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

Jacob Hall — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:47 +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' Eats the Competition Whole

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:25:09 +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 – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Tops the Charts

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:39:26 +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 – 'Chronicle' Scares Up a First-Place Win

Shauna Wright — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:54:24 +0000

The supernaturally-powered boys in ‘Chronicle‘ proved they had one more trick up their sleeves: coming in first at the box office. The film sold $22 million in tickets to take the top spot this weekend. Another creepy thriller, ‘The Woman in Black,’ earned $21 million for second place, followed by ‘The Grey,’ which brought in [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:57:06 +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: 'Immortals' Fights Its Way to First Place

Shauna Wright — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:22:37 +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 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:27:04 +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 [...]