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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen' Rise to the Top

Jacob Hall — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:16:18 +0000

You can't imagine two films more different than 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen,' but right now the two of them sit on top of the box office chart, both temporarily linked by the fact that a bunch of people apparently wanted to see them this weekend. It's the first time in forever that two films have opened to over $30 million at the same time...but it wasn't golden for all of the new releases.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oz' Still Reigns Supreme

Jacob Hall — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:06:48 +0000

For the second week in a row, ‘Oz the Great and Powerful‘ lived up to its title and dominated the box office. One of the newcomers managed to fare surprisingly well in the face of Sam Raimi’s blockbuster…but another simply got crushed. Film Weekend Per Screen 1 Oz the Great and Powerful $42,222,000 (-46.6) $10,793 [...]

Weekend Box Office Report: 'Identity Thief' Steals $36 Million

Jacob Hall — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:50:51 +0000

Is Melissa McCarthy a movie star yet? The opening weekend of 'Identity Thief' suggests that yes, she is. After all, all of those people weren't flocking to this movie because of Jason Bateman (as delightful as he is). Anyway, all of this pretty much means that McCarthy's asking price just doubled.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Leads a Weak Weekend

Jacob Hall — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:31:51 +0000

Something went horribly wrong this weekend. Despite a few high profile new releases and the mere presence of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ this weekend’s box office was, uh…not great. What happened here? Film Weekend Per Screen 1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $36,705,000 (-56.6) $8,952 $149,858,000 2 Jack Reacher $15,600,000 $4,654 $15,600,000 3 This [...]

'The Avengers' Makes Over $600 Million; Now Third Biggest Movie of All-Time

George Roush — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:00:48 +0000

There’s no question — ‘The Avengers‘ is one of the biggest blockbuster hits to ever come out in theaters and nobody expected it to be as popular as it was. Fans went in droves and the film broke box office records left and right and it’s still going strong. How strong? How about $600 million domestic strong?

Weekend Box Office: 'Dolphin Tale' Swims to the Top of the Chart

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:55:43 +0000

It was neck-and-neck for a while, but in the end, the family-friendly ‘Dolphin Tale’ bested the Brad Pitt baseball-saga, ‘Moneyball,’ to take the top-earning spot at the box office this weekend. In the second week of release for both movies, ‘Dolphin Tale’ took in $14.2 million, while ‘Moneyball’ earned $12.5 million — but still has [...]