opening weekend
First showing days
Opening weekend is the first weekend a movie is shown in theaters, typically running Friday through Sunday.
Box office earnings during this period are closely watched as indicators of a film's commercial success: The superhero film shattered opening weekend records.
The term occasionally applies to other entertainment launches like Broadway shows or video games.
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- summer blockbusterHigh-grossing warm-season theatrical release
- premiereFirst public performance
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- ticket salesRevenue from admission purchases
debut · first showing · Friday · tickets · Hollywood · big screen · release · grossing · moviegoers · movie theater · theaters · midnight · screening · sold out · sold out shows · hype · projections · studio
- success in filmblockbusters, Oscar winners, critical acclaim, smash hits, billion dollar club
- film promotiontrailer, teaser, poster, premiere, press junket
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, ticket sales, earnings
- film releasetheatrical release, wide release, limited release, release date, premiere
opening weekendthe long run
closing night · extended run · limited engagement · wide release
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