Box Office: 'Beauty and the Beast' Roars to $16.3M Thursday

Disney's live-action adaptation of its classic animated film also earned $11.5 million overseas on its opening day.

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'Beauty and the Beast' to Get Strong Start in Russia Despite Gay Controversy

Analysts say the movie could compete with opening weekend performances of the likes of 'The Jungle Book.'

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Box-Office Preview: Will 'Beauty and the Beast' Waltz to New Records?

The Disney live-action fairy tale has every shot of scoring one of the biggest March openings ever, in addition to matching or besting 'Finding Dory' in terms of the all-time best starts for a family film.

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'Beauty and the Beast' Sets New Record for Advance Ticket Sales

Disney's live-action remake of the classic animated film has become Fandango's No. 1 family film of all time in terms of presales.

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Box Office: 'Kong' Roars But Will It Be Loud Enough?

The movie opened to a better-than-expected $61 million domestically in a win for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. but will have to do monster-like business globally in order to come out OK financially.

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China Box Office: 'A Dog's Purpose' Stages Second-Weekend Upset of 'Logan'

The Amblin Entertainment family drama was boosted by local partner Alibaba Pictures and increasing pet ownership in China.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Kong: Skull Island' Scales $61M for No. 1 Finish

The reboot hopes to restore the world's most famous ape to glory but will have to do oversized business globally to recoup its production budget of at least $185 million; 'Logan' falls to No. 2 as it races past $150 million in the U.S.

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