GALAXY TO ENTER NEW B.O. REALM
Space is the place: Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is looking at an opening weekend box office gross of between $140m and $160m, rocketing past the $94.3m the original pulled in on its opening weekend in 2014. Expect it to flip the switch for the Marvel/Disney soundtrack, currently #3 at iTunes.
GOTG2, opening on about 4,300 screens, gives the movie industry a shot at topping $5b in the May-to-Labor Day period, a benchmark that has never been topped. Deadline reports that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 already has critical and promotional steam behind it from the likes of Ford and Dairy Queen.
And the soundtrack, released digitally on 4/21, has already registered 35k in sales and has a projected 30-35k prior to its opening on Friday. The first GOTG soundtrack sold 1.75m units in 2014, and was the fifth best-selling album of the year. Parliament, Cat Stevens and The Sweet—crate-digger specials a few months ago—are ready for take-off.
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
