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‘Ice Age’ Charts $53.5M Course To Lead Frame; ‘Ghostbusters’ Calls Up $19.1M In Offshore Bow – International Box Office

UPDATED WRITETHRU, 10:42 AM: For the second frame in a row and following a sizable expansion, Fox's Ice Age: Collision Course leads the international studio weekend with $53.5M. Directed by Mike Thurmeier, the fifth film in the animated franchise took the total markets to 51 this session and brought the overseas nut…

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‘Ice Age’ Leads Studio Pics; Chinese Summer & ‘Sultan’ Kick Off – Intl B.O. Final

UPDATE, WRITETHRU, TUESDAY AM PT: International finals are in and updated for another overseas weekend without a new major studio wide release, leaving room for China’s Cold War II to take the top spot as the summer box office holiday kicked off there in earnest. Also making a big impact was Bollywood’s Salman Khan…

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Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ Storms Bollywood, Offshore Box Office; Sets Multiple Records – Update

UPDATED, 9:55 AM PT: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s every film seems to become an even bigger event than the last in a market that is 90% skewed to local fare. In India this week, folks are referring to “Salmania” as Khan’s latest, Sultan, has been embraced by critics and is throwing off unprecedented numbers. I…

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‘Captain Fantastic’ Has Fab Debut; Bollywood’s ‘Sultan’ Rules: Specialty Box Office

UPDATE with more details: Captain Fantastic burst out over the weekend in four New York and Los Angeles theaters grossing $98,451, placing it fifth among titles to open several locations in 2016. The pic ranked atop a fairly crowded pack of newcomers, when looking at per theater averages, though other titles showed…

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Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ Pins Top 2016 Bollywood Opening Day – Intl Box Office

Bollywood icon Salman Khan’s return to the screen after nearly seven months found welcome audiences at home as wrestling drama Sultan set a new 2016 benchmark opening day in India with 36.54 crore ($5.5M) on Wednesday. The one-day take tops Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan at No. 2 with 19.20 crore ($2.9M) and the current No. 1…

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Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ Goes To The Mat; Wrestling Drama To Break Bollywood Bank?

One of Bollywood’s leading icons, Salman Khan, led the 2015 Indian box office with the double whammy of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, which made a combined 530-plus crore ($80 million). While Khan has been absent from screens thus far in 2016, that’s about to change. His underdog wrestling drama Sultan…

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Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ Moves To 2017; Clash Avoided With Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has reportedly moved his planned summer release Raees to January 2017. The step-off of the mega-lucrative July Eid holiday comes at a time when SRK’s latest film underperformed at the box office compared to his roster of major hits. But, most importantly, it sees him avoid a potential…

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