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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Another Slow Weekend On the Way

Hollywood’s underwhelming summer box office continues this weekend, with preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere indicating that all three of the newcomers are likely to perform below expectations. The bleake...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

Early numbers at Deadline and elsewhere make DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th) the runaway winner at the Friday box office with $26-27M. That could give it a weekend as high as $70M, at the high end of expectations...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

As holidays go, the 4th of July isn’t a bright one for moviegoing, and when it falls on a Friday, the result is a weekend no better than usual (the days before and after compensate for the holiday itself). That h...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Surges to Possible 9-Digit Weekend

Despite a $8.7M start on Thursday night that was no better than the year’s other blockbusters, and bulletins throughout the day that business was slightly softer than expected, reports at Deadline and elsewhere ar...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” OK, “Jersey Boys” Off-Key

This is going to be a soft weekend at the box office, since studios are largely saying out of the way of next week’s Transformers behemoth. Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, THINK LIKE ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “22”” Jumps High, “Dragon” A Bit Lower

22 JUMP STREET (Sony/Columbia) is having the start merited by a sequel to a huge hit that’s getting ecstatic reviews in its own right. Based on preliminary numbers at Dateline and elsewhere, it had a $23-24M open...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Faultless “Stars” Halts “Edge of Tomorrow”

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (20th) ran away with Friday’s box office, demonstrating the hunger out there for movies that aren’t centered on special effects extravaganzas. Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Soars, “A Million Ways” Perishes

MALEFICENT (Disney) performed as well as its Thursday night start suggested it might, at the high-end of expectations according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline and elsewhere. The revisionist fairy tale surged...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Mutates Holiday Weekend, “Blended” Doesn’t Mix

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (20th) was fated to walk away with Memorial Day Weekend, and it’s starting off its run in high style, with a preliminary $36M (including $8.1M from Thursday night) reported at Deadline an...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Stomps on Expectations

The moviegoer love affair with CG spectacles continues in full force, as GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) appears, on the basis of preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, to be headed for a $36M Friday (including $9.3...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Neighbors” Moves In on Spider-Man

It’s not going to be close, and it doesn’t deserve to be. Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, the much-better-than-you’d-expect NEIGHBORS (Universal) trounced THE AMAZING SPIDER-MA...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Man” Is Big–But How Big?

Friday night numbers for THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (Sony) should be considered more preliminary than usual, because the $34-35M figures for the day at Deadline and elsewhere are based on the idea that while Amazing 2 had ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “The Other Woman” Grabs a Weekend From the Superheroes

Comedy will notch one weekend win between the 3 weeks dominated by Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the parade of summer spectacles that begins with next week’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, as THE OTHER WOMAN (...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Heaven Is For Real” Transcends “Transcendence”

In an appropriately biblical development for this Easter weekend, it appears from preliminary numbers at Deadline that David will defeat Goliath, and the $12M-budgeted HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (TriStar/Sony) will handily outgr...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Rio 2″” Wins Battle of Sequels

RIO 2 (20th) has leaped out to a Friday lead, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, one that it should be able to sustain for the weekend. The Rio sequel has $11.5M on Friday, about 10% ahead of the first Rio&#...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Another Slow Weekend On the Way

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: It’s “Dawn” of the Box Office of the Apes

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: More Duds Than Sparklers As “Transformers” Dominates July 4th

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Surges to Possible 9-Digit Weekend

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Think Too” OK, “Jersey Boys” Off-Key

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “22”” Jumps High, “Dragon” A Bit Lower

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Faultless “Stars” Halts “Edge of Tomorrow”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maleficent” Soars, “A Million Ways” Perishes

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Mutates Holiday Weekend, “Blended” Doesn’t Mix

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Stomps on Expectations

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Neighbors” Moves In on Spider-Man

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Man” Is Big–But How Big?

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “The Other Woman” Grabs a Weekend From the Superheroes

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Heaven Is For Real” Transcends “Transcendence”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Rio 2″” Wins Battle of Sequels

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