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Twentieth Century Fox’s Riooutperformed expectations in its U.S. launch, grossing an estimated $40 million from 3,826 theaters to help break the long-running box office slump. The film doubled the take of the holder of the number two spot, Screm 4, which brought in an estimated $19.2 million. The Top-12 grossing motion …

“Hop” stayed on top of the box office for the second week, beating out “Arthur” with an estimated $21.7 million. “Arthur” grabbed second place with $12.6 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, April 10, 2011, are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor …

“Hop” was a surprise winner at the box office this weekend, far outpacing expectations pulling in $38 million to win the weekend. The easter movie hopped past “Source Code” and “Insidious,” which both had strong weekends, earning $15 million and $13.4 million respectively. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the …

Fox 2000’s sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules easily won the weekend box office race, grossing a hearty $24.4 million and delivering Fox a new franchise. Warner Bros.’ Sucker Punch wasn’t as lucky, grossing $19 million in a soft start for the femme powered action-fantasy, from directorZack Snyder. The …

Bradley Cooper starrer Limitless opened to a better-than-expected $19 million. Overall, the weekend remained weak. The other new movies — Lionsgate’s Matthew McConaughey legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer and Universal’s sci-fi comedy Paul — grossed $13.4 million and $13.2 million, respectively, not quite enough to best holdovers Rango and Battle: Los Angeles. The top 12 …

Sony’s Battle: Los Angeles topped the weekend box office with a strong $36 million opening, but Warner Bros.’ Red Riding Hood and Disney’s Mars Needs Mom weren’t so lucky. Mars Needs Moms and Red Riding Hood failed to meet expectations, limping into their first weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the …

Boosted by a great Saturday, Paramount’s quirky cartoon Rango starring the voice of Johnny Depp, opened to an estimated $38 million from 3,917 theaters. The film fought a sownward spiral at the box office  to score the top opening of 2011 for a non-holiday weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures …

The box office limped through Oscar weekend with Gnomeo & Juliet taking the top spot. In an unusual feat, Gnomeo rose to No. 1 in its third weekendwith an estimated $14.2 million bringing its total to $75.1 million. Gnomeo, made by the now-defunct Miramax and released under the Touchstone banner, fell only …

In another win for Liam Neeson and his adult fans, Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment’s action-thriller Unknown scored a surprise victory in besting Alex Pettyfer teen sci-fi adventure I Am Number Four at the President’s Day box office. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected …

“Just Go WIt It” narrowly beat Justin Bieber at the box office, as it won the weekend with approximately $31 million to Bieber’s $30.2 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, February 13, 2011 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor Name …