holiday weekend box office

Holiday Weekend Box Office Scorecard Update – 2/17/14

OPENINGS: The Robo-turtle very nearly stole the race from the rom-com hare, as ABOUT LAST NIGHT (Screen Gems/Sony) continued its post-Valentine’s Day slowdown, falling another 39% on Sunday to $4.9M and now proje...

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HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Overwhelms “Tammy” & the Rest

The long holiday movie weekend began without much interest from audiences. OPENINGS: TAMMY (Warners) got underway with a so-so $6.2M, which includes $1.3M from Tuesday night shows. That suggests $32-35M for the 5-day...

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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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UPDATED: HOLIDAY WEEKEND US/WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: Deck the Multiplex Halls

UPDATE: The release of THE INTERVIEW continues to be improvisational, and contrary to regular practice–as well as Sony’s previously expressed plans–the studio announced on Sunday that in addition to i...

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