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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 10/5/13

If preliminary numbers at Deadline hold, GRAVITY (Warners) will own the new record for all-time best October opening. It had a superb $23.5M Saturday, up 35% from its $17.5M opening day, for what should be a $55M+ week...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Little Relief From Slow Summer Ticket Sales

There were no miracles on Saturday to lift the faltering box office, although preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere suggest that the holdovers did better than the newcomers. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) ...

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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: “The Butler” Stays In Charge

Preliminary figures at Deadline give THE BUTLER (Weinstein) a commanding victory over its competition. Very impressively, on Saturday Butler reportedly increased its take by about 10% over Friday, putting it on target ...

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EARLY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Slips, “Blended” Climbs Weakly

Day 2 for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (20th) was down by a larger margin than expected, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, from $36M on Friday to $29-30M on Saturday. If that number holds, it...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” Slows, “Jersey Boys” Stays Dim

As espected with a sequel, THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (Screen Gems/Sony) took a dip on its 2d day of release, and after virtually tying the opening day of the first Think with $13.2M on Friday it fell, according to prelimi...

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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: 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: “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: “Gone Girl” Scares Away “Dracula Untold”

As expected, GONE GIRL (20th) flew past DRACULA UNTOLD (Legendary/Universal) on Saturday and based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, it will easily take the weekend. Gone Girl‘s $11.4M Saturday was down just 25...

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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: “Prisoners” Still In Front

PRISONERS (Warners) had a strong Saturday at the box office, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline. The dark thriller increased by 28% on its second day to $9M, and should reach $21-22M for the weekend. That w...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Big Hero 6″” Surges Ahead of “Interstellar”

Saturday matinees, and the families who attend them, were the difference for BIG HERO 6 (Disney) this weekend. Disney’s roly-poly new action star came back from being around $1.2M behind INTERSTELLAR (Par/Warners...

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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: “22 Jump Street” and “Dragon 2″” Both Drop on Saturday

It wasn’t a great Saturday for either of the weekend’s big openings. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, 22 JUMP STREET (Sony/Columbia) fell more than 25% from Friday to around $19M....

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 10/5/13

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Little Relief From Slow Summer Ticket Sales

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Butler” Stays In Charge

EARLY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Slips, “Blended” Climbs Weakly

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” Slows, “Jersey Boys” Stays Dim

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

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

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Gone Girl” Scares Away “Dracula Untold”

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Still In Front

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Big Hero 6″” Surges Ahead of “Interstellar”

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

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “22 Jump Street” and “Dragon 2″” Both Drop on Saturday

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