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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Aquaman” Stays Strong, Solid Start For “Escape Room”

Box office years typically start slow, with strong holds for holiday openings, and that’s proving to be the case for 2019 as well. AQUAMAN (DC/Warners) will retain its crown, as early numbers at Deadline indicate...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.15.2017

OPENINGS: HAPPY DEATH DAY (Blumhouse/Universal) opened so well at $26.5M that inevitably, despite the fact that it appears to tell a completely closed-end story, talk of a franchise has started. You can’t blame...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.25.2019

OPENINGS: ANGEL HAS FALLEN (Millenium/Lionsgate) smartly picked a weekend to open that was far enough away from Hobbs & Shaw with its larger and overlapping audience, and near enough to the end of summer to keep th...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.15.2018

OPENINGS: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (Sony Animation/Columbia/Sony) clocked in with a reliable $44.1M weekend, just about midway between the first Transylvania‘s $42.5M and the second’s $48.5M. ...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.7.2018

VENOM (Tencent/Columbia/Sony) easily set a new October opening record with a studio-reported $80M weekend, far ahead of Gravity‘s $55.8M. However, Venom dropped 19% on Saturday, worse than Thor: The Dark World (1...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Avengers: Infinity War” Still Huge, “Overboard” OK, “Tully” & “Bad Samaritan” Weak

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (Marvel/Disney), with little in the way of challenge from the other studios, is flying to an easy victory in its 2nd weekend. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Infinity War fell 72% f...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.2.2018

OPENINGS: At $6.5M, THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE (Screen Gems/Sony) performed adequately for a low-budget horror item placed in one of the lower-grossing weekends of the year. Possession also earned $4.1M in 17 int...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.25.2018

OPENINGS: PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (Legendary/Universal) pulled in a family audience on Saturday, giving it a 3% bump, while the first Pacific Rim had dropped 13% on its 2nd day of release. That pushed Uprising‘s ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Get Out” Slams Door on “LEGO Batman,” “Rock Dog” & “Collide”

GET OUT (Blumhouse/Universal) is the latest hit from the prolific low-budget horror production company that still has Split in the market, off to a fast start according to preliminary numbers at Deadline with $10.5M on F...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Jumanji” Tops “Insidious,” Heavy Drop For “Last Jedi,” “Molly’s Game” & “Darkest Hour” Expand

2018, as is often the case, is kicking off at the box office, with low-budget horror, and according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY (Blumhouse/Universal) easily took Friday with $12.5M (includ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Verse” Stings, “The Mule” Solid, “Mortal Engines” Crashes, “The Favourite” Expands

After two weeks of sloth, Hollywood started rolling out its pre-holiday product. The weekend’s easy winner will be SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (Sony Animation/Columbia/Sony), which had a $12.6M Friday accor...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.7.2019

OPENINGS: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (Columbia/Sony) owned the Independence Day holiday, with $93.6M over the 3-day weekend, and a $185.1M total since its Tuesday opening. Comparisons are inexact due to the 6-day holi...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Incredibles 2″” Superheroic, “Tag” Mild, “Superfly” Awful, “Ocean’s 8″” Holds OK

After a few mild weeks, INCREDIBLES 2 (Pixar/Disney) has the summer box office back in blockbuster mode. It’s on pace to easily break Finding Dory‘s $135.1M animation opening record. According to prelimin...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.14.2018

OPENINGS: FIRST MAN (Perfect World/Universal) had an underwhelming $16.5M start, and considering its older-skewing audience, its 10% Saturday bump wasn’t impressive either. It carries $150M+ in production/marke...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.17.2017

OPENINGS: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Lucasfilm/Disney) had an excellent Saturday for a blockbuster of its size, dropping 39% from Friday, where The Force Awakens had fallen 43%. That cemented Last Jedi as the 2nd-high...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Aquaman” Stays Strong, Solid Start For “Escape Room”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.15.2017

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.25.2019

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.15.2018

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.7.2018

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Avengers: Infinity War” Still Huge, “Overboard” OK, “Tully” & “Bad Samaritan” Weak

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.2.2018

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.25.2018

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Get Out” Slams Door on “LEGO Batman,” “Rock Dog” & “Collide”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Jumanji” Tops “Insidious,” Heavy Drop For “Last Jedi,” “Molly’s Game” & “Darkest Hour” Expand

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Verse” Stings, “The Mule” Solid, “Mortal Engines” Crashes, “The Favourite” Expands

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.7.2019

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Incredibles 2″” Superheroic, “Tag” Mild, “Superfly” Awful, “Ocean’s 8″” Holds OK

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.14.2018

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.17.2017

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