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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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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/30/14

OPENINGS: MALEFICENT (Disney) didn’t come cheap–with worldwide marketing, its price-tag will top $300M. But it seems to be money well spent, as its $24.2M Friday should propel it into a $70M+ weekend. I...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Soars, “A Million Ways” Perishes

MALEFICENT (Disney) performed as well as its Thursday night start suggested it might, at the high-end of expectations according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline and elsewhere. The revisionist fairy tale surged...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/23/14

OPENINGS: With $36M on Friday, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST is assured of going over $100M by Monday, and the only question is by how much. The day fell a bit below the openings for Godzilla ($38.4M) and Captain Americ...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/16/14

OPENINGS: GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) had the opening of its dreams with $38.5M on Friday (including $9.3M from Thursday night)–higher than the openings for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($35.2M) and Captain America:...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Stomps on Expectations

The moviegoer love affair with CG spectacles continues in full force, as GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) appears, on the basis of preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, to be headed for a $36M Friday (including $9.3...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/9/14

OPENINGS: NEIGHBORS (Universal) is a big win for all concerned, with a huge $19.6M Friday that could put it in reach of $50M for the weekend, especially if the fact that this is a rare mainstream Hollywood non-rom-com ...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/2/14

OPENINGS: The opening day of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony) was actually a touch behind the opening day of the first Amazing ($35.2M to $35.9M). However the earlier movie had a different trajectory, opening on the T...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 4/25/14

This will be the last weekend without a mega-hit on top for a while. OPENINGS: THE OTHER WOMAN (20th) will take the weekend with around $25M after a $9.3M Friday, and the potentially better news is that Diaz’s la...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 4/4/14

OPENINGS: The $37M Friday for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney) was the highest ever in the month of April, ahead of Fast Five‘s $34.4M. Fast Five fell 13% on Saturday to hit a $86.2M weekend, and Wi...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/21/14

What was supposed to be an exciting pre-summer weekend at the box office is instead looking rather blah. OPENINGS: Compared to recent YA disasters like The Mortal Instruments and Beautiful Creatures, DIVERGENT (Summit/...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/14/14

OPENINGS: NEED FOR SPEED (DreamWorks/Disney) won Friday with $6.6M (which includes $1.1M from Thursday night), but it’s destined to come in 2d or even 3rd for the weekend, probably under $20M. At a $175M cost (...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 12/6/13

OPENINGS: OUT OF THE FURNACE (Relativity) will do nothing to change the reputation of the first weekend in December as a terrible time to open a new movie. Even in a more robust weekend, the grim quasi-art film, quas...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 11/22/13

OPENINGS: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) came up from initial Friday estimates to $70.5M, the 7th highest single day box office in US history (behind the final Harry Potter, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, ...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/2/13

OPENINGS: The production budget for 2 GUNS (Universal) was funded by producers Emmett/Furla and Foresight Entertainment, with Universal just on the hook for marketing and distribution. In addition, the overseas distr...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/6/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/30/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Soars, “A Million Ways” Perishes

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/23/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/16/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Stomps on Expectations

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/9/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/2/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 4/25/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 4/4/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/21/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/14/14

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 12/6/13

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 11/22/13

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/2/13

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