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THE MARKET: “Hellboy II” goes into wide release on Friday, July 11, 2008. How much will it gross in its opening weekend as first reported by Variety on July 13? Each dollar of the share price represents millions of dollars in sales. Shares bought at $45, for example, would be worth $78 if the movie grosses $78 million. Trading closes a month before the opening, June 11, at midnight, PT.
THE LOWDOWN: Guillermo Del Toro is back for round 2 of “Hellboy.” Last time around, in 2004, the comic book flick disappointed, pulling in a paltry $23 million in its opening weekend and less than $60 million overall. This time around, they’ll be playing up Hellboy’s…sensitive side. According to Hellboy himself (Ron Perlman), his relationship with Liz (Selma Blair) “gets tested, which is a story that runs parallel to the big ‘A’ story of the film. You get to see the guy you saw in the first film, who was filled with swagger and one-liners and arrogance, you get to see him completely at sea emotionally.” Will box office goers flock to the kinder, gentler “Hellboy II”?

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