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Box Office: ‘Apes’ Survive ‘The Purge’

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was able to hold off the three new wide releases, finishing in first with an estimated $36 million.  In the ten days since its release, Planet of the Apes has earned around $139 million. The Purge: Anarchy finished it’s opening weekend with an estimated $28.4 …

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‘Apes’ Dominates Box Office Competition

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes opened with amazing reviews, currently holding 91 % on Rotten Tomatoes, and has opened number one with an estimated $73 million.  Opening on more than 3,967 screens, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes crushed the weekend’s competition, and improved upon 2011’s Rise of the Planet of …

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‘Transformers’ Tops slow Holiday Weekend

Transformers: Age of Extinction topped the box office in its second week, earning an estimated $36.4 million.  Audiences stayed away from the theaters this Fourth of July weekend as the weekend numbers are comparably low to previous years ( about 47 percent behind last year, when Despicable Me 2, The Long Ranger and The Heat delivered a $223 million …

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‘Age of Extinction’ Has Biggest Opening Weekend of 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction had the biggest opening weekend of 2014, bringing in $100 million.  Age of Extinction has bumped Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million) from the top debut of the year, and has been doing well overseas as well.  This most likely means that Bay will return for the fifth installment, …

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Box Office: ‘Maleficent’ Opens Number One

Disney’s live action reinterpretation of Sleeping Beauty Maleficent finished number one, bumping last week’s champ X-Men: Days of Future Past to the second spot.  Maleficent earned $70 million domestically in its opening weekend, and added another $100 million overseas.  Great numbers when compared to other recent Disney live-action outings, and a good sign with two …

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Box Office: ‘Godzilla’ Smashes Competition

Godzilla opened big at the box office this weekend, with the second biggest three-day-opening this year, earning an estimated $93.2 million (Captain America: The Winter Soldier opened with $95 million).  Also doing well overseas, Godzilla earned another $103 million, for a worldwide total of $196.2 million, after just three days since its release.  Last …

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Opens #1 with $92 Million

Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened #1 in its Domestic debut, earning a slightly underwhelming $92 million.  While it’s one of the best debut’s of the year, it’s still short of what previous Rami Spider-Man films had done.  2002′s Spider-Manearned $114.8 million and Spider-Man 3 earned $151.1 million in their opening …

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