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Studio Weekend Estimates: ‘Logan’ Claws Its Way To $85.3M; ‘Get Out’ Ranks Among Best Horror Holds Ever w/ $26.1M; ‘Collide’ Posts Worst Second Weekend Drop of All Time

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The claws came out and so did audiences this weekend, as Fox’s R-rated superhero film Logan started with an estimated $85.3 million. The final installment starring Hugh Jackman as the iconic Wolverine character opened 13.5 percent below the $98.6 million inflation-adjusted...

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Weekend Projections: ‘Logan’ Shreds $80M+ Debut for Jackman/Stewart Finale; ‘Get Out’ Adds Impressive $26M; ‘The Shack’ Debuts Strong w/ $14.5M

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Saturday Update: Fox and James Mangold’s Logan smashed into theaters with an opening day of $33 million. That bests the most recent live action comic book tentpole opening — Doctor Strange‘s $32.6 million — while also topping X-Men: Apocalypse ($26.3 million) by 25.5 percent. Even more impressive...

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Studio Weekend Estimates: ‘Get Out’ Stays Put w/ $30.5M; ‘LEGO Batman’ Takes Second w/ $19.0M; ‘Rock Dog’ Doesn’t Rock w/ $3.7M; ‘Collide’ Posts Among Worst Wide Openings of All Time w/ $1.5M

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“Get out” is exactly what audiences did this weekend, leaving the house and heading out to their local movie theater to see Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film Get Out. The title opened in first place at the box office with an estimated...

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4-Day Weekend Actuals: ‘LEGO Batman Movie’ Tops Again w/ $42.7M; ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Runner-Up Again w/ $22.6M; ‘Great Wall’ Third w/ $21.5M; ‘Fist Fight’ Punches In $14.1M

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On the extended Presidents’ Day weekend, Warner Bros.’ animated The LEGO Batman Movie was the hero America deserves, as it led the box office again with $42.7 million. Universal’s romance sequel Fifty Shades Darker dropped by a lower second-weekend percentage than its predecessor,...