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Weekend Box Office — 'The Hunger Games' Eats the Competition Whole

Shauna Wright — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:47:09 +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 — 'The Devil Inside' Has a Frighteningly Good Debut

Shauna Wright — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:38:41 +0000

Exorcism thriller ‘The Devil Inside‘ had a $34.5 million opening this weekend, strong enough to bump ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ out of first place after two weeks at the top.

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

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:57:06 +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.

Weekend Box Office: 'New Year's Eve' Toasts a First Place Finish

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:56:31 +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.

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:15:16 +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.

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:15:04 +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: 'Cars 2′ Cruises to Victory

Andy Scott — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:41:06 +0000

As expected, Pixar’s ‘Cars 2′ easily took first place at the weekend box office, netting a healthy $68 million. That’s about $8 million higher than the original ‘Cars,’ which opened to $60.1 million in 2006. Also opening strong this weekend was the R-rated comedy ‘Bad Teacher.’ The Cameron Diaz vehicle exceeded all expectations to gross [...]