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	<title>RopeofSilicon.com Movie News, Trailers, Reviews and More &#187; Friday Estimates</title>
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		<title>&#039;New Moon&#039; Dominates Opening Day Record with $72.7 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/new-moon-dominates-opening-day-record-with-72-7-million</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In telling the following news to a friend she replied, &#034;That makes me so mad, The Dark Knight deserves that record for the mere fact it&#039;s a well made film and New Moon is not.&#034; I responded by saying it won&#039;t bother me unless New Moon hangs on next weekend and continues to gain strength. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;2012&#039; May Hit $60M While &#039;Precious&#039; Screams Out the Gates at Friday Box-Office</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/2012-may-hit-60m-while-precious-screams-out-the-gates-at-friday-box-office</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pirate Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Mason is the first with the estimates tonight and he brings word of an estimated $25 million opening day for Roland Emmerich&#039;s 2012, which he believes may translate into upwards of $60 million for the weekend. He even cites anonymous sources predicting the film could reach $150 million domestically (no surprise) and when all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Christmas Carol&#039; Takes Top Spot While &#039;The Box&#039; Barely Makes Top Five at Friday Box-Office</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/christmas-carol-takes-top-spot-while-the-box-misses-the-top-five-at-friday-box-office</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fourth Kind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nikki Finke delivers the top six at this weekend&#039;s Friday box-office and I don&#039;t think there is any big surprises here. As a matter of fact, I will be more interested in seeing how films such as The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Fourth Kind and The Box do in their second weekends. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Paranormal Activity&#039; Takes Out &#039;Saw VI&#039; at Friday Box-Office&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/paranormal-activity-takes-out-saw-vi-at-friday-box-office</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/paranormal-activity-takes-out-saw-vi-at-friday-box-office#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astro Boy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saw VI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I kept on asking folks if they thought it could happen and if Nikki Finke&#039;s Friday estimates hold true it looks like Paranormal Activity will take out Saw VI this weekend, which goes against Laremy&#039;s weekend predictions and pretty much everyone else for that matter, but I can&#039;t believe any of them will shed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Couples Retreat&#039; Hauls in $11 Million, but Look at &#039;Paranormal Activity&#039;s Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/couples-retreat-hauls-in-11-million-but-look-at-paranormal-activitys-numbers</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/couples-retreat-hauls-in-11-million-but-look-at-paranormal-activitys-numbers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Couples Retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, with Couples Retreat opening this weekend in 3,000 theaters it is no surprise it opened to $11.5 million on Friday with the expectation of creeping close to that $30 million three-day mark despite awful reviews. When you are the only major opener that&#039;s sort of how it tends to go. As such, the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Zombieland&#039; Takes a Big Bite Out of the Friday Box-Office</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/zombieland-takes-a-big-bite-out-of-the-friday-box-office</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/zombieland-takes-a-big-bite-out-of-the-friday-box-office#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitalism: A Love Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Invention of Lying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toy Story 3-D Double Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whip It!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zombieland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Jesse Eisenberg battles a zombie in Zombieland
Photo: Sony Pictures


Looks like Laremy&#039;s predictions are back on track, at least at the top spot, as Zombieland had one hell of a Friday debut to the tune of $8.5 million according to Steve Mason&#039;s early Friday estimates. To top it off, should Mason&#039;s three-day prediction of $21.3 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Meatballs&#039; Scores Big a Second Week in a Row, &#039;Surrogates&#039; Comes Up Second</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/meatballs-scores-big-a-second-week-in-a-row-surrogates-comes-up-second</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pandorum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Informant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Surrogates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am heading  out the door for a Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D double-feature, but I just couldn&#039;t leave without posting Steve Mason&#039;s early weekend box-office results in which Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is looking to score big for a second week in a row hitting $5.5 million on Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Meatballs&#039; Scores Big at the Box, While &#039;Jennifer&#039;s Body&#039; Attracts Few</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/meatballs-scores-big-at-the-box-while-jennifers-body-attracts-few</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer's Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Happens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: Warner Bros. / Sony / Fox


Steve Mason has published early box-office estimates and while the number one film is no surprise, I must admit I am a bit shocked by one new openers in particular.

