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NEWS & ANALYSIS BY MOVIE |
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The Phantom Menace |
| 5/17/99 |
'Phantom Menace' Forecast
Will Phantom Menace Break
Titanic's $600.8 million record? |
|
5/20/99 |
'Phantom Menace'
Opening Day: $28,542,349
Opening Day Record Shattered. |
| 5/21/99 |
'Phantom' Thursday: $12,307,918
Down 56.9% second day, two-day total:
$40.850,267. |
5/24/99
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 'Phantom' Weekend: $64,810,970
Opening weekend analysis and list of
records broken. |
| 6/2/99 |
'Phantom' Second Weekend
Two more records broken. |
|
6/7/99 |
'Phantom Menace' Third Weekend
Phantom
falls 36%. |
| 6/15/99 |
'Phantom Menace' Fourth Weekend
Spy Who Shagged Me bags $54.9 million,
Phantom falls just 22.1%. |
|
6/21/99 |
'Phantom Menace' Fifth Weekend
Big movies compliment the box office,
Phantom holds strong. |
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Attack of the Clones |
| 5/14/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' to Invade 3,161 Theaters
To be shown on 6,100 screens in U.S.; to
debut in 74 different countries. |
|
5/16/02 |
'Star Wars' Not Likely to 'Clone' 'Spider-Man's Success
Pre-Opening Weekend Analysis. |
| 5/17/02 |
In the Midnight Hour, 'Attack of the Clones' Attracts
$6-8 Million
Early Analysis. |
|
5/17/02 |
Australia Invaded by 'Clones'
Box office report. |
| 5/17/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' Thursday: $30,141,417
Third biggest opening day ever, more
records broken. |
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5/20/02 |
 'Attack of the Clones' Conquers the World with $179
Million Opening
Opening weekend analysis and audience
demographics. |
| 5/20/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' Lands $6 Million Short of Fox
Estimate
Box office analysis. |
|
5/22/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' Trails 'Phantom Menace' During
the Week
Box office analysis. |
| 5/23/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' First week: $134,869,203
Clones earns second-highest
grossing week ever. |
|
5/25/02 |
'Clones' Controls Friday with Estimated $12.8 Million
After nine days, Attack of the Clones
has soared to $154.1 million. |
| 5/26/02 |
'Clones' En Route to $62 Million Memorial Day Weekend
Tenth day box office analysis. |
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5/28/02 |
'Clones,' 'Spider-Man' Lead Record Memorial Weekend
Clones second weekend box office
analysis. |
| 5/31/02 |
'Fears' Come True: 'Clones' Could Fall to 2nd in
Post-Memorial Day Session
Pre-weekend analysis. |
|
6/1/02 |
'Sum of All Fears' Tallies First Place Finish on Friday
Attack of the Clones falls to
second place. |
| 6/3/02 |
'Sum of All Fears' Detonates in First Place, Sending
'Clones' to Second
Clones implodes, falling 56% in
its third weekend. |
|
6/7/02 |
Box
Office to Keep 'Bad Company,' While 'Ya-Ya'
Counter-Programs for Success
Weekend analysis, including fourth
weekend of Attack of the Clones. |
| 6/10/02 |
'Bad' Business for Bruckheimer's Latest as 'Sum' Stays
on Top
Weekend analysis, including fifth weekend
of Attack of the Clones. |
|
6/13/02 |
'Clones' Storms the Adjusted All Time Chart
Attack of the Clones second movie
in 2002 to break into top 100 adjusted for inflation. |
| 6/14/02 |
'Clones' Retreats From 760 Theaters
Exhibitors make room for new releases in
the marketplace. |
|
6/17/02 |
Audiences Do the 'Doo' as a New Franchise is 'Bourne'
Attack of the Clones holds up in
sixth weekend. |
| 6/24/02 |
'Minority Report' Tops 'Lilo & Stitch' in Photo Finish
Clones drops 45% and lands in
ninth place in seventh weekend. |
|
7/1/02 |
'Mr. Deeds' Goes to Town as 'Stitch' and 'Minority' Have
another Photo Finish
Clones 46-day total stands at
$286,253,833 in its eighth weekend. |
| 7/8/02 |
Same Weekend, New Record. 'Men in Black 2' Bags $87
Million Fourth of July Weekend
Attack of the Clones stays in top
12 with $2.5 million, despite losing 639 theaters. |
|
7/9/02 |
'Attack of the Clones' Eclipses 'Empire'
Clones
passes Empire Strikes Back to 14th on all time
chart. |
| 7/10/02 |
'Matrix Reloaded' 'Clones' Thursday Release
Analysis. |
|
7/15/02 |
Blessed Business for 'Perdition' as 'Men in Black II'
Hangs Onto Top Spot
Clones loses 530 theaters and
tumbles 48% in ninth weekend. |
| 11/1/02 |
Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience
For a Fan's Eyes Only
Review by Billy Reeves |
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Revenge of the
Sith |
| 5/9/05 |
Revenge of the Sith
The Emperor's New Clones
Review by Scott Holleran |
| 5/19/05 |
'Sith' Draws
$16.5M at Midnight
Revenge of the Sith
set a new record for midnight showings. |
| 5/20/05 |
'Sith' Destroys Single
Day Record
Revenge of the Sith
made history with its $50,013,859 opening day. |
| 5/21/05 |
'Sith' Snares Estimated $35M on Friday
Revenge of the Sith on track to
four-day record. |
|
5/22/05 |
Around the World Roundup
Revenge of the Sith
opens with overseas empire. |
|
5/22/05 |
 Final 'Star Wars' is Box Office 'Revenge'
Revenge of the Sith
outdid nearly every opening record with an estimated
$158.5 million four-day haul. |
|
5/30/05 |
'Star Wars' Edges Out
Critter and Convicts
Revenge of the Sith
reigned over Memorial Day weekend with an estimate $70.8
million, despite strong debuts for The Longest Yard
and Madagascar. |
|
6/5/05 |
'Cinderella Man' Pulls a
Punch, 'Madagascar' Claims Weekend Title
Sith is fastest movie to pass $300
million. |
