Posts Tagged ‘Thursday night box office chart’
 

 

WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “We’re The Millers” and “Percy Jackson” Start Fairly Well

  America’s summer love for R-rated comedies and YA action-adventure sequels isn’t quite over yet.  WE’RE THE MILLERS (Warners) got off to a creditable start with $6.8M on Wednesday (including $1.7M from...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “The Wolverine” Shows Its Claws & Updated Thursday Box Office Chart

  THE WOLVERINE (20th) is the weekend’s only big newcomer at the box office, and it got off to a healthy $4M start last night.  That number is particularly strong since Wolverine held off till 10PM to start its laun...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: The Boy Band Weekend Begins

  The young, fanatically committed audience for ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (Sony) is the very definition of probable frontloading, so it’s no surprise that the concert doc debuted with a strong $2.7M last night at 7PM...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “The Conjuring” Scares the Competition; “R.I.P.D.” Rots and Updated Thursday Box Office Chart

  The weekend looks highly promising for THE CONJURING (Warners), which haunted up $3.3M in screenings that began 7PM on Thursday night.  Although other summer openings have had similar mid-$3M starts (including The Great...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: A Lot of Silence

  All four of this weekend’s wide releases began with Thursday night screenings last night, but only KICK-ASS 2 (Universal) reported the results.  Kick Ass 2 started with a $1.3M Thursday (screenings started at 8PM)...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: Hi-Yo, “Despicable”! But No Fireworks For “Lone Ranger”

  The 4th of July extended “weekend” box office got underway last night at 7PM with screenings of DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal) and THE LONE RANGER (Disney).  (Note:  there were also 10PM screenings of the Kevi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Elysium” Starts Slow

  ELYSIUM (Sony) got off to a very moderate start with $1.7M from 10PM Thursday night shows.  That’s better than the Thursday nights for 2 Guns ($1.2M) and White House Down ($1.35M), but nowhere near the $3.6M for P...
by Mitch Salem