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Weekend Box Office – 'The Hunger Games' Continues to Kill It In Sales

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Continuing its quest for world domination, ‘The Hunger Games’ earned another $21.5 million this weekend and marked its fourth straight week atop the box office charts. ‘The Three Stooges’ debuted in second place with $17.1 million, while ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ came in third by bringing in $14.8 million during its opening weekend. ‘Titanic [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'The Hunger Games' Marches On to Another First-Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:00:54 +0000

The juggernaut known as ‘The Hunger Games’ shows no signs of slowing down — it sold another $33.5 million in tickets to take the top spot at the box office for the third weekend in a row. ‘American Reunion,’ the latest in the ‘American Pie’ film franchise, came in second with a $21.4 million debut, [...]

Weekend Box Office — 'The Hunger Games' Eats the Competition Whole

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:09 +0000

You could say ‘The Hunger Games’ did well in its debut, but that would be a vast understatement — with $155 million in revenues, the film adaptation of the best-selling novel left the other movies in the dust and moved easily to the top of the charts this weekend.

Weekend Box Office – '21 Jump Street' Leaps Over the Competition

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:00:35 +0000

’21 Jump Street,’ the movie version of the 1980s television show that introduced the world to the phenomenon known as Johnny Depp, opened strong with $35 million to easily take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

Weekend Box Office – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Holds On to the Top Spot

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:50 +0000

Once again, ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ was the most popular movie at the box office this weekend, bringing in $39.1 million in its second week of release. Disney’s ‘John Carter’ made $30.6 million for second place, bumping ‘Project X’ — which sold $11.5 million in tickets — down one spot into third. Rounding out the [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Tops the Charts

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:00:26 +0000

Theodor Geisel — better known as Dr. Seuss — died more than a decade ago, but his legend lives on. Case in point? The movie ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ opened strong with $70.7 million in revenues, topping the box office charts this weekend.

Weekend Box Office — 'Act of Valor' Captivates Audiences for a First Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000

Americans’ fascination with the Navy SEALs translated to a big opening for ‘Act of Valor,’ which earned $24.7 million and first place at the box office this weekend. ‘Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds’ bowed in second with $16 million, followed by the $13.4 million brought in by ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.’ Former box office champs [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'Safe House' Proves Dangerous to the Competition

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:00:29 +0000

The Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds thriller ‘Safe House’ kept movie-goers on the edge of their seats this holiday weekend, earning $28.4 million to land at the top of the charts in its second week of release. ‘The Vow’ took in $26.6 million for the runner-up spot, barely squeaking past ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,’ which sold [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'The Vow' Keeps a Promise to Be Number One

Shauna Wright — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:38 +0000

Screen Gems

‘The Vow’ proved women do go to the movies, as the chick flick romance earned $41.7 million in its box office debut, making it the most popular movie in cineplexes this weekend.

The Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds thriller ‘Safe House’

Weekend Box Office – 'The Grey' Has a Sunny Weekend in First

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:23 +0000

Liam Neeson’s movie about being hunted by a pack of rogue wolves, ‘The Grey,’ was apparently red meat to movie-goers. It brought in $20 million in its debut to take the top spot at the box office this weekend. ‘Underworld Awakening,’ last week’s champ, raked in $12.5 million for runner-up status, with the movie adaptation [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'Contraband' Makes a Stealthy First-Place Debut

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000

Proving action movies are still box office catnip, Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Contraband‘ had a $24 million debut, making it the most popular flick at theaters this weekend. Meanwhile, the 3D relaunch of the animated musical classic ‘Beauty and Beast’ came in second with $18.4 million, and ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ held strong in third with [...]

Weekend Box Office — 'The Devil Inside' Has a Frighteningly Good Debut

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Exorcism thriller ‘The Devil Inside‘ had a $34.5 million opening this weekend, strong enough to bump ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ out of first place after two weeks at the top. The Tom Cruise action flick fell to second with $20.5 million, followed by ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,’ whose $14 million haul gave [...]

Weekend Box Office — 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol' Refuses to Be Ignored

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:26 +0000

With at least six movies opening in wide release on various days over the past week, it would’ve been easy for any film to get lost in the shuffle.

But since Tom Cruise flicks rarely fade into the background, it’s hardly a surprise that ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ brought in $26.5 million to handily beat all its competitors at the box office this weekend.

Weekend Box Office — 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' Hunts Down First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:06 +0000

Moviegoers lined up to see Robert Downey, Jr. in ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,’ giving the sleuthing sequel a $40 million showing and the top spot at the box office this weekend. Another sequel, ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,’ came in second with $23.5 million, followed by ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,’ the latest [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'New Year's Eve' Toasts a First Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:31 +0000

It took a movie with a zillion stars to do it, but ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ has finally been knocked off its perch at the top of the charts. Despite blistering reviews, ‘New Year’s Eve’ brought in $13.7 million in its debut, making it the most popular movie at the box office this weekend.

Weekend Box Office: Again with 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:03 +0000

With no new movies opening in wide-release this weekend, there was little to challenge the powerhouse known as ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1,’ which earned $16.9 million and easily kept its berth as the top-earning film for the third weekend in a row.

Weekend Box Office: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Takes a Bite Out of First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:16 +0000

In news that will likely surprise exactly no one, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ glittered and gored its way to a spectacular $139.5 million premiere this weekend, giving the latest film in the popular franchise the fifth-largest domestic opening in history.

Weekend Box Office: 'Puss In Boots' Claws Its Way to Another First Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:04 +0000

In its second week of release, ‘Puss In Boots,’ the Antonio Banderas-voiced swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, pulled in $33 million in milk money to again take the top spot at the box office this weekend. The star-studded caper ‘Tower Heist’ premiered at number two with $25 million in revenues, followed by the three-quel [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Paranormal Activity 3′ Scares Up First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:23 +0000

‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ the third installment in the horror film franchise, received a warm welcome at the box office this weekend, earning $54 million and a spot at the top of the charts in its first week of release. Hugh Jackman’s ‘Real Steel’ falls to second place, taking in $11.3 million in its third week, [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Real Steel' Knocks Out the Competition

Shauna Wright — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:07:43 +0000

A new release, the futuristic Hugh Jackman boxing tale ‘Real Steel,’ took in $27.3 million to become the top earner at the box office this weekend. Second-place finisher ‘The Ides of March,’ George Clooney’s latest acting and directing project, made far less, selling $10.4 million in tickets. The former chart-topping family-friendly flick, ‘Dolphin Tale,’ moved [...]