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This Week’s Long Lead Tracking Grid: DUNE: PART TWO and FURIOSA struggle against tentpole comps.

Talk about impressive debuts. BEETLEJUICE 2 debuts with a perfect score of 20 diamonds in the “High End” bucket. IF arrives in the “average” bucket, while CABRINI launches in the “Low End.” DRIVE AWAY DOLLS is beginning to show some life, rising from “Below Average” to “Average.” Meanwhile, two big tentpoles, DUNE: PART TWO and […]

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Grading November Posters

Now that’s more like it. As you may recall, none of the posters from October scored a grade above B+. Not a single A in the bunch. In November, five films landed with an A or an A-, with WONKA lidding the charge. INSIDE OUT 2 looks like the sure thing that Disney could use […]

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This Week’s Long Lead Tracking Grid: THE FIRST OMEN has a nice debut. LISA FRANKENSTEIN tumbles.

It was a rough week for LISA FRANKENSTEIN. It slipped two buckets from “Average” to “Low End”. Things weren’t much better for ORDINARY ANGELS, which joined LISA in the “Low End” bucket. THE FIRST OMEN, however, makes a nice debut entering in the “Strong” bucket. The Long Lead Tracking Report looks at films more than […]

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Has Hollywood given up on January?

Perhaps January isn’t the sexiest month of the year, at least in terms of the box office. There are few filmmakers who beg studio distribution executives to release their film in January. But, perhaps, the first month of the year is worth a second look.  Just ask Kevin Hart. A string of four January hits […]

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