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Weekend Box Office — 'The Hunger Games' Continues to Eat Up the Competition

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:30:31 +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 – 'The Grey' Has a Sunny Weekend in First

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:01:23 +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 — 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol' Refuses to Be Ignored

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:00:26 +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 09:00:06 +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 00:15:31 +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 10:00:03 +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.

Movies: Have You Seen 'Arthur Christmas,' 'Hugo' and 'The Muppets'?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:05:43 +0000

While there are no new movies in wide release this weekend, you may have been too busy eating the last of your mom’s famous pumpkin pie to check out those released over the Thanksgiving holiday — so here’s another look at them. In the animated flick ‘Arthur Christmas,’ Santa Claus’ son Arthur embarks on an [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Fights Off Competitors to Stay in First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:01:08 +0000

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ continued to dominate at the box office this weekend, earning $42 million to easily retain its top spot on the charts. ‘The Muppets,’ the resurrection of the beloved franchise, came in second with a $29.5 million haul, while the singing and dancing penguins of ‘Happy Feet 2′ [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:00:16 +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.

New Movie Releases: 'Happy Feet Two,' 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:38 +0000

Whether your thing is animated penguins who sing and dance or gothic love stories involving vampires and werewolves, both of the new movies in wide release this weekend have been much hyped and hotly anticipated. In ‘Happy Feet Two,’ Mumble the dancing penguin returns, and this time he’s showing his son a move or two. [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Immortals' Fights Its Way to First Place

Shauna Wright — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:30:37 +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' Is Purr-fect

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:13 +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 05:02:43 +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: 'Dolphin Tale' Swims to the Top of the Chart

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:43 +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 [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:47 +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 14:00:24 +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: 'The Help' Stays Number One for the Third Week

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:00:19 +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.

Weekend Box Office: 'The Help' Takes Over Top Spot

Shauna Wright — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:00:41 +0000

In its second week of release, strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews propelled ‘The Help’ past ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ to take the number one spot at the box office this weekend, while ‘Apes’ moved to the number two slot.

‘The Help’ earned $20.5 million, while ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ pulled in $16.3 million.