Monday Update: Warner Bros.’ Justice League came in below Sunday’s $96 million estimate, officially finishing its opening frame with a $93.8M debut. The numbers were much better overseas, as the film began with a $185M overseas debut, for a $279M global opening. Even then, both those figures came in below the overseas/global openings for last year’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. [Read more here.]
- Poor word of mouth. The film’s low reviews included a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes and a “B+” average CinemaScore. Compare that to the “A” rating for this year’s other superhero titles Thor: Ragnarok, Wonder Woman, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
- Millennials didn’t show up. The audience was only 31% under age 25. The comparable statistic for other recent superhero movies was a larger 37% for Thor: Ragnarok, 45% for Avengers: Age of Ultron, and 51% for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
- Competition from Thor. Thor: Ragnarok continued to hold strong, with the film earning third place and $21.6M on its third weekend. Thor‘s screen count was on par with Justice League, despite Thor being in its third weekend.
- Too front-loaded. The film got off to a solid start on Friday, but failed to retain that audience on Saturday and Sunday as word of mouth spread on social media. The film earned 41% of its opening weekend on its opening Friday, compared to 37% for Wonder Woman and 34% for Suicide Squad.
- Lionsgate’s family drama Wonder captured audiences ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, scoring an A+ CinemaScore and finishing its opening weekend with a $27.5M second place debut.
- Sony’s animated The Star opened in sixth place with $9.8M.
- Both award contenders Lady Bird from A24 and Fox Searchlight’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri cracked the top 10, despite playing in only 238 and 53 theaters respectively.
SUNDAY UPDATE
Warner Bros.’ Justice League couldn’t break the $100 million mark in its opening weekend in North America this weekend. The superhero ensemble pic opened to $96 million, less than half of both The Avengers ($207.4M) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.2M). Comps weren’t favorable when it comes to solo superheroes either, lagging behind Thor: Ragnarok ($122.7M), last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166.0M), and Captain America: Civil War ($179.1M). Justice League scored a B+ CinemaScore and found most of its opening weekend support from filmgoers age 25+ (69%), while millennial audiences under 25 only represented 31% of the weekend take. Overseas, the film claimed $185.5 million from 65 markets to reach a $281.5 million global total.
Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s Wonder comes out as the weekend’s biggest success story with a $27 million second place debut. Wonder earned a sought-after “A+” average CinemaScore. The opening weekend demographics trended 68% female and 66% age 25+. You can read our interview with Wonder director Stephen Chbosky here.
Thor: Ragnarok claimed third place with a $21.8 million haul from 4,060 locations. The screen count on Thor‘s third weekend is on par with Justice League‘s 4,051 locations this weekend. The third entry in the Thor franchise has now passed Doctor Strange ($233M), Logan ($226M), and Thor: The Dark World ($206M) with a $247.4 million cume in North America. It is the #7 release of 2017 to date. The film added $24.1 million from 58 overseas territories overseas, hitting a $490.7 million cume outside of North America and $738.1 million global total.
Faith-based The Star took in $10 million from 2,837 locations off the strength of an A CinemaScore. It’s a positive start for the faith-based title entering the holidays, where it expects to shine as a holdover.
LIMITED RELEASE
Lady Bird continued to punch above its weight after expanding to 238 screens this weekend. The film grossed $2.52 million, ranking eighth overall and reaching a $4.7 million total in its third weekend of limited release. The film is well positioned as it expands nationwide over Thanksgiving.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri broke into the top ten after earning $1.11 million from 53 locations. The performance equates to a $21k per-screen average, second only to Justice League on the weekend. Three Billboards has now grossed a total of $1.54M over its first two weeks in limited release.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. held preview screenings in four locations (NY and LA), bringing in $65k for a $16,250 per-location average. Healthy numbers as the film prepares for a wide expansion on November 22.
OVERSEAS UPDATE
A $185.5 million haul for Justice League from 47,000 screens across 65 markets was an important start for the WB tentpole as it begins to make up lost ground on the international front. The film ranked first across 10 markets in Asia, including a $51.7 million debut in China–the second biggest WB bow in the market, behind Batman V Superman. Elsewhere in Asia, Justice League grossed $8.8. million in South Korea, bettering the Wonder Woman debut in the market by 4%.
In Latin America, Justice League posted the biggest industry opening weekend of all time in Brazil with a $14.2 million haul. Mexico contributed $9.6 million–20% ahead of Wonder Woman and 29% ahead of Thor: Ragnarok.