Sony&#039;s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was expected to finish first for the three-day frame, and after an estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;G.I. Joe&#039; Looking at a $60 Million Weekend after Strong Friday Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/g-i-joe-looking-at-a-60-million-weekend-after-strong-friday-numbers</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/g-i-joe-looking-at-a-60-million-weekend-after-strong-friday-numbers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Perfect Getaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie & Julia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: Paramount Pictures


Steve Mason is back to blogging early box-office estimates and has already posterd early results for this weekend with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra bashing the buzz, the negative reviews and appealing to the curiosity of the masses with a nice $22.5 million Friday estimate and what Mason predicts will be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Transformers 2&#039; Looks to Best &#039;Dark Knight&#039;s Five Day Box-Office Record</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/transformers-2-looks-to-best-dark-knights-five-day-box-office-record</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/transformers-2-looks-to-best-dark-knights-five-day-box-office-record#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Sister's Keeper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s going to be close folks as estimates now peg Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as hitting anywhere from $190-209 million for its opening five days, the latter number would mean a five-day box-office record for the feature as it added another $36.7 million to its cumulative total with Friday estimates.

Revenge of the Fallen has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Proposal&#039; Takes Friday Box-Office Lead with $12.4 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/proposal-takes-friday-box-office-lead-with-12-4-million</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/proposal-takes-friday-box-office-lead-with-12-4-million#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hangover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Proposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Year One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal
Photo: Touchstone Pictures


After publishing his predictions, Laremy called me saying people seem to think The Proposal is going to take the weekend seeing how it is the first film aimed at the female audiences since He&#039;s Just Not That Into You and Confessions of a Shopaholic back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Hangover&#039; Hangs On To Friday #1 In Another Tight Weekend Box-Office Race</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hangover-hangs-on-to-friday-1-in-another-tight-weekend-box-office-race</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hangover-hangs-on-to-friday-1-in-another-tight-weekend-box-office-race#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imagine That]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hangover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

 Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper in The Hangover
Photo: Warner Bros.


Here we are again folks, The Hangover took the Friday box-office crown with an estimated $10.4 million with Up hot on its heels with $8.8 million. Last week Hangover carried a $3 million lead into Saturday over Up and was able to hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Up&#039; and &#039;The Hangover&#039; Prime to Battle for #1 Slot While &#039;Land of the Lost&#039; Can&#039;t be Found</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/up-and-the-hangover-prime-for-battle-for-1-slot-while-land-of-the-lost-cant-be-found</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/up-and-the-hangover-prime-for-battle-for-1-slot-while-land-of-the-lost-cant-be-found#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land of the Lost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Life in Ruins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hangover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Friday box-office estimates are in and it doesn&#039;t look good for Universal&#039;s Land of the Lost and I expect word-of-mouth won&#039;t help it over the weekend as trailers that promised a G-rated family affair don&#039;t exactly allude to what is offered in the rather crass PG-13 comedy. However, happier times are being had at Warner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Night at the Museum&#039; Bests &#039;Terminator&#039; at Friday Box-Office</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/night-at-the-museum-bests-terminator-at-friday-box-office</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/night-at-the-museum-bests-terminator-at-friday-box-office#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 19:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance Flick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terminator Salvation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Amy Adams and Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Photo: 20th Century Fox


After taking in $13.37 million on Thursday, including Wednesday midnight showings, Terminator Salvation was unable to hold down Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on Friday as Variety reports the comedy took the first Friday of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: &#039;Star Trek&#039; Adds Another $24 Million&#8230; How High Will It Boldly Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/star-trek-adds-another-26-million-how-high-will-it-boldly-go</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/star-trek-adds-another-26-million-how-high-will-it-boldly-go#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 06:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Next Day Air]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: Paramount Pictures


