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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/18/14

Even though it’s just mid-July, Guardians of the Galaxy is the only likely blockbuster opening left this summer. Barring some surprises, the seasonal picture is ugly. OPENINGS: THE PURGE: ANARCHY (Universal) t...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lucy” Knocks Out “Hercules” For Weekend Title

The remarkably nutty LUCY (Universal)–more Transcendence than La Femme Nikita–connected with audiences in a big way on Friday, with $16-17M (including $2.75M from Thursday night) according to preliminary numb...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/25/14

OPENINGS: Despite all the testosterone flowing through the Avengers-verse, the biggest star to emerge from the mega-franchise is turning out to be Scarlett Johansson, the latest warrior woman at the front of the box of...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Become Heroes of the Multiplex

It’s not as though expectations for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) were low–at the projected $70-75M level, it would have outgrossed the opening weekends of the original Captain America, Thor and Ama...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/1/14

OPENINGS: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) has something the summer’s other blockbusters could only dream of: weeks ahead without any A-level competition. When the biggest titles coming up are the rebo...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/15/14

After 2 weeks of unexpectedly smash hits, the dog days of summer attacked multiplexes with a vengeance. OPENINGS: THE EXPENDABLES 3 (Lionsgate) squeezed ahead of Let’s Be Cops on Friday, $5.8M (including $875K fr...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

Early numbers at Deadline and elsewhere make DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) the runaway winner at the Friday box office with $26-27M. That could give it a weekend as high as $70M, at the high end of expectations...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/11/14

OPENINGS: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th), with $27.7M on Friday and a likely $70M weekend, will probably have a significant US box office bump over its predecessor Rise ($176.8M, after a $54.8M opening), but it ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Another Slow Weekend On the Way

Hollywood’s underwhelming summer box office continues this weekend, with preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere indicating that all three of the newcomers are likely to perform below expectations. The bleake...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/18/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lucy” Knocks Out “Hercules” For Weekend Title

Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/25/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Become Heroes of the Multiplex

Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/1/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/15/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/11/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Another Slow Weekend On the Way

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