'Mean Girls' Dominates Opening Weekend with $28M

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Paramount's latest 'Mean Girls' had a successful debut at the box office, surpassing industry projections and even outperforming the 2004 original's opening. 

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The musical has grossed approximately $28.0 million domestically over the 3-day weekend from 3,791 locations. 

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The movie musical, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., features a cast including Renee Rapp as Regina George, Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, 

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Auli’i Caravalho as Janis, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, and others.

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'Mean Girls' earned $11.65 million on its opening day, which includes $3.25 million from Thursday previews. 

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The film is now eyeing a 4-day MLK holiday opening of $32 million to $35 million.

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