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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Avengers' Sinks 'Battleship'

Jacob Hall — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:00:12 +0000

‘Battleship‘ was supposed to be the film that nudged ‘The Avengers‘ out of the number one spot at the box office, but instead you can just go ahead and insert your own “You sank my battleship!” joke here. ‘The Avengers’ didn’t cling to the top spot for the third week in a row, it dominated the top spot for the third week in a row, taking in another $55 million for a grand domestic total of $457 million.

Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Avengers' Destroy 'Dark Shadows'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:55:12 +0000

Poor Barnabas Collins never stood a chance. Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows‘ found itself clobbered to death over the weekend courtesy of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, who rode a perfect cocktail of hype and stellar word-of-mouth to an unprecedented second weekend. It’s no longer a question of whether or not ‘The Avengers‘ will be one of the biggest movies of all time, mainly because it already is one of the biggest movies of all time: after only nineteen days, it’s crossed the $1 billion mark. The question we should be pondering now is whether or not it will become the biggest movie of all time.

New Movie Releases – 'Dark Shadows'

Nick Romano — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:10 +0000

Limited releases aside, there’s only one movie you need to worry about seeing this weekend — Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows.’

New Movie Releases — 'The Five-Year Engagement,' 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits,' 'The Raven,' and 'Safe'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:20:44 +0000

Summer movie season is gearing up — this weekend offers no fewer than four new flicks opening in wide release. ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ looks at what happens when an engaged couple keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. The animated ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ follows a captain as he enlists [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Chimpanzee,' 'The Lucky One,' and 'Think Like a Man' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:45:50 +0000

Planning to head to the movies this weekend? You’ll have your choice of being entertained by cute animals, a sappy romance, or the perils and pitfalls of adult relationships.

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

Shauna Wright — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:55:04 +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.

New Movie Releases — 'Titanic 3D' and 'American Reunion'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:00:19 +0000

Check out this weekend’s new movie releases....a re release of a classic, and another edition of a Pop Culture Icon.

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:00:31 +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.

New Movie Releases — 'Mirror Mirror' and 'Wrath of the Titans'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:30:12 +0000

New twists on both fairytales and mythological adventures hit theaters this weekend.

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:00:35 +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.

Weekend Box Office – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Tops the Charts

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:30:26 +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.

New Movie Releases – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' and 'Project X'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:50:08 +0000

Whether you’re in the mood for the colorful stylings of Dr. Seuss or some good old-fashioned frat boy humor, the two movies being released this weekend should give you something to look forward to.

Weekend Box Office — 'Act of Valor' Captivates Audiences for a First Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:30:37 +0000

Americans’ fascination with the Navy SEALs translated to a big opening for ‘Act of Valor,’ which earned $24.7 million and first place at the box office this weekend.

New Movie Releases — 'Act of Valor,' 'Gone,' 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds' and 'Wanderlust'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:20:40 +0000

We know winter has been long and cold, so duck into a theater this weekend to shake off the doldrums — the four new flicks opening in wide release should have a little something for everyone.

Weekend Box Office – 'Safe House' Proves Dangerous to the Competition

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:58:29 +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 [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,' 'Safe House,' 'Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D' and 'The Vow'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:40 +0000

Three new movies — and one that’s not so new, but has been revamped in 3D — will be vying for your entertainment dollars in theaters this weekend. In ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,’ a teenager receives a coded distress signal from an island where no island should exist. ‘Safe House‘ stars Denzel Washington as [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'The Grey' Has a Sunny Weekend in First

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:43:23 +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.

Weekend Box Office – 'Underworld Awakening' Proves Even Non-Sparkly Vampires Sell Tickets

Shauna Wright — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:08:51 +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.

New Movie Releases — 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' 'Haywire,' 'Red Tails' and 'Underworld Awakening'

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:55:31 +0000

Now that the holidays are officially dead and buried, studios are back to releasing new films at a brisk pace — and this weekend, you’ll have your choice of four. Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks star in ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,’ in which a young boy is convinced that his father who died in [...]