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UPDATED WITH MORE ANALYSIS: Warner Bros’

, not surprisingly, came out on top at the New Year’s Day domestic box office. It is leading No. 2

by comfortable margins, placing it easily in reach of $200M today. 

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Estimates so far point to a New Year’s Day total on par with January 1, 2014, when

dominated the top 10. Final tallies won’t be available until after the weekend, but some insiders are showing New Year’s Day up 3.8% from last year: The top 10 in 2014 grossed $48.2M, while yesterday’s initial total came in at $46.2M but that is expected to be adjusted upward.

came on strong yesterday, estimated to have taken in more than $8.1M after nabbing $5.3M on New Year’s Eve and overtaking Universal’s

was propelled by strong matinees, which likely gave it an edge over the PG-13 biopic. It is on course to gross $28M-$30M over the four-day weekend.

into the woods was utter garbage who comes up with this junk?!?!

Both Brad and Angie\'s films are doing well, Unbroken is expected to do very well this weekend,...

, meanwhile, grossed $6.92M on New Year’s Day, bringing its two-week total to $69.443M.

, grossed $7.61M in 2,814 theaters on New Year’s Day 2013. It had cumed $80.57M by that point following its Christmas Day bow, and that Universal film went on to cume $148.8M domestically.

$9.45M New Year’s Day 2013 in 4,100 theaters) and 

 ($7.792M New Year’s Day 2014, 3,928 theaters). Peter Jackson’s

titles overall, and that is true on the franchises’ January 1 grosses too. The

grossed $12.78M in 3,703 theaters on January 1, 2004 ($262.23M cume by that point following its mid-December bow);

grossed just more than $11M on January 1, 2003 in 3,622 theaters ($229.63M cume by that time after its December 18 release); and

took in $10.248M from 3,359 locations on January 1, 2002. It had cumed $174.119M by then after opening December 19, 2001.

. Industry expectations are eyeing a $9M-$11M weekend for the horror-thriller sequel. The company had acquired the title for only $1M and will go wide into 2,602 North American theaters today.

grossed $230K in sneaks, taking in $8.3M its first day and $20.9M for the pic’s first full weekend. Relativity’s

grossed $475K in sneaks last April, grossing $5M its first full day and landing at $12M its opening weekend.

is estimated by industry sources to have come in at $4.23M in 3,197 theaters. If that latter figure holds when final numbers come in, that compares to its $4.6M gross on Christmas Day, which would suggest the picture is showing legs.

did comparatively better in its Christmas vs. New Year’s totals. The feature grossed $2.89M yesterday in 2,793 theaters. That compares to a $2.685M gross in the same number of locations December 25. The number is actually slightly higher than

 also held firm in 747 theaters. It grossed $2.76M Thursday vs. its $3.07M Christmas Day showing in which it added more than 700 theaters.

came in at over $2.38M Thursday. The Mark Wahlberg-starrer is proving weaker than the actor’s December 2010 roll-out of

, which grossed $4.423M on January 1, 2011 in 2,534 theaters despite having been in release more than two weeks longer at that point than

re-joined the top 10 on Thursday, grossing $1.877M in 2,065 theaters. Since opening in early November, it has cumed $206.5M.

is estimated to have grossed $309K in its expanded 580 locations Thursday, giving it a one-day $533 per-theater average according to industry estimates. The studio said last week that the title had cumed $15M via its digital platforms. Its theatrical total is estimated to stand at more than $3.8M after yesterday’s haul.

continues its robust showing at four New York and L.A. locations. It grossed $223K for a solid $55,770 PTA. The Clint Eastwood-directed title scored a $240K gross in four theaters on Christmas Day, giving it a $60K-plus PTA — the largest December 25 limited release under 10 screens ever.

(WB), 3,875 theaters /$9.33M Thurs./ Total cume: $198.857M/ Wk 3

(DIS), 2,507 theaters / $8.109M Thurs. / Total cume:$72,188,000M / Wk 2

(UNI), 3,131 theaters / $6.92MM Thurs. / Total cume: $69.443M / Wk 2

(FOX), 3,914 theaters / $5,925M Thurs. / Total cume: $75,275,652 / Wk 2

(Sony), 3,197 theaters / $4.236M Thurs.* / Total cume: $61.196M / Wk 2

(LGF),2,793 theaters / $2.89M Thurs./ Total cume: $316.17M/ Wk 6

(TWC), 747 theaters / $2.762M Thurs. / Total cume: $22,697,228 / Wk 5

(Par), 2,478 theaters / $2.388M Thurs. / Total cume: $21.266M / Wk 2

(DIS), 2,065 theaters / $1.877M Thurs. / Total cume: $206,457,000

(FOX), 3,002 theaters / $1.8M Thurs. / Total cume: $57,524,102/ Wk 3

(FSL), 1,285 theaters / $1,575M Thurs. / Total cume: $21,314,471 / Wk 4

(TWC), 1,307 theaters / $987K Thurs./ $755 screen average / Total cume: $7,313,981 / Wk 2

(Sony), 580 theaters / $309K Thurs.* / $533 screen average / Total cume: $3.814M / Wk 2

(Par), 22 theaters / $231K Thurs. / $10,500 screen average / Total cume: $1.435M / Wk 2

(WB), 4 theaters / $223K Thurs. / $55,770 screen average/ Total cume: $1.211M/ Wk 2

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