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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbs & Shaw” Beats Back “Scary Stories,” “Dora” & More

On a weekend prizing quantity of newcomers over box office quality, HOBBS & SHAW (Universal) will easily retain the crown, despite a 70% Friday-to-Friday drop to $7.1M, per preliminary numbers at Deadline. The Fast...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/8/14

OPENINGS: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Paramount) may or may not turn a big profit–it carries a $300M pricetag (including worldwide marketing), and could falter quickly now that the fans have shown up–but ...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5/29/16

OPENINGS: As we forecast on Friday night, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (TSG/20th) isn’t just running lower than 2014’s Days of Future Past, it’s also been more frontloaded. 20th is projecting a $65M 3-day week...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: No Fault In “Stars”; “Tomorrow” May Not Have One

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (20th) was expected to get off to a quick start, thanks to its wildly enthusiastic young female fanbase, and it did: $8.2M, a huge number for a non-special effects movie. (It includes shows at ...

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Behind the Labor Day Weekend US/Worldwide Box Office – 8/31/14

OPENINGS: AS ABOVE/SO BELOW (Universal) and THE NOVEMBER MAN (Relativity) are both quietly making their way to oblivion with $8.3 and $7.7M weekends (each may add $1.5-2M on Monday). November Man, with its older aud...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7/31/16

OPENINGS: JASON BOURNE (Perfect World/Universal) is claiming a $60M US start, although as is par for the course, that number includes an aggressive Sunday estimate and could come down a bit on Monday. In any case, it...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 8.26.2018

OPENINGS: It’s very possible that the news is going to get even worse for THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS (H Brothers/Black Bear/STX), which is grimly insisting on a studio estimate of the best Sunday hold in the weekend&#...

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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: “Minions” In Control

MINIONS (Illumination/Universal) was expected to enfold the weekend box office in its little yellow fingers, and so it is. Preliminary numbers at Deadline give it a $45M opening day, which appears to be the largest ope...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.28.2017

OPENINGS: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Disney) easily took the weekend worldwide, but it’s another diminishing franchise. In the US, it had a $62.2M 3-day opening, and although Memorial Day...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.11.2019

OPENINGS: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (CBS/Lionsgate) dropped 21% on its 2nd day of release, which isn’t unusual for the horror genre (recently, The Curse of La Llorona fell 26% on its Day 2, and Child̵...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Keep the Lead

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Paramount) held very well on its second day of release, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere. Its Day 2 drop was in the neighborhood of 15%, which is about as well as...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.9.2017

OPENINGS: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Marvel/Columbia/Sony) was considerably more front-loaded than initial enthusiasm suggested, dropping 27% on Saturday, and pushing its weekend total to $117M. While the weekend result...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hotel Transylvania 3″” Solid, “Skyscraper” Craters, “Ant-Man & The Wasp” Drops, “Sorry To Bother You” Widens, “Eighth Grade” Starts Big

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (Sony Animation/Columbia/Sony) continues to be a solid mid-level franchise. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have the opening day box office at $16.3M, the best of the trio, althoug...

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UPDATED THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “22 Jump Street” and “Dragon 2″” Start Strong

22 JUMP STREET (Sony) wasted no time in jumping to the lead at last night’s box office, with $5.5M from shows that started at 7PM. That’s far better than the $2.5M that Neighbors earned a few weeks ago, alt...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbs & Shaw” Beats Back “Scary Stories,” “Dora” & More

Behind the Friday Box Office – 8/8/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5/29/16

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: No Fault In “Stars”; “Tomorrow” May Not Have One

Behind the Labor Day Weekend US/Worldwide Box Office – 8/31/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7/31/16

Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 8.26.2018

Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/11/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Minions” In Control

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.28.2017

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.11.2019

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Keep the Lead

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.9.2017

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hotel Transylvania 3″” Solid, “Skyscraper” Craters, “Ant-Man & The Wasp” Drops, “Sorry To Bother You” Widens, “Eighth Grade” Starts Big

UPDATED THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “22 Jump Street” and “Dragon 2″” Start Strong

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