news.fantasymoguls.com - 8/9/2008
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FRIDAY 10:00 p.m. (Pacific): The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) has battled back from a tough Wednesday and Thursday to score a probably photo finish win over Sony's Pineapple Express on Friday. My sources are projecting $7.8M for the Caped Crusader vs. $7.65M for the Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy. The big news from this is that Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins sequel will score a staggering ...
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Friday Box-Office Insinuates 'Pineapple Express' Can't Dethrone 'Dark Knight'
RopeofSilicon.com —
... to take out the caped crusader, but like Express , Tropic Thunder also opens on a Wednesday and is rated R, two factors I believe played a major role in the Express numbers. Then again, perhaps audiences agree with me that Express is funny in parts, but not altogether hilarious. Steve Mason at Fantasy Moguls pegs Pineapple Express to come in with $22.95 million for the weekend, which is just under $4 million less than the $26.52 million he estimates Dark Knight will garner for the three day period. Of course the Olympics play a part in smaller numbers, but I ...
The Dark Knight Beats Back Pineapple
Awards Daily —
... Fantasy Mogul’s Steve Mason is projecting that, despite predictions and forecasts, The Dark Knight will be the winner for the fourth straight weekend, unbelievably. And it’s a squeaker in a weird week: ...
Who won the Friday night box office?
Oh No They Didn't! —
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VPage: Seth Rogen film premieres in NY, L.A. -- Judd Apatow told writer pals Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about his idea for a "weed action movie" back in 2002. Their stony vision, "Pineapple Express," has finally made its debut on both coasts.
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Front Page: Comedy tops Friday box office -- Sony’s R-rated stoner comedy “Pineapple Express” continued to top the domestic box office Friday as it grossed $7.8 million from 3,072 theaters, but Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" was fast closing in, ...
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Front Page: Sony comedy edges WB's 'Knight' on Friday -- Sony’s R-rated stoner comedy “Pineapple Express” continued to top the domestic box office Friday as it grossed $7.8 million from 3,072 theaters, but Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" was fast ...
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