Saturday, November 7

Early Fri #s: 'Christmas' $9.4M, 'Fourth' $5M, 'Goats' $4.7M Nikki Finke

If there's a Christmas-themed movie opening in November, then it's the official start of the holiday box office. (Hey, no studio waits for Thanksgiving anymore...) In 1st place: Disney's A Christmas Carol. You may know it better as Charles Dickens' novel, but Disney had a problem with title rights, so now it's their pic. Hollywood predicted the 3-D family film to make at least $35M and possibly even $40M this weekend because of its wide release into 3,683 theaters domestically, including 2,035 3-D locations and 181 IMAX screens). But now analysts are saying the Jim Carrey starrer (he plays lotsa roles, including all 3 ghosts) directed by Robert Zemeckis (who used the same performance-capture technology as Polar Express) may only make $31M after opening with an underperforming $9.4 million Friday. read more

Early Fri #s: 'Christmas' $9M, 'Goats' $4.6M, 'Fourth' $4.5M, 'Box' $3M Steve Mason

Disney's A Christmas Carol, the 3-D animated update of the Charles Dickens classic from motion capture master Robert Zemeckis, scored a decent $9M on its opening day, and seems headed for a weekend of something in the $32M range. Perhaps handicapped by the fact that its release lands closer to Halloween than to Christmas, this Jim Carrey vehicle should continue to perform strongly through the holiday season. read more

Tuesday, November 3

MTC Tracking: 'Christmas' $45M, 'Goats' $15M notfabio

CAROL: 45 GOATS: 15 4TH KIND: 10 BOX: 7 read more

Sunday, November 1

Early Sat #s: 'This Is It' $7.2M, 'Paranormal' $6.5M Nikki Finke

Saturday, October 31

Early Weekend #s: 'This Is It' $21M, 'Paranormal' $17M ERC

Early Fri #s: 'This Is It' $8M Steve Mason

Early Fri #s: 'This Is It' $7.5M, 'Paranormal' $6M Nikki Finke

Friday, October 30

Early Thur #: 'This Is It' $3.75M (revised typo) ERC

Theater Report: 'This Is It' down around 30% Wed-Thur notfabio

Thursday, October 29

'This Is It' $20.2M One-Day Worldwide Nikki Finke

'This Is It' grosses $7.4 mil on Wednesday Hollywood Reporter

'This Is It' headed for $10 million to $12 million opening day LA Times

Wednesday, October 28

'This Is It' unprecedented number for a Tuesday in October, Matinees already at $2M+ Nikki Finke

'This Is It' grosses $2.2 million, October Tuesday record Variety

'This Is It' makes $2.2 mil on opening night Hollywood Reporter

Midnight Chain #s: 'This Is It' notfabio

Sunday, October 25

Early Sat #s: 'Paranormal' $9M, 'Wild' $6.5M, 'Saw VI' $5M Nikki Finke

Saturday, October 24

Early Weekend #: 'Paranormal' $22M, 'Saw VI' $21M, 'Wild' $13M ERC

Early Fri #s: 'Paranormal' $7.5M, 'Saw VI' $7M, 'Wild' $4.4M Nikki Finke

Friday, October 23

Theater Midnight: 'Saw VI' strong, but down around 15% from 'Saw V' notfabio

Thursday, October 22

Hot Trailers Don't Mean Hot Box Office The Business Insider

Hey, all you Friday number crunchers... Hollywood Reporter

Tuesday, October 20

Major Theater Chain Tracking: 'Saw' $24M, 'Cirque' $8M notfabio

Sunday, October 18

Early Sat Est: 'Wild Things' $13M, 'Law Abiding' $8.3M Nikki Finke

Saturday, October 17

Early Weekend #s: 'Wild Things' $35M, 'Citizen' $18M ERC

Early Fri #s: 'Wild' $12M, 'Citizen' $7.5M, 'Paranormal' $6.3M Nikki Finke

Friday, October 16

Very Early Fri Est: 'Wild Things' $12M+ Nikki Finke

Midnight Theater #s: 'Paranormal' leads, 'Wild' weekend looks $35M+ notfabio

Thursday, October 15

AEG Privately Predicts Michael Jackson Pic $250M In First 5 Days Nikki Finke

Major Theater Chain Tracking: 'Wild' $31M, 'Paranormal' $16M notfabio