiCaprio and Anderson turn a cinephile event into a larger mainstream autumn box office winner? How are the unexpected musical events of late summer and early fall trending?
Box Office Weekend Forecast: WEAPONS ($23-25M+) to Settle Into a Word-of-Mouth Sensation Runway as NOBODY 2 ($8M+) Opens
Zach Cregger's genre breakout will be unrivaled in its second frame as NOBODY 2 enters an already crowded male-driven movie market.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: HIM ($20M+), A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, and Angel’s THE SENIOR
Mid-September hosts a trio of films courting different audiences. Which have potential to stand out during a time inevitably disadvantaged by year-over-year comps to 2024's BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE?
Box Office Weekend Forecast: WEAPONS ($31M+) and FREAKIER FRIDAY ($29M+) Target a Counter-Programming Win for Theaters with Late Summer Debuts
It may not be "Barbenheimer", but the male-female countering duo of WEAPONS and FREAKIER FRIDAY looks to drive one final healthy summer frame before the calendar slows down for the rest of August.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE and DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE Early Outlooks; WEAPONS and FREAKIER FRIDAY Updates
September's calendar continues to take shape, but can August's key players live up to expected potential?
Box Office Weekend Forecast: THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS ($40M+) Looks to Fend Off THE BAD GUYS 2 and THE NAKED GUN; Will TOGETHER Attract Horror Aficionados?
Marvel and DC's hit summer tentpoles settle in for the long haul, but can counter-programmers break away from recent mid-range trends?