The film opened in a non-holiday corridor in Europe, making comparables difficult for Justice League. UK was the top European market with a $9.8 million take, followed by Russia’s $6.5 million, France’s $6 million, Italy’s $3.4 million, Spain’s $3 million, and Germany’s $2.9 million.
IMAX screenings worldwide contributed $24 million of the opening weekend haul from 1,165 screens across 66 territories. Justice League enters the workweek with a global total of $281.5 million.
Thor: Ragnarok continued its strong overseas run in its fourth weekend. A $45.9 million take from 56 territories lifts the sequel’s overseas cume to $490.7 million, passing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($474M), Captain America: Winter Soldier ($454M), Doctor Strange ($445M) and Guardians of the Galaxy ($440M). Top overseas markets for the title include China ($107.5M), UK ($37.2M), and South Korea ($33.2M).
Check back on Monday for the Weekend Actuals and additional analysis.
Monday’s Weekend Actuals for Friday, November 17 – Sunday, November 19, 2017:
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Justice League | $93,842,239 | — | 4,051 | — | $23,165 | $93,842,239 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
2 | Wonder (2017) | $27,547,866 | — | 3,096 | — | $8,898 | $27,547,866 | 1 | Lionsgate |
3 | Thor: Ragnarok | $21,669,600 | -62% | 4,060 | -20 | $5,337 | $247,265,770 | 3 | Disney |
4 | Daddy’s Home 2 | $14,435,710 | -51% | 3,575 | 0 | $4,038 | $50,212,157 | 2 | Paramount |
5 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | $13,807,562 | -52% | 3,354 | 13 | $4,117 | $51,735,924 | 2 | Fox |
6 | The Star | $9,812,674 | — | 2,837 | — | $3,459 | $9,812,674 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
7 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $7,000,378 | -39% | 2,948 | -667 | $2,375 | $51,022,533 | 3 | STX Entertainment |
8 | Jigsaw | $1,081,772 | -68% | 1,201 | -1450 | $901 | $36,462,005 | 4 | Lionsgate |
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Lady Bird | $2,516,399 | 110% | 238 | 201 | $10,573 | $4,688,874 | 3 | A24 |
2 | Blade Runner 2049 | $626,039 | -57% | 466 | -397 | $1,343 | $89,276,502 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
3 | Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | $471,319 | -76% | 718 | -1182 | $656 | $46,649,659 | 5 | Lionsgate |
4 | Geostorm | $410,166 | -75% | 502 | -1183 | $817 | $32,669,328 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
5 | Loving Vincent | $403,603 | -21% | 212 | 0 | $1,904 | $4,641,218 | 9 | Good Deed Entertainment |
6 | Let There Be Light | $362,598 | -67% | 542 | -232 | $669 | $6,738,588 | 4 | Atlas |
7 | The Florida Project | $299,566 | -45% | 217 | -12 | $1,380 | $4,306,658 | 7 | A24 |
8 | The LEGO Ninjago Movie | $255,248 | -68% | 455 | -316 | $561 | $58,938,889 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
9 | Only The Brave | $242,406 | -74% | 363 | -844 | $668 | $17,655,285 | 5 | Sony Pictures |
10 | Happy Death Day | $224,815 | -82% | 427 | -1137 | $526 | $55,398,005 | 6 | Universal / Blumhouse |
11 | Victoria & Abdul | $217,105 | -68% | 257 | -380 | $845 | $21,667,320 | 9 | Focus Features |
12 | The Foreigner | $194,691 | -75% | 250 | -487 | $779 | $33,964,179 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
13 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | $188,102 | -59% | 190 | -48 | $990 | $1,955,883 | 5 | A24 |
14 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | $178,305 | -57% | 271 | -150 | $658 | $99,733,121 | 9 | Fox |
15 | American Made | $154,390 | -66% | 222 | -197 | $695 | $51,071,805 | 8 | Universal |
16 | It (2017) | $150,107 | -66% | 232 | -346 | $647 | $326,898,358 | 11 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
17 | Marshall | $137,622 | -67% | 275 | -326 | $500 | $8,760,472 | 6 | Open Road |
