“Godzilla” debuted to a monstrous $93.2 million from 3,952 theaters at the domestic box office, giving the iconic giant lizard a new lease on life and delivering the second-best opening of the year. The film started strong but slowed later in the weekend as poor comments circulated. “Godzilla” was so strong on …
Read More »‘Neighbors’ Steps On Spider-Man To Win Box Office
Exceeding all expectations, their new Universal film “Neighbors” laughed its way to a $51.1 million domestic debut over Mother’s Day weekend — the No. 4 three-day opening of all time for an R-rated comedy. The film easily toppled holdover “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …
Read More »‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Swings To The Top Of The Box Office
Sony’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” kicked off the summer box office in style, earning $92 million in its debut. The superhero sequel didn’t break any records in North America but is off to a strong start around the globe, already earning nearly $370 million. The film follows the record setting “Captain America: …
Read More »‘The Other Woman’ Wins At The BoX Office
In the last weekend before the summer blockbuster season officially starts, Fox’s comedy “The Other Woman” took the top spot at the box office, laughing its way to a $24.7 million debut. Captain America 2 placed No. 2 in its fourth weekend, grossing $16 million from 3,620 locations for a domestic total of …
Read More »Captain America Holds Top Spot At Box Office
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” wins the Easter weekend race overall as it nears $600 million worldwide. While there were high hopes for “Transcendence” the film failed to deliver. “Transcendence” marks the third big-budget bomb in a row forJohnny Depp after The “Lone Ranger” and “Dark Shadows” (both of those movies opened to roughly $29 million, …
Read More »‘Noah’ Sails To The Top Of The Box Office
Noah opened to a stellar $44 million in North America from 3,562 theaters after winning over faith-based and mainstream moviegoers alike. Internationally, Noah earned $33.6 million from 21 markets for the weekend, pushing the film’s early international cume to $51 million and worldwide total to $95.1 million. Overall, the biggest player overseas this weekend …
Read More »‘Divergent’ Takes Top Spot At Box Office
Launching a new franchise for Summit and parent company Lionsgate, the dystopian sci-fi film “Divergent” scored $56 million at the North American box office, benefitting from good word of mouth among moviegoers, who gave it an A CinemaScore despite mostly withering reviews. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …
Read More »‘Mr. Peabody and Sherman’ Travels To The Top Spot At The Box Office
“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” beat “300” and the new open “Need For Speed” in its second weekend, topped the North American chart with $21.2 million from 3,951 theaters for a solid 10-day domestic total of $63.2 million for DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox. The 3D animated film took in $15.3 …
Read More »‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Conquers Box Office
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s 3D sequel “300: Rise of an Empire” topped the North American box office with a solid $45.1 million debut, easily enough to beat the $32.5 million debut of family entry “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.” The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 9, are …
Read More »‘Son of God’ Fails To Stop ‘Non-Stop’ At Box Office
Despite having the advantage of church’s across the country promoting the film and buying out entire theaters for showings, “Son of God” failed to beat action thriller “Non-Stop” to the top of the box office. “Non-Stop” topped the North American box office with a $30 million debut, marking another major win …
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