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Weekend Box Office Report: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Wins the Day

Jacob Hall — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:49:47 +0000

Like any holiday that sees families congregating together and then desperately seeking activities where they don’t have to talk to each other for two hours, this Easter weekend saw a strong bump at the box office thanks to a few new contenders and a handful of holdovers with some surprising staying power. Film Weekend Per Screen 1 [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:00:04 +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 19:30:54 +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 16:30:31 +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 – 'Safe House' Proves Dangerous to the Competition

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:00:29 +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 18:00:38 +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 – 'Underworld Awakening' Proves Even Non-Sparkly Vampires Sell Tickets

Shauna Wright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:30:51 +0000

Looks like movie-goers’ affection for vampires isn’t just limited to those in ‘Twilight.’ Kate Beckinsale’s vampire warrioress in ‘Underworld Awakening‘ proved popular as well, earning $25.4 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend. Another new flick, ‘Red Tails,’ came in second with $19.1 million, while last week’s top movie, ‘Contraband,’ [...]

Weekend Box Office — 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol' Proves It Won't Self-Destruct

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:30:40 +0000

‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,’ the fourth movie in the popular franchise, ruled the box office with an iron hand last week. With a $31.2 million haul over the New Year’s holiday, Tom Cruise and company again reigned supreme.

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

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:35:26 +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 22:00:06 +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: 'Immortals' Fights Its Way to First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:00:37 +0000

The swords-and-sandals fantasy movie ‘Immortals’ fought off the competition to take the top spot at the box office this weekend, earning $32 million in its debut week. Adam Sandler’s dual role as male and female twins ‘Jack and Jill’ brought in $26 million for second place, while former box office champ ‘Puss In Boots’ finally [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:00:04 +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: 'Puss In Boots' Is Purr-fect

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:00:13 +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 [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:23 +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 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:00:43 +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 [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Lion King 3D' Remains King of the Jungle

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:00:47 +0000

Seventeen years after its initial box-office run, ‘The Lion King’ is again reigning supreme. The new 3D incarnation of the film, currently in a limited-engagement run, took in another $22 million to land atop the charts for the second weekend in a row. The rest of the top five is populated by the week’s new [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Lion King 3D' Roars to Number One

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:00:24 +0000

In a limited engagement in 3D, the 1994 Disney classic, ‘The Lion King,’ earned $29 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

‘Contagion,’ last week’s most popular movie, moved to second place, while Ryan Gosling’s ‘Drive’ took third in its debut week. Former box office champ ‘The Help’ came in fourth, and ‘Straw Dogs’ rounded out the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'Contagion' Takes Top Spot from 'The Help'

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:24 +0000

It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

Weekend Box Office: 'The Help' Stays Number One for the Third Week

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:19 +0000

Earning a total of $123 million at the box office in the month since its release, ‘The Help’ kept its number one spot in theaters for the third week in a row, becoming the first film to do so since last summer’s ‘Inception.’ This weekend’s new releases — ‘The Debt,’ ‘Apollo 18,’ and ‘Shark Night [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Help' Retains the Top Spot

Shauna Wright — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:00:52 +0000

In a weekend that saw many East Coast theaters closed because of Hurricane Irene, ‘The Help’ remained atop the box office for the second week in a row.

The film, based on the best-selling book of the same name, has now earned a total of $96.6 million.