18 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $128,709 | -75% | 299 | -293 | $430 | $21,732,671 | 7 | Lionsgate |
19 | Despicable Me 3 | $125,020 | -40% | 172 | -23 | $727 | $264,194,540 | 21 | Universal |
20 | The Mountain Between Us | $113,584 | -61% | 237 | -166 | $479 | $29,669,726 | 7 | 20th Century Fox |
21 | Thank You For Your Service | $95,515 | -89% | 268 | -1080 | $356 | $9,437,885 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
22 | LBJ | $90,564 | -81% | 135 | -473 | $671 | $2,359,952 | 3 | Electric Entertainment |
23 | Wonderstruck | $55,838 | -77% | 114 | -147 | $490 | $976,561 | 5 | Roadside / Amazon |
24 | Leap! | $46,031 | -44% | 110 | 0 | $418 | $21,797,758 | 13 | The Weinstein Company |
25 | Same Kind of Different as Me | $44,464 | -76% | 102 | -194 | $436 | $6,277,199 | 5 | Pure Flix Entertainment |
26 | The Emoji Movie | $35,648 | -54% | 101 | -23 | $353 | $86,053,485 | 17 | Sony / Columbia |
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | $1,102,166 | 242% | 53 | 49 | $20,796 | $1,536,391 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
2 | My Friend Dahmer | $162,799 | -13% | 75 | 30 | $2,171 | $483,474 | 3 | FilmRise |
3 | Last Flag Flying | $122,213 | -30% | 59 | 27 | $2,071 | $411,864 | 3 | Lionsgate |
4 | Jane | $119,560 | -48% | 84 | -12 | $1,423 | $1,017,682 | 5 | Abramorama |
5 | The Square | $109,757 | -28% | 63 | 12 | $1,742 | $632,947 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
6 | Novitiate | $63,420 | 20% | 61 | 32 | $1,040 | $2,564,276 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
7 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | $61,999 | — | 4 | — | $15,500 | $61,999 | 1 | Sony Pictures |
8 | Goodbye Christopher Robin | $42,777 | -77% | 78 | -118 | $548 | $1,659,463 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
9 | A Question Of Faith | $40,474 | -39% | 28 | -2 | $1,446 | $2,507,723 | 8 | Pure Flix Entertainment |
10 | Battle of the Sexes | $35,321 | -65% | 46 | -57 | $768 | $12,552,907 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
11 | God’s Own Country | $33,783 | 4% | 11 | 4 | $3,071 | $157,619 | 4 | Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films |
12 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $28,867 | -51% | 77 | -40 | $375 | $334,166,825 | 20 | Sony / Columbia |
13 | Faces Places | $23,908 | -26% | 12 | -8 | $1,992 | $467,914 | 7 | Cohen Media Group |
14 | Human Flow | $18,155 | -30% | 21 | -2 | $865 | $446,438 | 6 | Amazon Studios |
15 | Lucky | $18,040 | -41% | 28 | -20 | $644 | $925,118 | 8 | Magnolia |
16 | The Breadwinner | $17,395 | — | 3 | — | $5,798 | $17,395 | 1 | GKIDS |
17 | 1945 | $15,952 | -15% | 3 | 1 | $5,317 | $80,947 | 3 | Menemsha Films |
18 | Wind River | $13,360 | -58% | 86 | 0 | $155 | $33,782,714 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
19 | Dunkirk | $13,289 | -82% | 28 | -37 | $475 | $188,042,171 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
20 | Flatliners | $11,027 | -56% | 33 | -34 | $334 | $16,877,430 | 8 | Sony Pictures |
21 | The Crime of Monsieur Lange | $9,633 | — | 1 | — | $9,633 | $9,633 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
22 | Thelma | $8,523 | -21% | 3 | 2 | $2,841 | $24,729 | 2 | The Orchard |
23 | Stronger | $8,309 | -38% | 14 | -7 | $594 | $4,192,426 | 9 | Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions |
24 | BPM (Beats Per Minute) | $8,190 | -27% | 20 | -1 | $410 | $73,318 | 5 | The Orchard |
25 | On the Beach at Night Alone | $7,594 | — | 2 | — | $3,797 | $7,594 | 1 | Cinema Guild |
26 | War for the Planet of the Apes | $7,490 | -53% | 20 | -10 | $375 | $146,872,826 | 19 | Fox |
27 | Blade of the Immortal | $6,930 | -65% | 12 | -16 | $578 | $117,545 | 3 | Magnolia |
