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Behind the Friday Box Office – 9/26/14

OPENINGS: THE EQUALIZER (Columbia/Sony) was just a tad below the opening day for Denzel Washington’s Safe House, $12.6M vs. $13.6M. That suggests a $36-37M weekend, which would be the 3rd highest of his career,...

by Mitch Salem

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 9/19/14

OPENINGS: As YA franchises go, the $11.3M opening day for THE MAZE RUNNER (20th) was ahead of the $9.6M for the first Percy Jackson, which ended up with a $31.2M weekend. Maze is being pitched more to teens than to f...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maze Runner” Races Past “Tombstones,” “Leave You”

It’s looking like another dim weekend at the box office. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE MAZE RUNNER (20th) will easily race past its weak competition. With $11M on Friday (that includes $1.1...

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Behind the Friday Box Office: 9/12/14

OPENINGS: NO GOOD DEED (Screen Gems/Sony) surged ahead of expectations with a $8.8M Friday. The level of its frontloadedness, however, isn’t yet clear. 2009’s Obsessed, an April 2009 Screen Gems thrille...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “No Good Deed” Far From Punished; “Dolphin Tale 2″” Flounders

It was a surprisingly lopsided win on Friday for NO GOOD DEED (Screen Gems/Sony), although things may tighten up a bit over the course of the weekend. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, No Good Deed earned $...

by Mitch Salem

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 9/26/14

Behind the Friday Box Office – 9/19/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maze Runner” Races Past “Tombstones,” “Leave You”

Behind the Friday Box Office: 9/12/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “No Good Deed” Far From Punished; “Dolphin Tale 2″” Flounders

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