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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/6/14

Here’s a scary factoid for the studios. In 2013, 5 movies opened in May/June that reached over $200M in the US alone, and none of those movies had a total lower than $228.8M. This year, as we head to mid-June, ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “22”” Jumps High, “Dragon” A Bit Lower

22 JUMP STREET (Sony/Columbia) is having the start merited by a sequel to a huge hit that’s getting ecstatic reviews in its own right. Based on preliminary numbers at Dateline and elsewhere, it had a $23-24M open...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/13/14

OPENINGS: 22 JUMP STREET (Sony/Columbia) went even higher on Friday than early estimates had it, reaching $25M. Even if it’s front-loaded as a young-skewing sequel, a $60M weekend is all but guaranteed, which w...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/20/14

OPENINGS: THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (Screen Gems/Sony) had almost exactly the same start as the first Think, up $75K from that movie’s opening day at $12.2M. Being a sequel, though, it will likely fail to reach T...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/4/14

OPENINGS: Star/co-writer/co-producer Melissa McCarthy reportedly took a fraction of her usual fee on TAMMY (Warners) to keep the production budget down to the low $20Ms. After a $6.4M 4th of July (up 17% from Thursda...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Surges to Possible 9-Digit Weekend

Despite a $8.7M start on Thursday night that was no better than the year’s other blockbusters, and bulletins throughout the day that business was slightly softer than expected, reports at Deadline and elsewhere ar...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” OK, “Jersey Boys” Off-Key

This is going to be a soft weekend at the box office, since studios are largely saying out of the way of next week’s Transformers behemoth. Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, THINK LIKE ...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/27/14

On Friday, the big alien robots blew things up. OPENINGS: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount) got the Friday it was hoping for, the biggest day of 2014 at $41.6M, and one that gives the blockbuster a strong (al...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Faultless “Stars” Halts “Edge of Tomorrow”

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (20th) ran away with Friday’s box office, demonstrating the hunger out there for movies that aren’t centered on special effects extravaganzas. Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/6/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “22”” Jumps High, “Dragon” A Bit Lower

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/13/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/20/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/4/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Surges to Possible 9-Digit Weekend

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” OK, “Jersey Boys” Off-Key

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/27/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Faultless “Stars” Halts “Edge of Tomorrow”

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