‘purge: Election Year’ Sets Off Fireworks On Thursday Night, Beating ‘bfg’ & ‘tarzan’

Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline.com
Fri, 07/01/2016 - 7:45am

Universal’s/Blumhouse/Platinum Dunes threequel Purge: Election Year scored the most dough last night with $3.64M at 2,343 theaters; the biggest preview night for any Purge movie. This blew away Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s The Legend of Tarzan which made $2.55M and Disney/Walden Media’s The BFG which grossed $775K. Even though tracking has both Tarzan and The BFG with an opening in the low $30Ms, some are expecting Purge: Election Year to surprise, and to be the best…

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‘purge: Election Year’ Sets Off Fireworks On Thursday Night, Beating ‘bfg’ & ‘tarzan’

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