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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Avengers: Endgame” Obliterates The Record Books–and Helps “Captain Marvel”

Box office discussions about AVENGERS: ENDGAME (Marvel/Disney) will revolve around records broken and those likely to fall. The first to go was the Thursday night record, which is now $60M (beating The Force Awakens...

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Is “Insurgent” Heading For a Less Than Dauntless Start?

Franchise sequels are typically more frontloaded than the original installments, because there’s an established fanbase that wants to catch up with the latest update to the story. For example, the first Hunger Ga...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Flies High

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) had a sensational $11.2M start in Thursday night shows starting at 7PM. That’s the biggest Thursday night result of the year, edging out Captain America: The Winter Soldier...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Dawn” Breaks Solidly for “Apes”

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) had a good but not overwhelming Thursday night showing with $4.1M. That’s more than triple the $1.25M for 2011″s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but it’s far from...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Not So Massive At $8.75M

If Thursday night ticket sales are any guide, TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount) may not have the weekend opening that will change the face of this so-so box office summer, as many had hoped and even expected. ...

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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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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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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Spreads Its Wings, “Million Ways” Dies

MALEFICENT (Disney) made it clear very quickly that it’s not going to play strictly as a family movie, earning a strong $4.2M in Thursday night screenings that began at 7PM. That’s better than the Thursday ...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Marks Weekend Spot With $8.1M

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (20th) began with a bang last night, earning $8.1M from Thursday night shows. Although that’s less than Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($10.2M), Godzilla ($9.3M), and The Amazing S...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: Not So “Amazing” $8.7M Start for Spidey

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) launched with 7PM screenings last night and earned $8.7M, which was considerably below expectations. Although Amazing 2 topped the opening night for the first Amazing, that one started on ...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” To the Rescue

The US box office has started humming for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney), which brought in $10.2M in shows that began at 8PM last night. That’s considerably better than the $7.1M that Thor: The Dark...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Noah” Has Solid $1.6M Start

Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH (Paramount) began screening at 7PM last night and took in $1.6M, a very respectable result for a serious film aimed at older and perhaps family audiences. (No one expected it to be in a le...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Solid, Not Overwhelming at $4.9M

DIVERGENT (Summit/Lionsgate), in case you hadn’t heard, is purportedly The Next Big YA Thing. It’s off to a $4.9M start in Thursday night shows that began at 8PM, and that’s a solid but–for this...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “300: Rise of An Empire” Roars Into Town

“Fanboy” movies typically do particularly well in Thursday night runs, and it was true last night for 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Warners/Legendary), which pulled in $3.3M in screenings that began at 8PM. That&...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “The Marked Ones” Kicks Off 2014

The franchise spin-off PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (Paramount) pulled in $1.2M at 10PM shows last night. That was far below the $4.5M that Paranormal Activity 4 made on its Thursday in October 2012, but it was...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Avengers: Endgame” Obliterates The Record Books–and Helps “Captain Marvel”

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Is “Insurgent” Heading For a Less Than Dauntless Start?

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Flies High

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Dawn” Breaks Solidly for “Apes”

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Not So Massive At $8.75M

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

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

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Spreads Its Wings, “Million Ways” Dies

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Marks Weekend Spot With $8.1M

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: Not So “Amazing” $8.7M Start for Spidey

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” To the Rescue

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Noah” Has Solid $1.6M Start

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Solid, Not Overwhelming at $4.9M

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “300: Rise of An Empire” Roars Into Town

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “The Marked Ones” Kicks Off 2014

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