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Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/11/14

OPENINGS: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th), with $27.7M on Friday and a likely $70M weekend, will probably have a significant US box office bump over its predecessor Rise ($176.8M, after a $54.8M opening), but it ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

Early numbers at Deadline and elsewhere make DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) the runaway winner at the Friday box office with $26-27M. That could give it a weekend as high as $70M, at the high end of expectations...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

As holidays go, the 4th of July isn’t a bright one for moviegoing, and when it falls on a Friday, the result is a weekend no better than usual (the days before and after compensate for the holiday itself). That h...

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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: “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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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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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 – 6/13/14

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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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 – 7/11/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/27/14

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

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/20/14

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

Behind the Friday Box Office – 6/13/14

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

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