UPDATE: Early estimates proved to be $2 million high for Star Trek as new estimates show it pulling in $24 million on Friday, giving it a total of $31 million so far, including Thursday&#039;s $7 million. Wolverine&#039;s estimate was also lowered by $0.6 million to $8.5 million for Friday and all other numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Wolverine&#039; Hits $34.75 Million On Friday, Hoping for $85+ Million for the Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/wolverine-hits-3475-million-on-friday-hoping-for-85-million-for-the-weekend</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/wolverine-hits-3475-million-on-friday-hoping-for-85-million-for-the-weekend#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 06:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Battle for Terra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what you think about X-Men Origins: Wolverine it appears a lot of you already went out to see it as Steve Mason at Big Hollywood reports the origin story of the bad-tempered mutant hit an estimated $34.75 million on Friday and he expects it may end up around $86.8 million as the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Monsters&#039; Dominate Box-Office While &#039;Haunting&#039; Manages a Strong Start</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m a little late with today&#039;s Friday box-office numbers, but I guess we can look on the bright side of things and be happy I am presenting more accurate numbers than the early estimates I report most often as Monsters vs. Aliens is the clear front-runner after pulling in $16.7 million on Friday. Such a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Knowing&#039; Looks to Top Weekend Box-Office with $24 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/knowing-looks-to-top-weekend-box-office-with-24-million</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Nicolas Cage in Knowing
Photo: Summit Entertainment


It has been only three weeks since the release of Watchmen and it has already tumbled out of the conversation, and this week it looks to drop yet another 60% as Steve Mason at Big Hollywood thinks it will stagger to a $110 million domestic box-office run, certainly less than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Watchmen&#039; Box-Office Tumbles 71% While &#039;Witch Mountain&#039; Scares Up $6.5 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/watchmen-box-office-tumbles-71-while-witch-mountain-scares-65-million</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t imagine anyone that covers movies on a regular basis not taking an interest in this weekend&#039;s box-office numbers as there was an obvious interest in finding out how well Watchmen scored with audiences that saw it last weekend and throughout the week. Unfortunately for Warner Bros. it appears word-of-mouth wasn&#039;t too good as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Watchmen&#039; Manages $25.2 Million in Early Friday Box-Office Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/watchmen-manages-252-million-in-early-friday-box-office-estimates</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Mason has weighed in with early Friday estimates and Watchmen managed $25.2 million on opening day and he predicts it is on its way to a $62.5 million three-day weekend. I am sure Laremy, our Box-Office Oracle, will shed a tear as his lofty $88.5 million prediction won&#039;t be coming to fruition &#8212; sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Four Christmases&#039; Owns the Holiday While &#039;Twilight&#039; Tries to Hang On</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/four-christmases-owns-the-holiday-while-twilight-tries-to-hang-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/four-christmases-owns-the-holiday-while-twilight-tries-to-hang-on#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I am late with the numbers, but Fantasy Moguls didn&#039;t do their normal update and I am only a box-office regurgitator, not much of a prognosticator. I leave the guessing business to Laremy, and as it turns out it looks like he may have overestimated Twilight this holiday season as it is looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Twilight&#039; Finishes Friday with $33 Million with &#039;Bolt&#039; and Bond Battling for Second</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/twilight-finishes-friday-with-33-million-with-bolt-and-bond-battling-for-second</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/twilight-finishes-friday-with-33-million-with-bolt-and-bond-battling-for-second#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Twilight&#039;s on top and Bond has his eye on Bolt
Photo: Summit / Disney / Sony


Steve Mason has updated his Fantasy Moguls early Friday estimates and after Twilight&#039;s reported $7.5 million take thanks to midnight screenings the estimate for the teen-vamp flick bumped to $33 million, and impressive opening to be sure, but how big will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bond is Back: &#039;Quantum of Solace&#039; May Hit $70+ Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bond-is-back-quantum-of-solace-may-hit-70-million</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bond-is-back-quantum-of-solace-may-hit-70-million#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum Of Solace
Photo: Sony Pictures


