Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The Avengers is off to a rocking start at the international box office, scoring the second-highest opening of all time in Australia behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. The Marvel Studios and Disney tentpole grossed $6 million, compared to $7 million for Deathly Hallows Part 2. Additionally, Avengers …
Read More »‘Think Like A Man’ Halts ‘Hunger Games’
Ensemble comedy “Think Like a Man” scored one of the best openings in recent memory for an African-American themed film in debuting to $33 million, and continues Screen Gems’ winning streak at the box office. The film also halted “Hunger Games” winning streak. The film fell to third behind romance film …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Continues Record Run
“Hunger Games” grossed $21.5 million, becoming the first film since James Cameron’s “Avatar” to place at No. 1 for four consecutive weekends, putting its total gross at $337.1 million. It has earned $531.1 globally. The record run kept it in front of second place “The Three Stooges,” which brought in a respectable $17.1 …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Sinks ‘Titanic’ Rerelease
Moviegoers continue to feast on Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, which easily topped the domestic box office in its third weekend, falling a narrow 43 percent to $33.5 million for a cume of $302.8 million. The pic jumped the $300 million mark in only 17 days, the fastest for any non-summer …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Crushes The Box Ofice
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games opened to an astounding $155 million at the domestic box office, the third-best debut of all time and the best for any film opening outside of summer. Hunger Games — the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’best-selling young-adult novel starring Jennifer Lawrence,Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth — also reeled in the biggest opening for a non sequel. …
Read More »Parody of Cult Hit 21 Jump Street Tops Box Office
Sony and MGM’s R-rated comedy version of the cult hit 21 Jump Street opening to a $35 million at the domestic box office. Starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, the buddy comedy take on the classic TV series nabbed the top spot of a relatively weak box office weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures …
Read More »‘John Carter’ Falls To ‘The Lorax’
The 3D sci-fi epic ‘John Carter’ hit $30.6 million in its North American debut thanks to an uptick on Saturday, while the film opened internationally to $70.6 million for a total $101.2 million. The film performed slightly better than expected, but not nearly as well as Disney hoped. ‘The Lorax” was …
Read More »“The Lorax” Dominates The Box Office
It felt like summer for the movie industry as “The Lorax” did summer blockbuster numbers in its first weekend of release. The film from Universal and Illumination Entertainment debuted to a staggering $70.7 million, marking the best opening ever for a non-sequel animated movie, edging out 2004’s “The Incredibles.” and posting phenomenol …
Read More »Navy SEALs Storm The Box Office
Relativity Media’s real-life film of Navy SEALs “Act of Valor” easily won the weekend crown with a strong $24.7 million opening. The film led another weekend of growth for the box office with revenues up more than 25 percent from the previous year, although results are still some of the lowest figures …
Read More »‘Safe House’ Squeaks Out Box Office Win
In it’s second week of release, the Denzel Washington action picture “Safe House” narrowly defeated returning films “The Vow” and “Journey 2” as well as newcomer “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” to take the top spot at the weekend box office. With $23.96 million for the weekend, “Safe House topped …
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