But, despite their large sizes, billion-dollar IPOs usually are able to score opening-day gains.
There is also disagreement as to whether early openings actually boost an opening-weekend gross.
July 17 this year will be a moment for opening-day speeches and photo ops.
Gloucester had come out looking determined to put their opening-day defeat at Exeter behind them.
"The headlines were quite predictable, " Hughes responded, following City's 2-0 opening-day victory at Blackburn.
The average age of New York's projected opening-day roster should be almost exactly 32 years old.
At Wednesday's opening-night concert nearly all the featured musicians had close ties to SFJazz.
Just two Yankees on the projected opening-day roster, Mark Teixeira and Cano, topped 20 homers last season.
He has a goal to his name too, hitting one on Shrewsbury's opening-day win over Burton last month.
Making his 10th opening-day start overall, Sabathia settled after the second to allow four runs and eight hits.
The opening-night fireworks display was described as seven times bigger than that at last year's Summer Olympics in China.
Opening-day starter Jon Niese looks poised to improve from his impressive 2012, when he compiled a 3.40 earned-run average.
Another big opening -- chief technology officer -- is a newly created position.
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Fourie is the linchpin of the Leeds side, highlighted by his man-of-the-match display in the 9-9 opening-day draw with Newcastle.
Left-handed reliever Clay Rapada, slowed by a shoulder injury, is playing catch, but his opening-day status has not been determined.
The average NFL career for players who make an opening-day roster is less than six years, according to the league.
The league is a proven developer of talent with 20 percent of players on 2012-13 NBA opening-day rosters having NBA D-League experience.
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But despite losing his opening-round clash to the night's surprise package, Coleman Barrett, Gammer says he has rediscovered his passion for boxing.
"In the private sector, we don't like this opening-up business, " he admits.
Sabathia (1-1) gave up four hits and three walks while striking out four in 114 pitches, bouncing back from a dreadful opening-day start.
But typically, Harinordoquy produced a seventh turnover for France and Scotland were left to reflect on a fourth consecutive opening-day Six Nations defeat.
Well shares in London have risen pretty strongly at the opening - so they apparently regard what Moody's is saying as old hat.
In November 2011, Mr. Bendjelloul's film not only got accepted to the Sundance Film Festival, but was chosen to be the opening-night screening.
The result gives Burnley their first opening-day victory in three seasons and Laws only his fourth win in 21 games as Clarets manager.
League One will yet again be a tough division with teams such as Leeds United, Leicester City and Pools' opening-day opponents Colchester United.
The centre has been dogged by problems since opening - six months late - in 2008 and has already been closed several times for repairs.
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He also has the added capability to brag about the fact that he was part of the live, opening-day ceremonies of Disneyland back in 1955.
They will have to be much sharper to avoid their first opening-round elimination since 2005, before they became one of the NBA's power teams again.
Tebow helped the Broncos win a lot of very fun football games, none more dramatic than that opening-round overtime playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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