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Terminator Bombs But Still Tops Weak Box Office

Terminator-Dark Fate

 Terminator: Dark Fate  bombed in its domestic box office debut over the weekend with $29 million from 4,086 theaters, well behind expectations though still bowing at No. 1. Not even the return of James Cameron in the producer’s chair and original series stars Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger could spark …

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‘Joker’ Retakes Top Spot At Box Office

Joker

In a supervillain showdown, Joker edged out Maleficent: Mistress of Evil at the weekend box office. Warner Bros. is estimating a North American gross of $18.9 million for Joker, while Disney shows Maleficent at $18.5 million. It’s always possible the order could change when final weekend numbers are tallied on Monday. The top 12 films of the …

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‘Maleficent 2’ Barely Tops A Struggling Box Office

Maleficent Mistress of Evil

There was nothing magical about the domestic box office debut of the Angelina Jolie-starrer Maleficent: Mistress of Evil over the weekend. The sequel stumbled to first place with $36 million from 3,790 theaters, well behind expectations and more than 45 percent behind the $69.4 million launch of Maleficent five years ago. It also supplanted Dumbo to …

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‘Joker’ Repeats At Top Of Box Office

Joker

Joker is laughing all the way to the bank, earning an outstanding $55 million in its sophomore weekend for a 10-day domestic total of $192.7 million and a massive global haul of $543.9 million. Joker easily remained at No. 1, although MGM and United Artists Releasing’s early Halloween family pic The Addams Family came …

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‘Joker’ Has Last Laugh At Box Office

Joker

Todd Phillips’ Joker had the last laugh in its box office debut, earning a huge $93.5 million domestically from 4,374 theaters to set a new opening record for the month of October despite heightened security at cinemas across the U.S. The dark, R-rated supervillain movie starring Joaquin Phoenix as the mentally ill …

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‘Abominable’ Scales To The Top Of The Box Office

Abominable

DreamWorks Animation’s Abominable easily scaled the box office chart over the weekend with a winning $20.9 million from 4,242 theaters. The PG-rated pic chronicles the adventures of a teenager (Chloe Bennet) and her two friends (Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai) who embark on a 2,000-mile adventure across China to the majestic Himalayas …

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‘Downton Abbey’ Tops Box Office

Downton Abbey

In a surprise upset, Downton Abbey won the crowded weekend box office race with a better-than-expected $31 million from 3,079 theaters, lording over the final installment in Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rambo action franchise and a new space thriller featuring one of the world’s biggest movie stars, Brad Pitt. The top 12 films of the …

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‘It Chapter Two’ Tops Box Office For Second Week

It Chapter Two

It: Chapter Two stayed atop the chart in its second weekend with a strong $41 million, while ‘The Goldfinch’ marked one of the worst starts ever for a movie opening in more than 2,500 cinemas. It: Chapter Two, which earned $40.7 million in its sophomore outing for a domestic total …

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‘It: Chapter Two’ Terrifies Box Office

It Chapter Two

New Line’s R-rated It: Chapter Two opened to $91 million domestically in a needed win for the film industry after a brutal August. And while the sequel didn’t match the record-shattering launch of the first film, it’s still the second-best horror bow of all time and the second-biggest for the month of …

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‘Angel Has Fallen’ Repeats To Top A Slow Box Office

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen easily won the long Labor Day weekend with an estimated $15 million for the four-day holiday frame as summer 2019 came to a topsy-turvy close. Despite a record number of films crossing the $1 billion mark globally — most from Disney, whose domination continues to grow — the …

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