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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” and the $100M Weekend Question

The odds are strong that on Sunday morning, TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount) will claim a $100M weekend, the first of 2014–but we won’t really know until Monday whether the movie has hit that mark....

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Turtles, Guardians Hold Their Lead

There wasn’t much shift in position among the top titles at the Saturday box office. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Nickelodeon/Paramount) kept its $1M edge over GUARD...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Dumb & Dumber To” Proves Smart Enough

Despite the expected Saturday surge from Big Hero 6, DUMB & DUMBER TO (Red Granite/Universal) looks like it should hold on for the weekend win. Dumb pulled in $14.4M on Saturday, according to preliminary numbers at...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Goosebumps” Holds Narrow Lead; “Bridge of Spies” Fair; “Crimson Peak” Fatal

Based on preliminary Saturday numbers at Deadline, adjustments from the morning’s weekend estimates will be minimal, although mostly in the wrong direction. GOOSEBUMPS (Columbia/Sony) increased 31% from Friday to...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Neighbors” Takes Over Spider-Man’s Lease

Mothers Day is a bit of a wild card this weekend, but based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, nothing on Saturday changed the way the box office is likely to play out. NEIGHBORS (Universal) held very well, falling ju...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Strong Saturday for “No Good Deed,” “Dolphin Tale 2″” and “The Drop”

NO GOOD DEED (Screen Gems/Sony) held better than expected on its 2d day of release and better than Obsessed did in 2009, and that guarantees the Idris Elba/Taraji P. Henson thriller the weekend win. Based on preliminar...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” Smashes April Record

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney) declined about 10% to as much as $34M on Saturday, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, which should give it a $95M opening weekend, the best April opening ever. By...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” Still On Top

Despite the arrivals of a quartet of newcomers, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney/Marvel) appears in the preliminary numbers at Deadline to be having no trouble keeping its lead for a third consecutive weekend....

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Need For Speed” Slows, “Single Moms” Flops

Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, the weekend box office will largely be in line with Friday’s results. Both NEED FOR SPEED (DreamWorks/Disney) and SINGLE MOMS CLUB (Lionsgate) barely budged on Saturday f...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Mockingjay” Flight Steadies On Saturday

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I (Lionsgate) stabilized on Saturday, according to preliminary box office figures at Deadline. The Day 2 drop was 23%, slightly better than the 25-26% Saturday drops for The Hunger Gam...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Man of Steel” Remains Kryptonite-Free

According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, MAN OF STEEL (Warners) dropped 18% on its second full day of release to $36.1M. That’s a good but not exceptional hold for a mega-opening; some recent comparisons are a 1...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Heat” Behind “Monsters U” But Way Ahead of “White House Down”

Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline (which, it should be noted, were fairly overoptimistic last night), Saturday’s results were in line with Friday’s lead. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (Disney/Pixar) will easil...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Holds Well, “Muppets” Still Soft

We won’t have confirmed Saturday numbers for several more hours (or final figures until Monday), but based on preliminary grosses at Deadline, DIVERGENT (Summit/Lionsgate) held surprisingly well on its second day o...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

After its history-making $120.5M opening day, there were two pre-existing Saturday models that STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Lucasfilm/Disney) could have followed. The final Harry Potter was so front-loaded that it cra...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Make “If I Stay” Leave, While “Sin City” Burns

There were no miracle turnarounds for any of the weekend’s dim new arrivals on Saturday. Instead, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, the expected occurred and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) ju...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” and the $100M Weekend Question

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Turtles, Guardians Hold Their Lead

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Dumb & Dumber To” Proves Smart Enough

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Goosebumps” Holds Narrow Lead; “Bridge of Spies” Fair; “Crimson Peak” Fatal

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Neighbors” Takes Over Spider-Man’s Lease

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Strong Saturday for “No Good Deed,” “Dolphin Tale 2″” and “The Drop”

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” Smashes April Record

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” Still On Top

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Need For Speed” Slows, “Single Moms” Flops

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Mockingjay” Flight Steadies On Saturday

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Man of Steel” Remains Kryptonite-Free

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Heat” Behind “Monsters U” But Way Ahead of “White House Down”

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Holds Well, “Muppets” Still Soft

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Make “If I Stay” Leave, While “Sin City” Burns

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