The Secret Life of Pets

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Early Weekend Estimates: ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboots $43M Bow; ‘Secret Life of Pets’ Eyes Repeat Victory w/ $50.5M; ‘Finding Dory’ Set to Pass ‘Shrek 2’ As All-Time Animated Champ

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Saturday Report: Sony / Columbia reports this morning that director Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot took in an estimated $17.2 million on opening day Friday, including Thursday night’s $3.4 million haul. By comparison, that figure comes in 32 percent short of 22 Jump Street‘s $25.15 million...

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Early Weekend Estimates: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Pacing for Original Film Record $96M Debut; ‘Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Healthy w/ $16.5M; ‘Finding Dory’ Eyes $21M

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Saturday Report: Universal reports this morning that The Secret Life of Pets scored an awesome $38.33 million on opening day Friday, sending it past Inside Out‘s $34.27 million opening day as the highest single day gross in the history of original (non-sequel) animated films....

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CinemaCon 2015: ‘Ted 2’, ‘Trainwreck’, ‘Minions’, & ‘Jurassic World’ Score For Universal; Shyamalan Returns With ‘The Visit’; First Looks At ‘Everest’, ‘Sisters’, & ‘The Secret Life Of Pets’

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Closing out CinemaCon for 2015, Universal made the final presentation of the week by beginning with a tribute to its successful 2014 and early 2015. Most notably, Vin Diesel himself took the stage to give thanks for the massive success...