I'm clairvoyant when it comes to CG family films.I can't predict the weather, NBA scores, traffic or my wife's emotions, but I can tell you when a major studio like Universal -- which told me Hop was only going to do around $28 million this weekend -- is sandbagging.I was foolish not to trust my instincts and put those predictions in writing -- I sheepishly went along with the studio and listed $28 mil in our Thursday predictions (see below). But I kind of knew, based the reactions of my own kids to the movie's outdoor signage over the last few weeks, that the Easter Bunny-themed Hop could very well end up over-performing at the box office this weekend.And that it did, grossing a market-leading $38.1 million, besting competitors including Source Code ($15 million) and...
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