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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
 
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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...
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Weekend Box Office: “Catching Fire” Strikes Tinder Tonight

  THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, the 600-pound gorilla of the holiday movie box office season (The Hobbit 2 is by comparison a smaller simian, at least in the US) opens tonight, and the question is just how big it will b...
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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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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: “The Heat” and “White House Down” Start Slow and Full Summer Thursday Results

  Neither THE HEAT (20th) nor WHITE HOUSE DOWN (Sony) is expected to turn many heads at the box office this weekend (Mitch Metcalf’s predictions are here), and that was reflected in their early Thursday night and mid...
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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: “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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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...
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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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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: “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: 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...
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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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