Thanksgiving weekend box office

EARLY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Moana” Dominates “Fantastic Beasts,” Drowns Everything Else

Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, MOANA (Disney Animation) is going to have a dominant and perhaps even historic Thanksgiving weekend. Disney’s latest blockbuster blew past predictions with a $15.4M openi...

by Mitch Salem

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 12/1/13

Studio honesty is rare enough to be worth noting when it appears: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) could easily have juiced its Sunday estimate to claim the #2 second weekend of all time today, but instead i...

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WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mockingbird” Slays “Penguins,” “Bosses”

On the day before Thanksgiving, the start of a 5-day rush on moviegoing, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I (Lionsgate) behaved as it has since it opened: on top, but considerably behind its franchise predecessors. ...

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THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” Gets Hotter

The holiday box office “weekend” doesn’t officially start until today (several of the new openings began screening on Tuesday night, but their studios aren’t publicizing the results), and Mitch Me...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Not So Fast, “Catching Fire”

Yesterday’s studio estimate for THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) seemed high, with a Sunday drop predicted to be by far the lowest in the Top 10, so it’s not much of a surprise to see the weekend n...

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THANKSGIVING DAY BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” and “Frozen” Carve the Turkey

As usual, Thanksgiving Day itself was down for many films. However, that didn’t keep the holiday’s pair of blockbusters from rewriting the record books. THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) set a new...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Moana” Stays On Top

There don’t appear to be many surprises in the Friday box office numbers, based on preliminary estimates at Deadline. As usual, ticket sales declined on Thanksgiving itself (particularly for family movies), then ...

by Mitch Salem

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THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Frozen” Doesn’t Put Out “Fire”

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Wednesday was a great day for both THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) and the new FROZEN (Disney), setting the stage for a sensational holiday box office weekend for the pair. Catchi...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Moana” Dominates “Fantastic Beasts,” Drowns Everything Else

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 12/1/13

WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mockingbird” Slays “Penguins,” “Bosses”

THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” Gets Hotter

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Not So Fast, “Catching Fire”

THANKSGIVING DAY BOX OFFICE: “Catching Fire” and “Frozen” Carve the Turkey

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Moana” Stays On Top

THANKSGIVING WEEK BOX OFFICE: “Frozen” Doesn’t Put Out “Fire”

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