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‘Terminator’ Vs. ‘Magic Mike’: July 4 Too Close To Callby Anthony D'Alessandro

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‘Inside Out’ Steals No. 1 From Dinos At July 4th B.O., ‘Magic Mike XXL’ Pops Viagra On Sunday – Actuals Update

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5TH UPDATE 3:19PM after 4th 7:06 AM post: The Pixar girl aka Inside Out took victory out of the dinos’ jaws and hit the No. 1 spot at the Fourth of July weekend box office with an estimated $29.77M, kicking Jurassic World to second place with $29.2M. For a second there, especially with Minions on the horizon this weekend, it looked as though Universal was bound to have a five-frame No. 1 streak. Those older women tending to family business on Saturday took Sunday for… Read

Ouch! Broadway Box Office Slumps 13% For Holiday Week; 12 Shows Off $100K-Plus

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The long July 4 weekend may have seen hot bodies seeking refuge in air-conditioned seats, but they weren’t cooling down in Broadway theaters. The 28 shows were off 13% from the previous week. An impressive 21 of them were down more than $50K; indeed, 12 shows came up more than $100K short of the week before: Beautiful, at the Roundabout’s Stephen Sondheim (-$193K); Wicked, at the Nederlander’s Gershwin (-$183K); Something Rotten! at Jujamcyn’s St. James (-$177K); Wolf Hall… Read

‘Terminator’ Back With $73.3M; ‘Minions’ Mints Higher Haul Of $56.2M – Intl Box Office Final

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4th UPDATE, Monday, 12:33 PST: Sunday estimates for all films seemed to slide slightly or plateau over night with only a handful of exceptions, including the two big animated films in the international marketplace. Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out grabbed $2.5M more than anticipated while Universal’s latest in the franchise Minions gathered $1.9M more. Minions will get is North American debut next weekend. All final updates are in for newcomers Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike X… Read

‘Amy’ Sparkles With $37K PTA, ‘Cartel Land’ Solid: Specialty Box Office

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The late Amy Winehouse drew big crowds to cinemas over the holiday weekend with one of the biggest debuts of any specialty release this year and certainly in the top tier for any documentary. In just six theaters, A24’s simply titled Amy grossed just over $222K for a robust $37,002 per-theater average, by far the biggest of any movie reporting grosses today. Sundance Film Festival award-winner Cartel Land also launched with a solid start in a pair of locations, while Sony… Read

Disney Races Past $3B Global Box Office; Sets Studio Speed Record

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In what is becoming a year of record speed to box office mile-markers for many of the majors, Disney has crossed $3B worldwide. The studio actually hit $3B earlier this week on June 30, significantly outpacing last year’s record which was set on August 5. The total worldwide box office as of today is $3.086B The June 30 milestone came five days after Disney crossed $1B domestic — that one achieved in a record 174 days on June 25, beating the 188-day previous record set on… Read

‘Terminator: Genisys’ Pulls In $27.9M And Is Running Ahead Of ‘Ghost Protocol’ – International Box Office

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With a number of big titles in the international marketplace — holdovers Jurassic World, Minions, and Inside Out and Ted 2, Terminator: Genisys expanded from its last weekend bow in 10 small markets and is now in a total of 38 territories. It took in just around $9.98M last night in 10,326 locations for distributor Paramount Pictures. Its total so far is $27.97M in about 14 days of release. It bowed last night in Australia, Brazil, France, Mexico, Russia and the UK. The… Read

Amy Winehouse Doc, Ken Loach’s ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ & Sundance Winner ‘Cartel Land’ Bow Holiday Weekend: Specialty Preview

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Late multi-Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse gets the spotlight in a new film by BAFTA-winner Asif Kapadia, simply titled Amy, which A24 will open in New York followed by a national rollout beginning Friday. The title uses never-before-seen footage of the artist and features previously unheard tracks. The doc will be joined by Sundance winner Cartel Land by Matthew Heineman, which The Orchard is also opening in New York followed by a national rollout. The title… Read

‘Magic Mike XXL’ Taps ‘Terminator Genisys’ On The Chin In Wednesday Bow – Box Office

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UPDATE, THURSDAY, 8:30 AM: Magic Mike XXL woke up this morning to a bedful of cash after collecting $9.315M on its opening Wednesday and earning an A- CinemaScore. That’s fantastic because audiences graded the first film a B in July 2012, and that title went on to post a $39.1M weekend and a final domestic B.O. of $113.7M. Magic Mike XXL‘s domination exemplifies the upward trend of females’ stampede at the multiplex and their demand for edgier fare, read Fifty Shades Of Gr… Read

Duncan Sheik’s ‘Spring Awakening’ Heads For Fall Broadway Reprise, May Set Stage For ‘American Psycho’

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UPDATE, 10:50 AM: News of the move that will bring a revival of Spring Awakening to Broadway in the fall renewed talk about Duncan Sheik’s new musical-in-waiting, American Psycho, based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel about New York in the throes of ’80s greed. Telsey & Co. has been casting that show, which had its premiere last year in the U.K., for Broadway, with plans to begin rehearsals in January, 2016 and previews mid-February in anticipation of a mid-March opening… Read

Alicia Silverstone Melts Down In ‘Of Good Stock’ – Review

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Chekhov meets Beth Henley in Of Good Stock, Melissa Ross’ melodramedy getting its New York premiere  at Manhattan Theatre Club’s off-Broadway MainStage (after a spring unveiling in an entirely different production this spring at South Coast Rep). We’re in the comfortably appointed Cape Cod cottage bequeathed by a famous novelist to Jess, the eldest of his three motherless daughters. As the lights come up on Santo Loquasto’s deluxe set, Jess, looking a little weary (uh-oh)… Read

Broadway Follies: AIDS Changed Theater, The Supremes Changed Everything & Staging A Living

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Jeremy Gerard has covered the evolving fortunes of Jujamcyn Theatres since it became a formidable competitor to the larger Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. In 2013 producer Jordan Roth became Jujamcyn's majority owner and the Street's youngest power broker. Here they talk about the state of the industry, the only stipulation being no holds barred. ROTH: Everything is different now. As the President said, our union became a little more perfect… Read

‘It Shoulda Been You’ With Tyne Daly Posts Broadway Closing Notice

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No surprise, a musical about the run-up to a wedding fraught with all sorts of incompatibilities, will shutter after the Sunday, August 9 matinee. The show, by Brian Hargrove (book and lyrics) and Barbara Anselmi (music), is staged by David Hyde Pierce and stars Daly and Harriet Harris as warring mothers-in-law-to-be. The cast includes Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Lisa Howard in a star-making role as the bride’s put-upon sister, along with Edward Hibbert, Montego… Read

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