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Jul
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Old’ Slithers Past ‘Snake Eyes’ to Win Slow Weekend

Box Office: ‘Old’ Slithers Past ‘Snake Eyes’ to Win Slow Weekend

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Both new films are beating 'Space Jam: A New Legacy,' which is falling off steeply in its second outing amid the challenged box office recovery. M. Night Shyamalan is scoring another No. 1 win at the domestic box office, where his thriller Old is slithering past fellow new offering Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins to win the spoils of an overall quiet weekend. Old — about a family whose tropical vacation turns into an age-accelerating nightmare — grossed $6.9 million Friday from 3,355 locations, including $1.5 million in Thursday evening previews. At this pace, the film is expected to…
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Jul
04
2021
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By Troy Warren
The Japanese Titles for the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies Are Wonderful

The Japanese Titles for the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies Are Wonderful

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT From 'Wild Speed MAX' to 'Jet Break,' here are foreign release titles for all nine 'Fast & Furious' movies.   The Japanese release titles of the Fast & Furious films are rather wonderful. With the latest entry, F9, blowing up domestic box office, enjoy these alternate titles (which have been circulating to appreciative amazement on Reddit and were confirmed late Friday by Universal Pictures) for all nine movies in the franchise: The Fast and the Furious (2001): Wild Speed 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): Wild Speed X2 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): Wild Speed X3: Tokyo Drift Fast &…
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Jul
03
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Dominate July 4th

Box Office: ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Dominate July 4th

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Universal movies will claim the top three spots at the domestic box office in a rare feat for a Hollywood studio. here’s something for everyone at the July Fourth box office. Universal’s F9: The Fast Saga will keep the pedal to the metal in its second weekend with a projected $24 million three-day weekend and $33 million for the four-day holiday, according to early Friday estimates. To boot, the action pic will cross $100 million domestically in record time for the pandemic era and $500 million globally. Universal is dominating the marquee all the way…
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Jun
28
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: How ‘F9’ Sped to Record $70M U.S. Opening

Box Office: How ‘F9’ Sped to Record $70M U.S. Opening

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The ninth installment in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise scored the biggest launch yet of the pandemic era. Waiting to rev up the engines was worth the wait for F9. When the COVID-19 crisis struck in the U.S., Universal decided to push back the ninth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise by a full year, versus taking a chance on the latter half of 2020 as other tentpoles did (unsuccessfully). As it turned out, many theaters didn’t begin reopening until late spring 2021. Over the weekend, F9 sped to a record $70 million in its North American…
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Jun
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘F9’ Rocketing to $68M Pandemic-Era Record Opening

Box Office: ‘F9’ Rocketing to $68M Pandemic-Era Record Opening

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The ninth installment in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise grossed a hefty $30 million on Friday alone. F9 is headed for a huge $66 million debut at the weekend box office, a pandemic-era record for North America and the biggest domestic opening since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. The ninth installment in the Fast and Furious Saga earned a huge $30 million on Friday from 4,179 theaters in North America. That’s the widest count for any film opening in recent months as more and more cinemas reopen. Friday’s tally, a single-day record for the…
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Jun
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: Can ‘F9’ Kick-Start a True Summer Tentpole Season?

Box Office: Can ‘F9’ Kick-Start a True Summer Tentpole Season?

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The latest 'Fast & Furious' installment is the first all-audience blockbuster to unfurl in U.S. theaters since pandemic-era restrictions were largely lifted. Reservations are normally hard to come by at the summer box office, yet on Friday Sony decided at the 11th hour to rebook its fourth Hotel Transylvania family pic for an October 2021 release, versus a month from now in late July. The decision underscores the challenges that continue to face the box office recovery, even as pandemic-era restrictions have been largely lifted. Certain international markets are still feeling the devastating impact of…
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