Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey declined a massive 73 percent in its second outing in North America, while keeping the top spot as it raced past the $400 million mark globally, an enviable feat. Domestically, the $40 million film earned $23.2 million for a 10-day total of $130.1 million. The top 12 films …
Read More »Box Office Dominated By Fifty Shades
A Valentine’s Day jump by lonely hearts putt S&M-laced romance movie Fifty Shades of Grey on course to earn a mighty $90.7 million over the long Presidents Day holiday. The top twelve films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 15, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME REVENUE …
Read More »Spongebob Sinks Box Office Competition
Coming in ahead of industry projections, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water soaked up an estimated $56 million in its North American debut, wresting the top spot from American Sniper and easily beating newcomers Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 8, are …
Read More »Super Bowl Can’t Deflate American Sniper
American Sniper has scored another record: the biggest Super Bowl weekend gross of all time. Its estimated weekend total of $31.85 million narrowly beats out the previous record of $31.1 million held by 2008’s Hanna Montana/Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour. The top 12 films of the weekend, as …
Read More »‘American Sniper’ Crosses $200 Million To Top Box Office
Following its record-breaking first weekend in wide release, “American Sniper” has continued to fill conventional and IMAX theatres nationwide. “American Sniper” took in an estimated $64.4 million this past weekend, representing the smallest percentage drop ever for a film that opened at more than $85 million, including both three- and four-day …
Read More »‘American Sniper’ Surprises Box Office
Clint Eastwood‘s record-breaking American Sniper continues to astound at the North American box office, where it earned an estimated $90.2 million for the three-day weekend for a projected $105.2 million debut over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend — double what it was expected to do and smashing numerous records. The top 12 …
Read More »“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Surpasses $800 Million and Counting
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has crossed the $800 million mark at the worldwide box office in its fifth week in global release, now standing at more than $803 million and still climbing. The announcement was made …
Read More »Neeson Takes Box Office With Third ‘Taken’
Closing out the franchise in style, LiamNeeson‘s Taken 3 earned $40.4 million from 3,594 theaters in its North American debut, topping the box office and scoring the second-best January opening of all time, not accounting for inflation. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 11, are as follows: RANK …
Read More »The Hobbit Kicks Off The Year At The Top Of The Box Office
Led by Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, a strong slate of Christmas holdovers and new entry The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death drove revenue up more than 8 percent as the prosperous holiday season came to a close. The spike in moviegoing is welcome news for Hollywood after …
Read More »Hobbit Tops For The Holidays
Leading the holiday box office was Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Angelina Jolie’s World War II drama Unbroken and Rob Marshall’s musical Into the Woods. In its second weekend, The Hobbit once again placed No. 1, grossing $54.5 million for the four-day weekend, including $41.4 million for the three days. The New Line and MGM …
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