Memorial Day weekend box office

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.28.2017

OPENINGS: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Disney) easily took the weekend worldwide, but it’s another diminishing franchise. In the US, it had a $62.2M 3-day opening, and although Memorial Day...

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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 HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Slips, “Blended” Climbs Weakly

Day 2 for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (20th) was down by a larger margin than expected, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, from $36M on Friday to $29-30M on Saturday. If that number holds, it...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Aladdin” Grants Disney’s Wish, “Brightburn” & “Booksmart” Slow

ALADDIN (Disney) marked a rebound from the opening day of Dumbo, with preliminary numbers at Deadline projecting $30.8M on Friday (including $7M from Thursday afternoon/evening), compared to $15.3M for Dumbo. The Memor...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5/24/15

OPENINGS: Here’s a telling stat for TOMORROWLAND (Disney): although the movie was aimed squarely at a family audience, only 30% of the people who showed up were in that demo. Instead, 60% of the audience was ...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Soft “Tomorrowland” Slightly Ahead of “Pitch Perfect 2″”

TOMORROWLAND (Disney) appears to be heading for the low end of expectations, earning around $10M on Friday (including less than $1M from Thursday night shows) according to preliminary numbers at Deadline. Although exit...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “X-Men: Apocalypse” Underwhelms, “Alice 2″” Flops

Franchises are the lifeblood of Hollywood, so it has to chill studios to see three of those entries falter in a single 2-weekend period, especially since the stakes are higher for this week’s arrivals than last wee...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pirates,” “Baywatch” Drown On Memorial Day Weekend

It’s beginning to look like a long, dark summer for Hollywood, which is adding two more box office disappointments to a growing list over this Memorial Day weekend. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALE...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.28.2017

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

EARLY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “X-Men” Slips, “Blended” Climbs Weakly

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Aladdin” Grants Disney’s Wish, “Brightburn” & “Booksmart” Slow

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5/24/15

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Soft “Tomorrowland” Slightly Ahead of “Pitch Perfect 2″”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “X-Men: Apocalypse” Underwhelms, “Alice 2″” Flops

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pirates,” “Baywatch” Drown On Memorial Day Weekend

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