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UPDATE, MONDAY, 2:32 PM: Actuals weren’t drastically off from from their Sunday estimates. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 bested yesterday morning’s $21.6M with $22.03M. The only thing that’s down is this stinky weekend overall, which came in at the lower end of projections. Rentrak counts $77.5M, still the…

Late Friday night estimates: Decorating Christmas trees, watching light shows, getting into the holiday party scene, or maybe even watching NBC’s Peter Pan Live! on a DVR — these are some of the activities people were doing last night instead of seeing a movie.  Versus Black Friday a week ago, a number of major studio…

3RD UPDATE, MONDAY 5:49 PM PT: Actuals are now in for most studios with little-to-no change amongst the top earners. Mockingjay held its projected flight pattern with $67M overseas for a $254.6M international cume and $480.3M worldwide. In the meantime, Interstellar is blazing away in China and Korea, and the Penguins…

Update, Monday, 1:30PM:Weekend actuals are rolling in, and while Hunger Games – Mockingjay – Part 1 was actually up over its 3-day estimate of $56.875M with an actual of $56.97M. At $82.6M, the threequel still holds its five-day holiday record (third best 5-day haul for a film playing over Thanksgiving).  Frosh…

UPDATE, FRIDAY AM: As is traditionally the case, box office for Thanksgiving Thursday was softer than on Wednesday across the top films. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 still leads the pack, grossing an estimated $11.05M on Thursday, down from Wednesday's $14.55M. The domestic cume is now $168.6M. On the…

Update, Wednesday 8 AM: Warner Bros./New Line’s R-rated sequel Horrible Bosses 2 nabbed an early bonus last night with $1 million at Tuesday night previews. The comedy about a trio of wacky business guys who kidnap their investor’s son will be playing at 3,321 locations today and expand to 3,375 on Friday. That figure…

During the Q&A following Wednesday’s American Cinematheque screening of the new Jennifer Aniston drama Cake, a woman in the audience exclaimed to the former Friends star, “I’ve been dealing with chronic pain for over several years and you nailed every mannerism, every emotion as well as the experience of living with…

Self-employed buddies Kurt, Nick and Dale (Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day) go up against Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz in the sequel to 2011’s $209M comedy. This time they’ve gone into business for themselves, but turn to Dean 'MF' Jones (Jamie Foxx) for help kidnapping a double-crossing investor. Sean…

The world’s most bumbling murderers of bosses — Kurt, Nick and Dale (Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day) — are now looking for that silver lining with their newfound careers as kidnappers with some of the worst advice coming from their ghetto pal, Dean ‘MF’ Jones (Jamie Foxx) .  The second trailer for…

The gang’s all back for the sequel to the 2011 comedy that banked more than $209M worldwide. This time, workaday dudes Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis try to launch their own business in Horrible Bosses 2, which also returns Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx. Franchise rookies Chris Pine and…

New Line has slated Horrible Bosses 2 for a November 26, 2014 release. It will go up against Fox’s animated pic Home that same day. The big competition that Thanksgiving weekend will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 which opens on November 21. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day are set to return for…

After bringing in a $209M global hit with 2011’s comedy Horrible Bosses, Seth Gordon will not be returning to direct the sequel for New Line. Sources say scheduling conflicts are to blame, but the studio is still moving forward towards a fall shoot and they’re “actively looking for a replacement”. Gordon’s busy slate…