Tag: The Purge: Election Year
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‘First Purge’ Scares Up $2.5 Million in Tuesday Night Preview Showings
Universal’s “The First Purge” has opened with a solid $2.5 million at 2,350 North American locations on Tuesday night.“The First Purge,” Blumhouse’s fourth installment in the horror franchise, expands to 3,031 theaters on Independence Day with forecasts for a $25 million launch in its first five days. It has a two-day head start on Disney-Marvel’s…
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The Makers of ‘The Purge’ and TV’s ‘The Leftovers’ Team Up for a Political Action Thriller
Political thrillers aren’t an easy sell at the box office anymore, unless they have an extreme premise. The Purge and its sequels (including The Purge: Election Year, above) and upcoming prequel are successful because they’re so over the top. Get Out was a huge hit because it mashed up genres for an original story dealing…