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Weekend Projections: ‘Moana’ Sets Sail with $55M 3-Day/$81M 5-Day Launch; ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Adds $45M 3-Day; ‘Allied’ ($12.5M/$17.5M); ‘Bad Santa 2’ ($5.7M/$8.6M); ‘Loving’ Debuts w/ $1.7M 3-Day

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Saturday Update: Based on official Friday estimates from the studios, our 3-day and 5-day projections for key titles can be found below. Due to technical interruptions, we will not have a complete 3-day estimate chart until the studios report on Sunday....

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Weekend Actuals: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Casts a Spell w/ $74.4M; ‘Doctor Strange’ ($17.7M) and ‘Trolls’ ($17.4M) Runners-Up; ‘Edge of Seventeen’ ($4.7M) and ‘Bleed For This’ ($2.3M) Debuts Weak

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Warner Bros.’ fantasy Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them commanded the box office this weekend with a $74.40 million debut, more than quadruple the next-closest film although lower than the debuts for any of the original Potter...

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Studio Weekend Estimates: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Magical w/ $75.0M; ‘Edge of Seventeen’ ($4.8M) & ‘Bleed For This’ ($2.3M) Weak; ‘Doctor Strange’ ($17.6M) & ‘Trolls’ ($17.5M) Still Strong

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Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them cast a spell on the box office this weekend, as the fantasy starring Eddie Redmayne debuted in first place with an estimated $75.0 million. Fantastic Beasts earned an “A” CinemaScore from an...

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Weekend Projections: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Conjures $76.5M; ‘Trolls’ ($17.5M) & ‘Doctor Strange’ ($16.8M) Runners-Up; ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ Eyes $4.9M

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Saturday Update: Official Friday estimates are listed below, followed by our weekend projections. Official studio estimates will be published on Sunday morning. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($29.7 million) Doctor Strange ($4.78 million) Trolls ($3.85 million) Arrival ($3.41 million) Almost Christmas ($1.99 million) Hacksaw...