Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Tim Burton’s kid-friendly fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children opened to $28.5 million from 3,522 theaters at the North American box office over the weekend, blowing past Pete Berg’s oil rig disaster pic Deepwater Horizon and easily landing at No. 1. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Deepwater Horizon placed No. 2 with $20.6 million from 3,259 cinemas. …
Read More »‘Magnificent Seven’ Gallops to No. 1
The Magnificent Seven galloped to a domestic debut of $35 million from 3,674 theaters, placing No. 1 in North America and corralling one of the top openings of all time for a Western, not accounting for inflation. The remake benefited from a star-studded cast led by Denzel Washington and solid reviews. The …
Read More »‘Sully’ Remains On Top Of The Box Office
Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow’s biographical drama Sully continued to fly high in its second weekend at the U.S. box office, while moviegoers grounded new offerings Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby, both of which came in well behind predictions with $9.7 million and $8.2 million, respectively. Oliver Stone’s Snowden, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as infamous NSA …
Read More »“Sully” Flies To The Top Of The Box Office
Clint Eastwood’s Sully launched over the weekend to a heroic $35.5 million from 3,525 theaters at the North American box office for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures, the top takeoff ever for an adult drama opening in September. Sully, which also boasted the top debut for the first weekend following Labor Day, …
Read More »‘Don’t Breathe’ Terrorizes Box Office
Don’t Breathe scared away the dog days of August at the North American box office, opening to $26.1 million from 3,501 theaters, well ahead of expectations and easily placing No. 1. The movie, from Sony’s Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films, is sure to be profitable for the studio, considering it …
Read More »“Ben Hur” Bombs At Box Office
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 …
Read More »“Suicide Squad” Takes Second Week At Box Office
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 …
Read More »Fans Step Out For “Suicide Squad”
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 …
Read More »“Jason Bourne” Wins Big At Box Office
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 …
Read More »‘Secret Life Of Pets’ Runs Rampant At Box Office
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 …
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