Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2 narrowly beat In the Heart of the Sea to stay at the top of the box office. Ron Howard’s seafaring epic starring Chris Hemsworth capsized at the box office, opening to $11 million from 3,103 theaters. The big-budget film cost roughly $100 million to make, excluding marketing costs. The top …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Beats ‘Krampus’ To Threepeat
Holiday horror-comedy Krampus outperformed expectations in its debut at the North American box office, grossing $16 million from 2,902 theaters to come in No. 2 behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, which kept the number one spot with $18.6 million. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 6, are …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Retains Top Spot At Box Office
Katniss Everdeen, a lovable dinosaur and an aging Rocky Balboa made for an appetizing feast at the Thanksgiving box office, where revenue was up sharply from last year. As expected, holdover The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 dominated overall in its second outing, earning $75.8 million for the Wednesday-Sunday holiday stretch. The …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Finale Tops Box Office
Katniss Everdeen’s last stand at the box office saw The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opening to a franchise-low $101 million in North America for a worldwide bow of $247 million. While that’s a hefty start for Lionsgate, Mockingjay 2 came in behind expectations even on a global basis. The $160 million tentpole, starring …
Read More »‘Spectre’ Stays At Top Of Box Office
Spectre and The Peanuts Movie had no trouble beating a trio of new competitors during another quiet weekend at the North American box office, while Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt’s By the Sea was marooned in its limited debut despite teaming two of the world’s biggest stars. The top 12 films of the weekend, …
Read More »‘Spectre’ Kills At Box Office
James Bond and Charlie Brown’s gang re-energized the North American box office after a dismal few weekends. Spectre launched to $73 million from 3,972 theaters, the second-biggest opening for any film in the iconic spy franchise, and one of the top showings of the year to date. Still, some had expected the …
Read More »‘The Martian’ Tops Weak Box Office
Halloween weekend saw three more adult offerings get badly burned at the North American box office, allowing Fox’s The Martian to stay happily docked at No. 1 in its fifth weekend with $11.4 million for a domestic total of $182.8 million and worldwide cume of $428.4 million. Sending more chills down Hollywood’s …
Read More »‘Martian’ Retakes Top Spot At Box Office
Four new films bombed — including offerings from Vin Diesel and Bill Murray — while Danny Boyle’s critical darling Steve Jobs hit a glitch when expanding nationwide. Instead, Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Sony’s family entry Goosebumps and Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama Bridge of Spies topped the chart. The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, …
Read More »‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up Box Office Win
Goosebumps edged past The Martian to win the crowded box office race in North America, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama Bridge of Spies and Guillermo del Toro’s troubled gothic romance Crimson Peak. Goosebumps, based on the beloved children’s book series and starring Jack Black, took in $23.5 million. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, …
Read More »‘The Martian’ Conquers The Box Office
Ridley Scott‘s 3D space epic The Martian rocketed to a $55 million opening in North America, coming in ahead of expectations and almost beating Gravity to nab the top October opening of all time, according to Sunday estimates. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, October 4, are as follows: RANK …
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