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Universal’s July 4th Fireworks At B.O.: ‘F9’ – $30M+, ‘Boss Baby 2’ – $20M+, ‘Forever Purge’ – $15M+ – Monday Update

UPDATED, Monday AM writethru: After Saturday and Sunday updates, refresh for update and analysis For the first time since the onset of the pandemic in mid-March 2020, the top 10 films (on a 3-day basis) are set to gross well over $1M+ each. It may not sound like a big deal, but it is, because it finally demonstrates…

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‘The Forever Purge’ Review: Is This Satirical Blumhouse Horror Franchise Starting To Hit Too Close To Home?

In 2013, when the Universal-Blumhouse horror satire The Purge opened during the Obama era, the premise of a government-sponsored annual night of terror when all murders and violence are allowed to go unchecked and unpunished seemed utterly preposterous, the stuff of Hollywood. But now, with the fifth film in the…

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Universal Will Own Top Three Spots At July 4th Box Office In Rare Feat

After raising the bar on what a movie can open to during the pandemic with F9‘s $70M weekend, Universal is adding a wide-release one-two punch to the weekend with the debut of two titles geared at two different demos: DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, which is set to do $15M+, and Blumhouse’s The F…

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Blumhouse’s ‘The Forever Purge’ Takes Over ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Independence Day Weekend Slot

In a snap, Universal was ready to backfill July 2 today with its long-awaited Blumhouse sequel The Forever Purge with the news of Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick leaving the Fourth of July weekend for Nov. 19. The last two Purge movies, 2018’s The First Purge and 2016’s Purge: Election Year played the July 4th…