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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 1.12.2025
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.5.2025
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.22.24
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.15.2024
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.8.2024
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.1.2024
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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 1.12.2025
OPENINGS: The first “major” release of 2025, DEN OF THIEVES: PANTERA (Lionsgate) hit its target with a $15.5M launch, almost exactly the same as the $15.2M start for 2018’s Den of Thieves. That one reached $44.9M in the US and $80.5M worldwide (Pantera hasn’t yet opened internationally), and the economics this time should be […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.5.2025
OPENINGS: January is often welcoming to low-budget horror, but that didn’t help THE DAMNED (Vertical), which found $800K at 732 theaters, a meager $1100 weekend per-theater average. HOLDOVERS: Flooding the holiday zone with family entertainments worked out very well for the studios, which had a quartet of bona fide smash hits between Thanksgiving and […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.22.24
OPENINGS: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (Sega/Paramount) was within expectations at $62M, although that was lower than the $72.2M for Sonic 2 in 2022, and while Sonic 2 had a 2% Friday-to-Saturday gain, Sonic 3 slumped by 24% on Saturday. There’s every chance, though, that Sonic 3 will beat its predecessor’s $190.9M in the US, […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.15.2024
OPENINGS: Expectations were low for KRAVEN THE HUNTER (Marvel/TSG/Columbia/Sony), and it still managed to under-deliver, with a puny $11M start. Even though Kraven had moderate costs by superhero movie standards (around $175M including marketing), it will never climb past red ink, especially since things were no better overseas with $15M from 60 territories. For […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.8.2024
OPENINGS: The first weekend of December brought the usual assortment of indies seeking a toehold before the holiday giants arrive, although this year was unusual in being dominated by Thanksgiving blockbusters, which grew the weekend box office total to a new record. The most impressive of the newcomers was the Indian-language PUSHPA: THE RULE […]
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.1.2024
OPENINGS: It was the Thanksgiving holiday of Hollywood’s dreams, spearheaded by the record-breaking performance of MOANA 2 (Disney), which shoveled in $221M during the Wed-Sun period and $135.5M for the weekend itself. Most Thanksgiving blockbusters launch the weekend before the holiday, so there aren’t a lot of direct comparisons to make. In contrast to […]
