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Bad Boys $56m weekend {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 09, 07:25

5.8 in previews. So a 4 day cume for a 3 day count. OW descriptions should all be amended to note Thurs to Sun if Thurs is preview. Rocket Jun 09, 07:38

Thu previews have been included in Fri-Sun for years, decades. Why pick on BADB4? {nm} Antibody Jun 09, 07:43

Hadn't noticed it years/decades. Noticed it in the last few months. Not picking...straw/camel. But OK. Is OW desc accurate though? Rocket Jun 09, 08:00

Yes, it's accurate. Have you checked and compared the weekend box office charts? {nm} Antibody Jun 09, 08:05

What I mean is: "Opening weekend is the first Friday to Sunday of wide release, unless otherwise defined" [no mention of Thurs previews] Rocket Jun 09, 08:19

For consideration :) Rocket Jun 09, 08:19

Again, Thu preview is Friday box office. If it was Thursday, it would be reported as Thursday box office. {nm} Antibody Jun 09, 08:30

Dammit Jim, I'm a pilot not a Hollywood exec. :D Rocket Jun 09, 08:33

I'm surprised no studio has just come out and said, "Ths is BS"... maybe because they want the Thurs boost for their movies, too. TheWeekendWarrior Jun 09, 11:33

Its not a boost, its opening weekend box office Moviesnob Jun 09, 12:42

And yet, the squabbles when a movie wins the box office solely from money clearly made in Thursday previews continue. TheWeekendWarrior Jun 09, 13:41

by one person on HSX? {nm} Moviesnob Jun 09, 15:04

Between the studios when it's a close call for first place. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 10, 06:09

Back in the day before the Colorado incident, only revenue after midnight on Thursday was included. Studios agreed that they wanted Thursday Catzan Jun 09, 22:37

EmpireCityBO may very well have a good gut instinct when it comes to BO projections. ;) {nm} Jay_Beezy Jun 09, 08:12

My prediction was $55.6 million, and that was from weeks ago, never changed due to the ludicrous $30 million stories. TheWeekendWarrior Jun 09, 08:19

I had it at 50, but I didn't count 10% from Thurs. So I guess close as well - for what we were estimating. "Good job" to you tho! Rocket Jun 09, 08:36

His gut instinct based on just 1 day or no presales is a lot less accurate than projections based on presales the week before opening. {nm} Antibody Jun 09, 09:01

Watchers $7 million {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 09, 08:18