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Harry Potter got a run for its money at the box office this week, as Disney’s “Tangled” opened strong. Potter managed to hold the top spot with $50,345,000 beating “Tangled” by a little over a million dollars. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of …

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” soared to the top of the global box office in its opening weekend, earning a staggering $330.1 million dollars worldwide, encompassing $125.1 million domestically and $205 million internationally. The announcement was made jointly today by Dan Fellman, President …

“Megamind” took the box office for a second straight week, beating out the Denzel Washington action film, “Unstoppable.” The film brought in $30 million in its second week. “Unstoppable” took the second place spot with $23.5 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of …

The 3D animated comedy Megamind from DreamWorks Animation and Paramount eased executives’ minds on both lots with an estimated $47.7 million weekend opening that comfortably topped the domestic box office. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, November 7, 2010, are as follows: Rank …

Horror fans flocked to Lionsgate’s seventh and final chapter in its lucrative slasher franchise as 3D enthusiasm reversed flagging franchise interest for a full-blooded bow estimated at $24.2 million. Saw 3D boasted more than 2,100 3D locations among 2,808 total engagements, with 3D venues contributing 92% of its weekend grosses. The …

“Paranormal Activity 2” had a spooky-good weekend, topping the domestic box office with an estimated $41.5 million in the best debut ever by a horror film. The tally was better than expected for the haunted-house prequel, which beat its franchise predecessor’s bow running away. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for …

The idiots at Jackass took the weekend box office, due mainly to inflated ticket prices for 3D movies. The film took in $50 million, more than doubling the production cost of $19 million.  “Red” starring Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren took the second place spot, pulling in $22.5 million without …

“The Social Network,” the David Fincher-helmed drama about the creation of Facebook posted an estimated $23 million to top the domestic box office during the weekend. Yet the “Social” launch fell in the lower end of projections, despite showing broad demographic bandwidth. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, …

Greed is still good. Fox’s Michael Douglas starrer “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” topped the domestic box office with a good-but-not great $19 million in estimated opening coin. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 26, 2010 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor …

Ben Affleck’s bank heist drama “The Town” stole the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, beating expectations with $23.8 millions. The film beat newcomers “Easy A” and “Devil.” The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 19, 2010, were as follows: Rank …