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Help Holds On To Hurricane Ravaged Box Office

‘”The Help” Kept the top spot at a hurricane weakened box office, bringing in $14.3 million. “Colombiana” and “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” debuted in the 2nd and 3rd spots pushing “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to the fourth spot. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the …

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Apes Hold On To Box Office

Twentieth Century Fox’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” stayed at No. 1 in its second weekend with $27.5 million, while DreamWorks and Participant Media’s “The Help” exceeded predictions in grossing $25.5 million for a second place finish and stellar five-day debut of $35.4 million. All was not rosy …

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‘Rise Of The Planet Of THe Apes’ Surprises Box Office

The apes have conquered the multiplex. Expected to earn around $30 million in its opening weekend, 20th Century Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes surprised the box office with a $54 million opening, easily taking the top spot. Meanwhile, the weekends other new movie, “The Change Up” continued Green Lantern …

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Box Office Spellbound By Harry Potter

With an astounding estimated worldwide box office total of more than $476 million, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” shattered multiple domestic and international box office records in a history-making opening weekend. While the film topped the previous record holder, “The Dark Knight,” in …

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Transformers Hangs On To Top Spot

Paramount’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon remained a goliath in its second weekend to become the top box office draw of 2011. Grabbing another $47 million at the U.s. box office, the robots easily stomped newcomers “Horrible Bosses” and “The Zookeeper.” The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data …

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Transformers 3 Rules The Box Office

Paramount’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon has transformed into the third best worldwide debut of all time, smashing records and grossing a whopping $372 million through Sunday. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scored the best worldwide debut of all time in grossing $394 million, followed by Spider-Man 3 at $382 million. …

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‘Cars 2’ Rides Roughshod Over Box Office

Cars 2 easily won the weekend box office race, grossing $68 million and far outpacing expectations. The Pixar sequel beat the $60.1 million debut of the original Cars, scored the fourth best opening of 2011, and delivered Pixar its 12th No. 1 opening. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, …

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Fourth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie Passes $600 Million

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides crossed the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office on Sunday, matching the industry record for speed set by the last Pirates film. Both On Stranger Tides and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End reached $600 million in only 12 days Part of the …

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