28 | The Stray | $6,594 | -62% | 19 | -15 | $347 | $1,564,482 | 7 | Purdie Distribution |
29 | Bad Grandmas | $5,910 | 43% | 6 | 5 | $985 | $14,450 | 3 | Parade Deck Films |
30 | Tom of Finland | $5,527 | -65% | 5 | -6 | $1,105 | $180,532 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
31 | Sweet Virginia | $5,183 | — | 1 | — | $5,183 | $5,183 | 1 | IFC Films |
32 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House | $4,006 | -60% | 4 | -12 | $1,002 | $766,428 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
33 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World | $4,001 | 56% | 3 | 2 | $1,334 | $222,370 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
34 | Rebels On Pointe | $3,270 | — | 2 | — | $1,635 | $4,809 | 1 | Icarus Films |
35 | Song of Granite | $3,096 | — | 1 | — | $3,096 | $4,230 | 1 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
36 | Professor Marston & The Wonder Women | $2,759 | -43% | 10 | -1 | $276 | $1,583,641 | 6 | Annapurna Pictures |
37 | Dealt | $2,613 | -25% | 10 | 2 | $261 | $30,414 | 5 | IFC Films |
38 | Porto | $2,090 | — | 1 | — | $2,090 | $6,347 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
39 | Brimstone & Glory | $1,870 | 9% | 6 | 1 | $312 | $11,982 | 4 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
40 | Walking Out | $1,707 | -40% | 7 | -2 | $244 | $101,947 | 7 | IFC Films |
41 | No Greater Love | $1,696 | -92% | 8 | -15 | $212 | $29,057 | 2 | Atlas Distribution |
42 | Aida’s Secrets | $1,460 | -76% | 4 | -2 | $365 | $73,359 | 5 | Music Box Films |
43 | Tragedy Girls | $1,453 | -71% | 8 | -3 | $182 | $58,016 | 5 | Gunpowder & Sky |
44 | Dina | $1,451 | -66% | 3 | -5 | $484 | $90,873 | 7 | The Orchard |
45 | Il Boom | $1,451 | 19% | 1 | 0 | $1,451 | $56,369 | 23 | Rialto Pictures |
46 | Chasing The Dragon | $1,361 | -7% | 1 | 0 | $1,361 | $456,854 | 8 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
47 | The Paris Opera | $979 | -66% | 2 | -1 | $490 | $46,776 | 5 | Film Movement |
48 | The King’s Choice | $788 | -69% | 4 | 0 | $197 | $113,231 | 9 | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
49 | Frank Serpico | $688 | 112% | 6 | 4 | $115 | $7,489 | 3 | IFC Films |
50 | The Fencer | $672 | — | 2 | — | $336 | $91,220 | 18 | CFI Releasing |
51 | Lost in Paris | $642 | -48% | 1 | 0 | $642 | $687,696 | 23 | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
52 | The Teacher | $406 | 19% | 1 | 0 | $406 | $63,647 | 12 | Film Movement |
53 | Paradise | $381 | -18% | 1 | 0 | $381 | $14,168 | 7 | Film Movement |
54 | Friend Request | $357 | -31% | 2 | 0 | $179 | $3,758,792 | 9 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
55 | Bad Lucky Goat | $281 | -68% | 2 | 0 | $141 | $3,350 | 6 | Film Movement |
56 | Kills On Wheels | $188 | — | 1 | — | $188 | $15,856 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
57 | Machines | $84 | — | 1 | — | $84 | $9,710 | 15 | Kino Lober Films |
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Justice League | $96,000,000 | — | 4,051 | — | $23,698 | $96,000,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
2 | Wonder (2017) | $27,050,000 | — | 3,096 | — | $8,737 | $27,050,000 | 1 | Lionsgate |
3 | Thor: Ragnarok | $21,786,000 | -62% | 4,060 | -20 | $5,366 | $247,382,170 | 3 | Disney |
4 | Daddy’s Home 2 | $14,800,000 | -50% | 3,575 | 0 | $4,140 | $50,576,447 | 2 | Paramount |
5 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | $13,800,000 | -52% | 3,354 | 13 | $4,114 | $51,728,362 | 2 | Fox |
6 | The Star | $10,000,000 | — | 2,837 | — | $3,525 | $10,000,000 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
7 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $6,890,000 | -40% | 2,948 | -667 | $2,337 | $50,912,155 | 3 | STX Entertainment |
8 | Jigsaw | $1,070,000 | -69% | 1,201 | -1450 | $891 | $36,450,233 | 4 | Lionsgate |
