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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/17/14

OPENINGS: On an unspectacular weekend, LET’S BE COPS (20th) was able to top the new arrivals with $17.7M (and $26.1M since its opening on Wednesday). It should get to $40M in the US, and with a reported product...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 12/29/13

Truth be told, “weekend” box office doesn’t mean much in a week where Friday/Saturday/Sunday are no stronger than the weekdays that surround them, and virtually all the openings took place on Wednesday....

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9/21/14

OPENINGS: THE MAZE RUNNER (20th) is off to a healthy start worldwide, leading the US with $32.5M and overseas with $37.9M, the latter in 47 territories (and such major areas as Western Europe and China still to come).�...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12/7/14

OPENINGS: Although it won’t arrive here until the end of the week, Ridley Scott’s EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (20th) had a strong start in 10 overseas territories with $23M. It will be gunning for the $261.4M ...

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Behind the Weekend Box Office – 3/16/14

As Hollywood becomes more and more dependent on action and animation franchises, the US market becomes increasingly less relevant. OPENINGS: NEED FOR SPEED (DreamWorks/Disney) made more money in China ($21.2M) on its o...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1/8/17

OPENINGS: As we had forecast on Friday night, the margin of victory for the weekend box office was razor-thin, and we won’t really know who won until final numbers are released tomorrow. For now, HIDDEN FIGURES...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 3/27/16

OPENINGS: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (DC/RatPac/Warners) weathered a 38% Saturday drop and is currently estimating a $170.1M weekend. That would make it Warners’ #1 US opening ever, beating the final Ha...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 3/9/14

OPENINGS: Despite frontloading that led to an 8% Saturday drop, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Warners/Legendary) is claiming a very low 30% decline on Sunday in order to report a $45.1M weekend. We’ll see if that num...

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Behind the US/International Weekend Box Office – 6/1/14

OPENINGS: MALEFICENT (Disney) is claiming a $70M weekend, and like all round-number estimates, that should be viewed with some skepticism. But even if it dips slightly in final numbers tomorrow, it’s a fine sta...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/6/16

OPENINGS: DOCTOR STRANGE (Marvel/Disney) did what a Marvel movie is supposed to do. In the US, its $85M debut was higher than the starts of Captain America and Thor (both $65-66M), and just a hair away from the Novem...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/13/16

OPENINGS: The box office was boosted in general by Veterans Day, which gave many Americans a 3-day weekend, but ARRIVAL (FilmNation/Sony/Paramount) was still notably impressive with a $24M weekend at a mid-wide 2317 th...

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Behind the Weekend Box Office – 4/27/14

OPENINGS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony) is still several days from its US opening, but the superhero spectacle already has $132M in the bank after a $67.2M 2d weekend in 42 international territories–which don&#...

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UPDATED: The “Transformers 4″” $100M Controversy & Behind the Weekend Box Office

MONDAY UPDATE: In the face of widespread industry skepticism, Paramount is sticking to its claim that TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION earned $100M last weekend–actually, $100,038, 390. (The consensus is that th...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2.13.17

OPENINGS: The split between US and international box office was unusually evident this weekend. In the US, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Warner Animation) was on top with $55.6M, although that number may be a bit shaky sinc...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4.23.2017

Note: Holdover titles tended to decline less than usual because comparisons include last week’s Easter Sunday. OPENINGS: BORN IN CHINA (Disney) was at the top of an unimpressive group of debuts this weekend wit...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/17/14

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 12/29/13

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9/21/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12/7/14

Behind the Weekend Box Office – 3/16/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1/8/17

Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 3/27/16

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 3/9/14

Behind the US/International Weekend Box Office – 6/1/14

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/6/16

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/13/16

Behind the Weekend Box Office – 4/27/14

UPDATED: The “Transformers 4″” $100M Controversy & Behind the Weekend Box Office

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 2.13.17

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4.23.2017

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