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Article: UNIVERSAL PICTURES' 'THE BOURNE SUPREMACY' OPENS IN FIRST PLACE WITH IMPRESSIVE BOW.
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- PR Newswire
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- July 26, 2004
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures' "The Bourne Supremacy," the follow-up to the 2002 international hit "The Bourne Identity," opened in first place at the domestic box office over the weekend, earning an impressive three-day take of $52,521,865. With 3,165 playdates, the Kennedy / Marshall production took in an impressive $16,595 per screen average, besting the opening three-day gross of "The Bourne Identity" ($27,118,640) and scoring a career best opening for star Matt Damon. The muscular debut also ranks "The Bourne Supremacy" as the strongest opening ever for any franchise spy thriller entry.
"Audiences were clearly looking ...