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Lady Bird | $2,529,915 | 111% | 238 | 201 | $10,630 | $4,702,390 | 3 | A24 |
2 | Blade Runner 2049 | $600,000 | -59% | 466 | -397 | $1,288 | $89,250,463 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
3 | Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | $485,000 | -76% | 718 | -1182 | $675 | $46,663,340 | 5 | Lionsgate |
4 | Loving Vincent | $393,248 | -23% | 212 | 0 | $1,855 | $4,630,863 | 9 | Good Deed Entertainment |
5 | Let There Be Light | $365,718 | -67% | 542 | -232 | $675 | $6,741,708 | 4 | Atlas |
6 | The Florida Project | $326,325 | -40% | 217 | -12 | $1,504 | $4,333,417 | 7 | A24 |
7 | Happy Death Day | $220,000 | -83% | 427 | -1137 | $515 | $55,393,190 | 6 | Universal / Blumhouse |
8 | Victoria & Abdul | $219,000 | -68% | 257 | -380 | $852 | $21,669,215 | 9 | Focus Features |
9 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | $190,467 | -59% | 190 | -48 | $1,002 | $1,958,248 | 5 | A24 |
10 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | $175,000 | -58% | 271 | -150 | $646 | $99,729,816 | 9 | Fox |
11 | The Foreigner | $160,000 | -80% | 250 | -487 | $640 | $33,929,488 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
12 | American Made | $155,000 | -65% | 222 | -197 | $698 | $51,072,415 | 8 | Universal |
13 | Marshall | $136,606 | -67% | 275 | -326 | $497 | $8,759,456 | 6 | Open Road |
14 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $129,000 | -75% | 299 | -293 | $431 | $21,732,962 | 7 | Lionsgate |
15 | Despicable Me 3 | $122,000 | -41% | 172 | -23 | $709 | $264,191,520 | 21 | Universal |
16 | The Mountain Between Us | $110,000 | -62% | 237 | -166 | $464 | $29,666,142 | 7 | 20th Century Fox |
17 | Thank You For Your Service | $95,000 | -89% | 268 | -1080 | $354 | $9,437,370 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
18 | Wonderstruck | $57,265 | -77% | 114 | -147 | $502 | $977,988 | 5 | Roadside / Amazon |
19 | Leap! | $44,107 | -46% | 100 | -10 | $441 | $21,795,834 | 13 | The Weinstein Company |
# | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
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1 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | $1,115,000 | 246% | 53 | 49 | $21,038 | $1,549,225 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
2 | My Friend Dahmer | $165,000 | -12% | 75 | 30 | $2,200 | $485,675 | 3 | FilmRise |
3 | Jane | $119,161 | -48% | 84 | -12 | $1,419 | $1,018,243 | 5 | Abramorama |
4 | Last Flag Flying | $115,000 | -34% | 59 | 27 | $1,949 | $404,651 | 3 | Lionsgate |
5 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | $65,000 | — | 4 | — | $16,250 | $65,000 | 1 | Sony Pictures |
6 | Novitiate | $62,329 | 18% | 61 | 32 | $1,022 | $253,185 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
7 | Faces Places | $20,459 | -36% | 14 | -6 | $1,461 | $464,465 | 7 | Cohen Media Group |
8 | The Breadwinner | $19,530 | — | 3 | — | $6,510 | $19,530 | 1 | GKIDS |
9 | Thelma | $16,565 | 53% | 3 | 2 | $5,522 | $32,771 | 2 | The Orchard |
10 | Wind River | $13,378 | -58% | 40 | -46 | $334 | $33,782,732 | 16 | The Weinstein Company |
11 | BPM (Beats Per Minute) | $9,933 | -11% | 20 | -1 | $497 | $75,061 | 5 | The Orchard |
12 | Bad Grandmas | $5,610 | 36% | 6 | 5 | $935 | $5,610 | 3 | Parade Deck Films |
13 | Sweet Virginia | $5,084 | — | 1 | — | $5,084 | $5,084 | 1 | IFC Films |
14 | Breathe | $4,768 | -74% | 19 | -13 | $251 | $475,556 | 6 | Bleeker Street |
15 | Dina | $1,672 | -61% | 3 | -5 | $557 | $91,094 | 7 | The Orchard |
16 | Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction | $352 | -96% | 1 | -2 | $352 | $13,224 | 2 | Abramorama |
17 | Friend Request | $288 | -44% | 2 | 0 | $144 | $3,758,723 | 9 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
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