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UPDATE, TUESDAY AM with actuals: Studio actuals show the usual ups and downs across the weekend’s international box office, although Mechanic: Resurrection came in notably higher than local Chinese estimates had it on Sunday. The Jason Statham-starrer holds the distinction of winning the Middle Kingdom frame with…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU (with actuals): Summer is coming to an end in many markets around the world, but that didn't put a massive damper on the box office weekend internationally. Across the Top 10 titles, this frame saw a 46% increase versus last year, buoyed by the performances of Universal’s Jason Bourne and Fox’s Ice Ag…

7TH Update, Sunday AM Sony Screen Gems/Stage 6’s Don’t Breathe is on its way to a $26.1M opening after a fantastic Saturday. Don’t Breathe‘s opening not only gives Screen Gems its best August opener ever following 2010’s Takers ($20.5M), but it’s the third in a string of profitable Sony summer titles after The Shallows…

The summer box office hoopla is coming to a close, and you can always tell by how low the grosses go. Sixty-four percent of K-12 schools are back in session, as well as close to 60% of all colleges per ComScore and the type of impact that has on the B.O. is equivalent to multiplexes closing down during a nor’easter…

As unexpected sequels go, this doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Mechanic: Resurrection follows up 2011’s The Mechanic, a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson classic about a conflicted hitman whose specialty is making his murders look like accidental deaths. 5 years after being forced to kill his partner, Statham’s Arthur…

Lionsgate has announced release plans for a pair of pics from Summit Entertainment. The crime thriller Criminal will begin its spree with a wide release on August 21, and Mechanic: Resurrection — which has added Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Alba to its cast — will hit theaters January 22, 2016. Helmer Ariel Vromen’s Cri…