The early Friday estimates are in over at Fantasy Moguls and it looks like Quantum Of Solace (my review) is even a bigger hit than industry prognosticators guessed it would be. Tracking on the film had it looking like $60 million for the three-day weekend, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Madagascar 2&#039; Opens Big, &#039;Models&#039; Surprises and &#039;Porno&#039; Holds Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/madagascar-2-opens-big-and-role-models-surprises-and-porno-holds-strong_20081108</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/madagascar-2-opens-big-and-role-models-surprises-and-porno-holds-strong_20081108#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Alex the lion (Ben Stiller) in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Photo: DreamWorks Animation


For the last week I have been working on a major overhaul to the backend systems of RopeofSilicon and it has caused me to feel a little out of touch with the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Smith is a Sad Panda With &#039;Zack and Miri&#039; Failing Big While &#039;HSM 3&#039; Takes Box-Office #1</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/kevin_smith_is_a_sad_panda_with_zack_and_miri_failing_big_while_hsm_3_takes_box_office_1_20081101</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Photo: Weinstein Co. / Comedy Central


I will never understand comedy when it comes to movies. It is relatively easy to make someone laugh in casual conversation and even occasionally in print, but as far as movies it is a completely different beast and I think the expectation placed on Kevin Smith&#039;s Zack and Miri Make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;High School Musical&#039; Slays &#039;Saw V&#039; while &#039;Pride and Glory&#039; Finds Neither Pride or Glory</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/high_school_musical_slays_saw_v_while_pride_and_glory_finds_neither_pride_or_glory_20081025</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Zac Efron in High School Musical 3
Photo: Walt Disney Pictures


Anyone surprised Disney&#039;s High School Musical 3 is going to slaughter Lionsgate&#039;s Saw V this weekend? If so you aren&#039;t in the loop and didn&#039;t see the numbers Miley Cyrus drummed up earlier this year on nearly 3,000 fewer screens. So, when it is reporting HSM3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Max Payne&#039; Takes Box-Office Lead While &#039;Secret Life of Bees&#039; Proves to be No Secret</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/max_payne_takes_box_office_lead_while_secret_life_of_bees_proves_to_be_no_secret_20081018</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning in The Secret Life of Bees
Photo: Sidney Baldwin / Fox Searchlight


Overall I would say it is a rather successful weekend with Max Payne coming in just slightly lower than expected, Oliver Stone&#039;s W. doing as expected if not better and The Secret Life of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Body of Lies&#039; Looks to Lose to the &#039;Chihuahua&#039; as &#039;Quarantine&#039; Takes Friday #1</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/body_of_lies_looks_to_lose_to_the_chihuahua_as_quarantine_takes_friday_1_20081011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Only YOU can stop the chihuahua!


Things feel somewhat back to normal around here now as the Twilight fans seemed to have had their fun with the load of images I dropped on them yesterday and I am glad to make them happy, but it is back to business as normal and as always on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#039;s a &#039;Chihuahua&#039; Box-Office Weekend with a &#039;Religulous&#039; Surprise</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/its_a_chihuahua_box_office_weekend_with_a_religulous_surprise_20081004</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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Photo: Lionsgate / Walt Disney Pictures


Bill Maher&#039;s Religulous
got off to a strong start in New York when it was released in two theaters on Wednesday and made $6,619 per location. It has continued its momentum as it added 500 more screens on Friday and held relatively the same per/theater average with an estimated $1.1 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Eagle Eye&#039; Opens Big While &#039;Miracle at St. Anna&#039; Loses the Battle</title>
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Shia LaBeouf on the phone with his agent renegotiating all future contracts
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Shia LaBeouf is turning into a bonafide film star as his first major toplining role in Disturbia was a stand-out hit making over $80 million on a $20 million budget. He followed that up with Transformers and $319+ million, Indiana Jones and [...]]]></description>
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