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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' Saves the Box Office

Jacob Hall — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:15:11 +0000

After a series of increasingly dire weeks at the box office, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' arrived and shook things up in a major way, earning the first truly massive opening weekend of 2013 and setting the table for all kinds of Oz-related content in the near future. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is something that we'll let you judge.

Holiday Box Office Update: 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained' Start Strong

Jacob Hall — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:38:15 +0000

Who says Christmas is about staying warm by the fire and exchanging gifts with your loved ones? Everyone knows that the holidays are all about movies! A depressing musical adaptation of a Victor Hugo novel and an ultra-violent revenge fantasy may not sound like Christmas material, but the opening days of 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained' prove otherwise.

New Movie Releases — 'Ice Age: Continental Drift'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:53:23 +0000

A single new movie opens in wide-release this weekend, but with a whole cavalcade of stars, you may feel like you’re getting several flicks all rolled into one. In ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ — the latest in the popular animated film franchise — Manny, Diego, Sid, and Scrat brave the high seas and battle a [...]

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Amazing Spider-Man' Lives Up to its Title

Jacob Hall — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:10:19 +0000

With the exception of poor Katy Perry, everyone was a winner at the box office this week. Seriously. Of the top ten films, nine of them either opened well or held well, making this one of the most consistent weekends of the summer season. Filmmakers and studios: pat yourselves on the backs. You’ve earned this one.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Madagascar 3′ and 'Prometheus' Remain Supreme

Jacob Hall — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:45:30 +0000

For those of us who follow the box office, this weekend was a case of deja vu. Once again, ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted‘ headlined the top ten and once again, ‘Prometheus‘ snatched the number two spot. Both films managed to keep their momentum despite the opening of two new releases starring two of the biggest movie stars in the world. That’s good news if you’re ‘Madagascar 3′ or ‘Prometheus,’ but pretty bad news if you’re Tom Cruise or Adam Sandler.

New Movie Releases — 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'For Greater Glory'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:56:41 +0000

This weekend at the movies a beloved fairy tale gets a whole new twist, and Mexican rebels take up arms. Olé! In ‘Snow White and the Huntsman,’ the Huntsman ordered to kill Snow White winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. And in ‘For Greater Glory,’ a [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:34:54 +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' Continues to Eat Up the Competition

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:14:31 +0000

‘The Hunger Games’ once again treated the competition like dots in a Pac-Man game, swallowing them all without a trace. It earned $61.1 million and took the top spot at the weekend box office for the second week in a row.

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:20:35 +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 13:17:50 +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 14:20:26 +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 — 'The Devil Inside' Has a Frighteningly Good Debut

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:38:41 +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 — 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' Hunts Down First Place

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:57:06 +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: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Takes a Bite Out of First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:55:16 +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 15:27:04 +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: 'Puss In Boots' Is Purr-fect

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:33:13 +0000

The swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, ‘Puss In Boots,’ still has plenty of lives to spare after its weekend haul of $34 million, putting it at the top of the charts in its first week of release. Fright-flick ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ fell to second place, bringing in $18.5 million, followed by Justin Timberlake’s thriller [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Final Destination 5,' 'The Help' and More [VIDEOS]

Andy Scott — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:20:26 +0000

In what has ironically turned out to be the franchise that just won’t die, ‘Final Destination 5′ opens in theaters Friday, promising more gore, more violence and, yes, more death.

If you’re sick of the franchise, or if you just prefer something lighter, there are two comedies brand-new to choose from this weekend. One is the R-Rated ’30 Minutes or Less,’ which re-teams Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg (‘The Social Network’) with his ‘Zombieland’ director, Ruben Fleischer, in this flick about a bank robbery gone horribly wrong.

Or, if you’re feeling a bit more musically inclined, there’s always ‘Glee Live! 3-D!’, the latest incarnation from Fox’s uber-successful TV series.

'Cowboys & Aliens' and 'The Smurfs' Tie for Top Spot at Weekend Box Office

Shauna Wright — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:49:06 +0000

The Harrison Ford/Daniel Craig sci-fi vehicle ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ tied with ‘The Smurfs’ for first place at the box office, with each taking in $36.2 million in their debut weekend.

The blockbuster ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2′ dropped to fourth, earning a total of $318.4 million in the three weeks since its release, while ‘Friends with Benefits,’ ‘Horrible Bosses,’ and ‘Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon’ dropped out of the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'Cars 2′ Cruises to Victory

Andy Scott — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:41:06 +0000

As expected, Pixar’s ‘Cars 2′ easily took first place at the weekend box office, netting a healthy $68 million. That’s about $8 million higher than the original ‘Cars,’ which opened to $60.1 million in 2006. Also opening strong this weekend was the R-rated comedy ‘Bad Teacher.’ The Cameron Diaz vehicle exceeded all expectations to gross [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Super 8′

Big Jim — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:21:34 +0000

Aliens are creeping back into theaters this week with the release of J.J. Abrams' hotly anticipated 'Super 8,' about a group of kids who captures a mysterious train crash on their video cameras in 1979.

Will this be summer's next big hit? Or are audiences cool on alien-invasion movies?

Check out the trailer after the jump, then get a list of movies still playing in theaters, to help plan your weekend at the movies.