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Box Office: The Marvels Bombs With Lowest MCU Opening Ever

Box Office: The Marvels Bombs With Lowest MCU Opening Ever

Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is no longer a bulletproof box office franchise. That much is clear after “The Marvels” misfired with $47 million in its opening weekend to land the worst debut in MCU history. Initial tracking was closer to $75 million to $80 million, but those projections shrank dramatically in recent weeks to $60 million to $65 million. With …

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Korea Box Office: ‘Love Reset’ Wins Weekend

Korea Box Office: ‘Love Reset’ Wins Weekend

South Korean cinema box office slumped to its second lowest weekend of the year, continuing a recent weakening trend that was briefly punctuated last month by the local holiday season. Between Friday and Sunday, aggregate nationwide revenues in Korea were just $5.11 million. Since the end of summer, there has only been one weekend when the cinema industry earned more …

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Box Office: ‘FNAF’ Movie Makes $10.3 Million in Previews

Box Office: 'FNAF' Movie Makes $10.3 Million in Previews

Watch out, Mario, there’s another video game character hitting the big screen. “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the popular survival horror video game from 2014, is coming to theaters (and Peacock) just in time for Halloween. The movie picked up $10.3 million at the box office in Thursday previews. The original video game spawned multiple sequels and spinoffs that have been …

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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Makes $3.25 Million in Thursday Previews

Box Office: 'Mean Girls' Makes $3.25 Million in Thursday Previews

Get in, loser, we’re going to the box office. Paramount’s “Mean Girls,” a musical adaptation and more Gen Z-skewing version of the iconic teen comedy, is coming to the big screen this weekend. It has made $3.25 million at the box office in Thursday previews. The 2024 film is based on the popular 2018 Broadway musical, which is based on …

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Korea Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Wins Quiet Weekend

Korea Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Wins Quiet Weekend

“The Marvels” topped the South Korean box office on its opening weekend, but failed to lift cinema activity out of its recent slump. “The Marvels” opened with $2.35 million between Friday and Sunday, and a market share of nearly 42%, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). Over its five-day opening run …

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Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Nears $100 Million Globally

Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Nears $100 Million Globally

“The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is nearing the $100 million mark worldwide after three days of release. Those ticket sales, including $44 million in North America and $54.5 million internationally, were enough to top the box office. But they didn’t come close to recapturing the glory of the original “Hunger Games” franchise, which launched Jennifer …

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‘Barbenheimer’ Powered 2023 U.K., Ireland Box Office to $1.3 Billion

'Barbenheimer' Powered 2023 U.K., Ireland Box Office to $1.3 Billion

The U.K. and Ireland box office revenue improved 8.3% from £980.5 million ($1.25 billion) in 2022 to £1.06 billion ($1.35 billion) in 2023, according to numbers released by Comscore. However, the number was 23.5% below the 2019 pre-pandemic total of £1.35 billion ($1.72 billion). 2023, the first full year since 2019 without any COVID-19 restrictions, marked the first post-pandemic year …

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Hunger Games Prequel Wins Box Office, The Marvels Flops

Hunger Games Prequel Wins Box Office, The Marvels Flops

The odds were ever in favor of “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which emerged victorious in a busy box office weekend despite opening slightly behind expectations. The Lionsgate film, which brings audiences back to the dystopia of Panem for the first time in nearly a decade, collected $44 million from 3,776 North American theaters and …

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Box Office: ‘Color Purple’ Lands Second-Biggest Christmas Day Debut

Box Office: 'Color Purple' Lands Second-Biggest Christmas Day Debut

“The Color Purple,” a vibrant adaptation of the book-turned-beloved-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical, dominated at the box office on Christmas Day. The film has outperformed expectations with $18 million from 3,152 North American theaters. It’s the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since 2009, and the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time. Those ticket sales were enough to lead the way on …

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