The week after Thanksgiving is always a let down in movie attendance, and 2011 was even softer than the past few years. Another week or so of limited business and then the box office will explode as Christmas turns to New Year's. Last year, for example, the week of December 6-12 grossed $105 million, followed by $165 million the week of December 13-19, $250 million the week of December 20-26, and $342 million the week of December 27-January 2. This year's pattern will be very similar, although with each week 4-6% below the comparable level in 2010.
The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume
All films in wide release playing between November 28 and December 4 grossed $104 million, down 6% from the same week in 2010 and down 8% from the average comparable week the past four years. Year to date, all films are now down 3.7% from the same period last year.
All Films November 28-December 4
(millions) 4yr vs vs
(millions) 4yr vs vs
2010 Avg 2011 2010 Avg
Week #48 $111 $113 $104 - 6% - 8%
Year to Date $9391 $8906 $9044 -3.7% +1.6%
Updated Estimates of Final Grosses
The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Grosses (the estimated North American gross when the film ends its run) are summarized below for films released the last six weeks. Pay attention to the final domestic grosses, which are much more important than individual weekend grosses and especially weekend rankings.
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $268 million (96 percentile)
Puss in Boots $144 million (87 percentile)
The Muppets $85 million (73 percentile)
Immortals $82 million (72 percentile)
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $268 million (96 percentile)
Puss in Boots $144 million (87 percentile)
The Muppets $85 million (73 percentile)
Immortals $82 million (72 percentile)
Tower Heist $79 million (71 percentile)
Jack and Jill $71 million (67 percentile)
Happy Feet Two $67 million (66 percentile)
Jack and Jill $71 million (67 percentile)
Happy Feet Two $67 million (66 percentile)
Hugo $48 million (54 percentile)
Arthur Christmas $47 million (54 percentile)J. Edgar $36 million (43 percentile)
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $35 million (42 percentile)
The Descendants $33 million (40 percentile)
Weekend Actuals vs Sunday's Studio Projections
Weekend Actuals vs Sunday's Studio Projections
The weekend Studio Projections (Friday and Saturday actual numbers with estimates for Sunday's box office) were slightly optimistic for Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($400,000 higher than the actual weekend number reported today), while the projections for The Muppets and other holdover movies were fairly close to the actual numbers.
Weekend of Sunday Monday Showbuzz
Nov 28-Dec 4 Studio Weekend Domestic
(millions) Estimate Actual Total
The Muppets (Dis) $11.2 $11.1 $ 85-
Hugo (Par) $ 7.6 $ 7.6 $ 48
Arthur Christmas (Sony) $ 7.3 $ 7.4 $ 47
Happy Feet Two (WB) $ 6.0 $ 5.9 $ 67-
Jack and Jill (Sony) $ 5.5 $ 5.4 $ 71
The Descendants (Fox) $ 5.2 $ 4.8 $ 33
Immortals (Rel) $ 4.4 $ 4.5 $ 82
Tower Heist (Uni) $ 4.1 $ 3.9 $ 79
Puss in Boots (Par/DW) $ 3.1 $ 3.0 $144
J. Edgar (WB) $ 2.4 $ 2.3 $ 36
International box office results can be found here.
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