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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: No Parades For This Holiday

Although ticket sales were up from July 4th, preliminary numbers at Deadline indicate that they remained very soft on Saturday, and in general, current releases will be at the low end of their weekend expectations. Tha...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Apes” Keep Rising

Good word of mouth kicked in for DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) on Saturday, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, giving the movie a 5-10% drop from its Thursday night/Friday numbers to $25-...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Ark Gets Bigger for “Noah”

Proving, once again, that opening night exit polls are all but meaningless, preliminary numbers at Deadline have NOAH (Paramount/Regency) rising as much as 20% from Friday to Saturday despite a “C” grade that...

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EARLY SATURDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbit” Back On Top, “American Hustle” Strong

Preliminary numbers at Deadline suggest that more adults showed up at the multiplexes for the Saturday of this holiday weekend, boosting some of the less family-centric attractions. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG ...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Force Awakens” Sets More Records; “Hateful 8″” & “The Revenant” Slide

Another day, another record or two for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Lucasfilm/Disney). According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, its Saturday was no less than $55M, which tidily dispatched the biggest 2d Saturday ...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Keep the Lead

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Paramount) held very well on its second day of release, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere. Its Day 2 drop was in the neighborhood of 15%, which is about as well as...

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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

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: “Fault In Our Stars” Plunges on Saturday, “Edge of Tomorrow” Flat

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (20th) was unable to attract ticket buyers beyond its core of young female fans, and according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, the result was a mammoth Friday-to-Saturday drop of ...

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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: “Lego” Even More Awesome on Saturday

Two of the weekend’s openings drew upon their core audiences for strong Saturday results. Weekend matinees are prime time for family movies, and according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE LEGO MOVIE (Warn...

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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: “Ouija” Scares Pre-Halloween Win; “John Wick” OK #2

OUIJA (Universal) had about the same hold on Saturday as Annabelle did 3 weeks ago, down 9% (in this case to $7.5M), according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, and that should be enough to get it to $20M for the weeke...

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EARLY LABOR DAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Widens Its Lead

With little else of interest around, audiences are flocking to a movie they know they’ll enjoy: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney), already the top movie of the year in the US, had a superb $6.1M Saturday ac...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Stays Huge

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) held strongly on Saturday despite its massive opening day. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, the outer space superhero romp dropped about 15% from Frida...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: No Parades For This Holiday

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Apes” Keep Rising

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Ark Gets Bigger for “Noah”

EARLY SATURDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbit” Back On Top, “American Hustle” Strong

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Force Awakens” Sets More Records; “Hateful 8″” & “The Revenant” Slide

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Keep the Lead

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

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Fault In Our Stars” Plunges on Saturday, “Edge of Tomorrow” Flat

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Lego” Even More Awesome on Saturday

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Ouija” Scares Pre-Halloween Win; “John Wick” OK #2

EARLY LABOR DAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Widens Its Lead

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Stays Huge

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