Box Office
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How Cannes Films Have Fared at the Box Office: The Hits and Misses
Films with distribution deals coming in generally perform better than those acquired at the fest
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Focus Revives Gramercy Label for Sci-Fi, Action and Horror Movies
The decision draws a distinction between genre films and the arthouse fare handled by Focus, especially for video on demand
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Disney’s Sci-Fi Epic ‘Tomorrowland’ Launches as Favorite for Memorial Day Weekend Box Office
“Poltergeist” remake is the other wide opener and “Pitch Perfect 2” is the wild card over the holiday
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5 Headaches That Wrack Movie Theaters Despite 2015’s Box Office Boom
Disney’s muscle flexing, an anti-trust probe and the rise of streaming take some fun out of record grosses for exhibitors
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Niche to Knockout: 3 Weapons Rebel Wilson-Anna Kendrick Sequel Used to ‘Pitch’-Slap ‘Mad Max’
Universal had to shift gears when popularity of the musical comedy’s Barden Bellas took on life of its own which including boosts from the Green Bay Packers and ‘Cups’
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‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Belts Out $70 Million Showstopper at Box Office
“Mad Max: Fury Road” roars to muscular $44 million but proves no match for the Barden Bellas, who dethrone blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
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‘Mad Max’ Gets ‘Pitch’-Slapped by Rebel Wilson-Anna Kendrick as Sequel Heads for $64 Million
Motor mayhem epic on track for strong $41 million weekend but is overshadowed by musical comedy sequel’s stunning $27 million Friday
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Hits $1 Billion at Box Office in 24th Day
Disney’s Marvel superhero sequel is the year’s highest-grossing movie domestically
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‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Whacks ‘Mad Max’ With $4.6 Million at Thursday Box Office
The musical comedy sequel gets early edge as George Miller’s action epic rolls to $3.7 million
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‘Mad Max’ Lands Viable Villains as Hollywood’s List of Evildoers Dwindles
Increasing cultural sensitivities and box-office concerns make the search for acceptable bad guys tougher than ever
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Tom Hardy’s ‘Mad Max’ vs Rebel Wilson-Anna Kendrick ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ in Battle of Sexes at Box Office
Males will drive the motor mayhem epic, women the musical comedy — and both should hit $40 million to end “Avengers: Age of Ultron” reign
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Debuts With Record $34 Million in China and Closes in on $1 Billion
After the best Disney-Marvel opening ever in that country, the superhero sequel’s global box-office haul is $932 million
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Can ‘Pitch Perfect’ Become the Female ‘Fast and the Furious’ for Universal?
The studio would love to see the Barden Bellas musical comedies become a “homegrown” franchise like the muscle car movies
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‘Hot Pursuit’ Studio Split Will Save Warner Bros. – But What About ‘Mad Max’?
Partnering cuts the exposure for studios, but also takes away potential for huge payday on a box-office breakout
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Dominates with $77 Million 2nd Week at Box Office
It falls short of “Avengers” mark again but Disney’s Marvel sequel is out-earning original overseas. “Hot Pursuit” a distant second with $13 million
