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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 US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.20.2017

OPENINGS: The $21.6M start for THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (Summit/Lionsgate) was on target for the B-movie, which had a modest 2% Saturday dip. It also earned $6.6M in early international release. While it does n...

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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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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/28/16

OPENINGS: DON’T BREATHE (Screen Gems/Sony) had an unusually strong Saturday for a horror movie, down just 1% from Friday (which, remember, these days includes Thursday night). By way of comparison, Lights Out f...

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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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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” Blows Up “Christopher Robin,” “Spy Who Dumped Me” & “Darkest Minds”

Despite a trio of new arrivals, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT (Skydance/Alibaba/Paramount) will ride strong reviews and word of mouth to an easy second consecutive weekend crown. Preliminary numbers at Deadline h...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/24/14

OPENINGS: IF I STAY (Warners/MGM) was the best of a weak trio, opening with $16.4M and with an 18% drop on Saturday that indicated moderate front-loading. It should reach a fair $40-50M US total, which could get it t...

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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 – 8.6.2017

OPENINGS: Not much changed between Friday’s results and weekend studio estimates. THE DARK TOWER (MRC/Columbia/Sony) was unsurprisingly frontloaded between fans of the novels and bad word of mouth, and it dropp...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/5/16

OPENINGS: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Nickelodeon/Movie Media Group/Alibaba/Paramount) opened 46% below the TMNT reboot 2 years ago at $35.3M. That suggests a $100M US total, and with $250M+ in ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hitman’s Bodyguard” Shoots Down “Logan Lucky”

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (Summit/Lionsgate) is off to a mild late-August start, but it will be enough to win the quiet weekend. Preliminary numbers at Deadline have opening day at $8.1M (including $1.7M from Thursd...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.18.2019

OPENINGS: GOOD BOYS (Good Universe/Universal) easily led the weekend with $21M, a solid start for a comedy that probably had production/marketing costs under $75M. It was somewhat frontloaded with a 12% Saturday drop...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pixels” A Moderate Gamer, “Paper Towns” and “Southpaw” Soft

PIXELS (Columbia/Sony) was marketed on its high concept rather than as an Adam Sandler star vehicle, perhaps reflecting not just Sandler’s dwindling value, but the shuttering of his long-term acting relationship wi...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Stay In Shells, “Me Before You” Fair, “Popstar” Never Starts

The latest underperforming franchise entry is TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Nickelodeon/Movie Media Group/Alibaba/Paramount). Preliminary numbers at Deadline have opening day at $11.6M, down 55% fro...

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Beyond the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4.29.2018

OPENINGS: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (Marvel/Disney) got the historic opening of its dreams, edging out The Force Awakens with a $250M US weekend, and also becoming the #1 worldwide opening in history with $630M. That la...

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

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.20.2017

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.11.2019

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/28/16

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

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” Blows Up “Christopher Robin,” “Spy Who Dumped Me” & “Darkest Minds”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/24/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.25.2019

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.6.2017

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/5/16

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hitman’s Bodyguard” Shoots Down “Logan Lucky”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.18.2019

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pixels” A Moderate Gamer, “Paper Towns” and “Southpaw” Soft

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Turtles” Stay In Shells, “Me Before You” Fair, “Popstar” Never Starts

Beyond the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4.29.2018

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