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Ben-Hur was shut out of the box-office chariot race this weekend, debuting to a mere $11.4 million from 3,804 theaters despite a hefty production of nearly $100 million and getting beat by a pair of smaller new films, War Dogs and Kubo and the Two Strings. Ben-Hur narrowly beat holdover Pete’s Dragon to place No. 5. The top …

Suicide Squad falls steeply in its sophomore outing even as it stays No. 1 in its second outing, but the true hero of the late summer box-office barbeque was Sausage Party, which came in ahead of predictions to score the best opening for an R-rated comedy in at least a …

Suicide Squad may have opened to an August-best $135.1 million at the North American box office, but bad reviews and so-so audience reaction are already taking their toll. After pulling in an impressive $65.1 million on Friday, it looked like the Warner Bros.’ tentpole, playing in 4,255 theaters, would debut to $145 …

Matt Damon’s decision to return to the big screen as a mysterious CIA agent trying to regain his memory has paid off. Universal’s Jason Bourne topped the North American box office with a strong $60 million from 4,026 theaters, one of the best showings of summer to date and one of the few …

Illumination Entertainment and Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets debuted to a bigger-than-expected $103.2 million from 4,370 theaters at the North American box office — delivering Chris Meledandri’s Illumination its first new franchise after Despicable Me/Minions and eclipsing Pixar’s Inside Out ($90.4 million) to score the best start ever for an original animated property, not accounting …

Independence Day: Resurgence failed to ignite big fireworks at the North American office over the weekend, where it came in behind expectations with an estimated $41.6 million from 4,068 theaters. The long-awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster will need to do sizeable business overseas to land in the black for Fox. …

In a relatively weak box office weekend, James Wan’s sequel to 2013’s record-breaking supernatural thriller summoned up $90.350 million at the worldwide box office, making The Conjuring 2 #1 in its opening weekend in North America and expecting to be #1 internationally, outside of China. New Line and Warner Bros.’ spooky The …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows easily won the North American box-office race over the weekend even as it became the latest Hollywood sequel to come in well behind its predecessor. The film topped the chart with $35.3 million, more than 46 percent behind the 2014 reboot. In August of …

Angry Birds has officially flown the coop from popular mobile game to full-fledged movie stardom. Sony and Rovio’s animated film took to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with a strong debut of $39 million, while this crowded weekend’s other new releases — comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and detective …

Disney easily dominated the weekend box-office chart between Captain America: Civil War — which declined a respectable 59 percent in its second weekend to $72.6 million domestically — and The Jungle Book. Better yet, Civil War raced to $941 million worldwide, while Jungle Bookcrossed the $800 million mark globally. The top 12 movies of the weekend, …