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Weekend Estimates: Star Treks into Mehness

Paramount downplayed talk of a $100 million opening weekend for Star Trek Into Darkness, and the results for the weekend show that they were right to do so. The film is predicted to earn $70.5 million over the three-day weekend for a total of $84.1 million after four days. That compares to a three-day opening of $79.2 million for the previous Star Trek outing, which means the franchise is essentially treading water in spite of generally good reviews and enthusiasm among its core audience. This clearly won't be the breakout into super-blockbuster territory that some were hoping for, although it should set a franchise record thanks to improved international numbers. More...

- Weekend Estimates

Weekend Predictions: Will Star Trek Brighten Up the Box Office?

The second big summer release comes out this week, Star Trek into Darkness. The film has already opened internationally and has proven to be a bigger hit than its predecessor was, which is good news for its opening weekend. Iron Man 3 will likely take a pretty big hit due to the direct competition, while The Great Gatsby is a bit of a wild card. This weekend last year there were three wide releases, but the best of them was Battleship, which only made $25.53 million during its opening weekend, while all three new releases made a total of $53 million. Star Trek into Darkness should easily make more than that combined. However, The Avengers still dominated the chart last year and it will be that film that will be the biggest challenge in the year-over-year competition. More...

- Weekend Theater Counts
- Trailers for this week's new releases

International Box Office: Iron Man Overshadows Into Darkness

Iron Man 3 earned first place for the third weekend in a row, this time pulling in $89.3 million on 9,921 screens in 55 markets for totals of $664.4 million internationally and $949.3 million worldwide. At this pace, the film will have no trouble getting to $1 billion this coming weekend, while it should enter the top ten of all time by the end of the weekend. The film's single best market of the weekend was China, where it added $32.7 million over the week to its running tally, which now sits at $97.2 million. More...

- The Numbers Weekly World Chart

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 14th, 2013

There are not a lot of new releases on the home market this week, and there are very few that are prime releases. The best-selling release is Dexter: Season Seven on Blu-ray, which is worth picking up, but the lack of extras prevents it from being the Pick of the Week. For that I'm going with a lesser known title, The Unbelievable Truth, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. More...

- Home Market Release Schedule

This Week's Video Reviews:
- Disneynature: Wings of Life
- Wagner and Me
- Dexter: Season Seven

Home Market Numbers: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Helps Blu-ray Stand Tall

The overall Blu-ray market was spectacular during the week of March 24, 2013. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey led all new releases. Sales soared compared to last week, rising 59% in terms of units and 60% in terms of revenue reaching totals of 2.87 million units / $68.51 million. This is the best weekend sales for a non-holiday shopping season week. Its growth from last year was even better, up 95% in terms of units and 93% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share rose to 48% in terms of units and 58% in terms of revenue. This was just a fantastic week for the format. More...

- The Numbers' Weekly DVD Sales Chart
- The Numbers' Weekly Blu-ray Sales Chart
- Top-Selling DVDs of 2013

Analysis: How Medium Data Can Address Big Data's Woes

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We live in a world that is being transformed by Big Data. The ability to gather and process vast amounts of information, and the development of analytical tools to find meaning in it all, promises to change business, science and social practices.

It's already changing the way companies like Target and WalMart do business and how the CDC plans for 'flu season. It's a hot topic for good reason. But it also has its limitations and problems, which are becoming more apparent as Big Data becomes more widely used. Ultimately, the solution to these problems will lead us to a new way of looking at analytical work -- a more focused and rigorous approach. Medium Data. More...

2013 Preview: May

As April ends and summer begins, we see the 2013 box office on a losing streak. There is some good news, as May should be much, much, much better than April was. Much better. During the five weekends in May, there are nine films opening wide. Of those film, there are seven that at least have a shot at $100 million. And of those seven films, four at least have a shot at $200 million, two have a shot at $300 million, and we might even have a $400 million hit this month. Iron Man 3 should turn out to be the biggest hit of the month, while there are some who think Star Trek: Into Darkness could be a close competitor for that honor. There's also some bad news. The Avengers opened last May and earned more than $600 million. No film opening this month will come close to that figure. There's a chance the top two films opening this month won't match that combined. On the other hand, last year there was a huge drop-off from the biggest hit of the month to the second biggest hit of the month. There were so many high-profile failures last year, that 2013 might actually start winning some weekends in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Weekend Estimates: Star Treks into Mehness

Paramount downplayed talk of a $100 million opening weekend for Star Trek Into Darkness, and the results for the weekend show that they were right to do so. The film is predicted to earn $70.5 million over the three-day weekend for a total of $84.1 million after four days. That compares to a three-day opening of $79.2 million for the previous Star Trek outing, which means the franchise is essentially treading water in spite of generally good reviews and enthusiasm among its core audience. This clearly won't be the breakout into super-blockbuster territory that some were hoping for, although it should set a franchise record thanks to improved international numbers. More...

Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for May 17th, 2013

		Movie	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Total Gross	Days
1	new	Star Trek Into Darkness	$70,555,000		3,868	$84,091,000	4
2	(1)	Iron Man 3	$35,182,000	-51%	4,237	$337,073,000	17
3	(2)	The Great Gatsby	$23,415,000	-53%	3,550	$90,159,000	10

See the complete weekend chart

Per Theater Chart: Iron Man Has a Story to Tell

Iron Man 3 again earned first place on the Per Theater Chart, but this time it was closer with an average of $17,053. The second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart, The Great Gatsby, which earned an average of $14,168. The best limited release was Stories We Tell with an average of $13,527 in two theaters. It had previously opened in Canada, where it made $360,000. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das earned $11,515 in one theater. More...

Weekend Top 10 by Average Gross per Theater

	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Frances Ha	$133,000	4	$33,250	$133,000	3
2	Star Trek Into Darkness	$70,555,000	3,868	$18,241	$84,091,000	4
3	What Maisie Knew	$34,121	4	$8,530	$104,026	17
4	Iron Man 3	$35,182,000	4,237	$8,304	$337,073,000	17
5	The Great Gatsby	$23,415,000	3,550	$6,596	$90,159,000	10
6	Stories We Tell	$136,820	23	$5,949	$541,719	10
7	Becoming Traviata	$5,040	1	$5,040	$6,282	5
8	Love Is All You Need	$72,724	22	$3,306	$175,956	17
9	The English Teacher	$6,000	2	$3,000	$6,000	3
10	Bidder 70	$3,000	1	$3,000	$3,000	3

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