The Weekend Report Archive for June, 2014
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Mere quibbling! Transformers: Age of Extinction pretty much hit its target with an estimated $99.2 million that consumed roughly 55% of the marketplace and set the benchmark for 2014 openings. And to no great surprise its brethren majors opted not to set up a sacrifice title as counterprogramming. New titles in exclusive bows also registered some potent starts, including dystopian sci-fier Snowpiercer with a torrid $163,000 at eight railways and musical rom-com Begin Again tuning up $143,000 at five gigs. Biopic Yves Saint Laurent fashioned $23,700 from two screens and the fanciful historical re-write America summed up to $36,300 from four playdates.
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Taking a breather prior to Independence Day weekend box office took a sharp dip with the debut of the urban comedy Think Like a Man Too pushing to the top with an estimated $29.6 million.The session’s other debutante Jersey Boys settled into position four with $13.3 million.
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The serpent got slain by the bad boys of 22 Jump Street, which debuted in the marketplace with an estimated $60.4 million. That still left considerable coin for the opening of How to Train Your Dragon 2, with $50.1 million. Among exclusive freshmen, most impressive was Australian futuristic revenge saga The Rover, that bowed at Cannes and entered the U.S. with $66,200 from five engagements.
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