American Sniper Friday box office

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “SpongeBob” Squeezes “Jupiter” & “Seventh Son” Dry

A trio of movie fantasies opened on Friday, and only one survived. In fact, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (Nickelodeon/Paramount) thrived, outperforming expectations according to preliminary numbers at Deadl...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “50 Shades” of Box Office Domination Begins

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (Universal/Focus) had the giant box office start that’s been anticipated since the movie was announced. According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, it earned $31M on Friday (that includes $...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Plunging 50 Shades Easily Shackles DUFF, McFarland, Hot Tub 2

Hollywood doesn’t typically open strong titles on Oscar weekend, when moviegoing is likely to fall sharply on Sunday. So although the superfans and curiosity-seekers have already had their fill, and 50 SHADES OF ...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Middling “Focus” Sharp Enough For Win; “Lazarus” Stays Dead

You’ll be hearing quite a bit of spin over the next few days about how relatively inexpensive FOCUS (RatPac Dune/Warners) was to produce, $50-65M depending on the source. That number, however, ignores the lavish ...

by Mitch Salem

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HOLIDAY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE SCORECARD: Hobbit, Unbroken, Into the Woods Stay Strong

Hollywood continued to have box office gifts to unwrap on the day after Christmas. WIDE RELEASE: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) gained 19% from Christmas Day on Friday to $15.7M, put...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Multiplexes “Taken” Again By Liam Neeson Franchise

Note: because last Friday was part of a holiday weekend, the week-to-week declines for holdovers are unusually heavy. That will modify over the course of the weekend, since the holiday box office was already tailing ...

by Mitch Salem

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “American Sniper” Takes Out the Competition

OPENINGS: Even though it technically opened last year, 2015 has its first blockbuster hit with AMERICAN SNIPER (Warners/Village Roadshow). According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Clint Eastwood’s newly-mi...

by Mitch Salem

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FRIDAY 2.6.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #6 of 2015 looks like $135 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, nearly matching the norm for this weekend. Opening at 3,641 theaters Friday, SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Wat...

by Mitch Metcalf

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “SpongeBob” Squeezes “Jupiter” & “Seventh Son” Dry

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “50 Shades” of Box Office Domination Begins

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Plunging 50 Shades Easily Shackles DUFF, McFarland, Hot Tub 2

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Middling “Focus” Sharp Enough For Win; “Lazarus” Stays Dead

HOLIDAY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE SCORECARD: Hobbit, Unbroken, Into the Woods Stay Strong

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Multiplexes “Taken” Again By Liam Neeson Franchise

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “American Sniper” Takes Out the Competition

FRIDAY 2.6.2015 Box Office Report

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