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Studio Weekend Estimates: ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ A Surprise First Place w/ $27.6M; ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ Reaches $23.0M; ‘Ouija: Origin of Evil’ Scares Up $14.0M; ‘Moonlight’ Posts Best Per-Screen Average Of 2016

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Lionsgate’s horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween surprised this weekend, turning a projected second place debut into a first place one instead with an estimated $27.60 million opening, despite opening in about 1,500 theaters less than its nearest competitor. To...

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Weekend Projections: ‘A Madea Halloween’ Scores $24.4M Debut; ‘Jack Reacher’ Sequel Eyes $23M; ‘Ouija’ Prequel Paces for $13.2M; ‘Joneses’ Soft w/ $5.75M; ‘Moonlight’ Impresses in NY/LA

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Saturday Update: Lionsgate reports this morning that Boo! A Madea Halloween debuted with an estimated $9.4 million on Friday, claiming first place on a crowded weekend. That bests the $5.75 million first day of 2013’s A Madea Christmas by 63.5 percent and sets the stage...