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Kevin Hart and Ice Cube buddy cop comedy “Ride Along” is turning in the best performance of all-time for the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The film ended Sunday with a three-day gross of $41.2 million and is expected to hit $48 million or more for the four-days. The top 12 films of …

Winning over the minds and hearts of moviegoers in America’s heartland, Peter Berg‘s Navy SEALsdrama “Lone Survivor” opened to a huge $38.5 million in North America, far more than expected and the best showing of any post-9/11 war film. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 12, are as …

“Frozen” continued its remarkable ride at the box office on the first weekend of 2014, topping the chart in North America with $20.7 million and skating past the $600 million mark worldwide. The family tentpole, released at Thanksgiving, took in $52.5 million overseas from 49 markets for a world total of …

Dominating the post-holiday weekend were a trio of all-audience offerings: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Frozen” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” The three holdovers beat out six new films opening nationwide on Christmas Day. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues its climb up the worldwide box office, crossing $500 …

Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” remained at No. 1 in its second weekend, holding off  “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” despite a year-long promotional effort spotlighting Will Ferrel as main character Ron Burgundy.  “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has surpassed $300 million at the worldwide box office after seven …

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug roared to a strong $73.7 million in its domestic debut to take its place atop the weekend’s box-office mountain. Disney’s Frozen,now in its third week, took in $22.2 million to take the No. 2 spot for the weekend ahead of A Madea Christmas’ $16.16 million debut. The top 12 films …

Disney’s Frozen climbed to No. 1 in its second weekend with $31.6 million from 3,742 theaters, toppling The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from the top spot. Overseas, the 3D animated pic took in a strong $30.6 million from 23 markets for a stellar worldwide total of $190.2 million. Catching Fire is still a powerful player globally, …

Thanks to a pair of shrewd female heroines, Hollywood enjoyed its most prosperous Thanksgiving on record as holdover The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and new animated tentpole Frozen turned in ferocious performances, each earning more than any previous holiday title. Catching Fire grossed $110.2 million from 4,163 theaters over the five-day holiday (Wednesday-Sunday), becoming the top Thanksgiving …

Moviegoers propelled Lionsgate’s sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to a $307.7 million global opening, easily outpacing the first film’s $211.8 million debut in March 2012. Catching Fire scored the top November opening of all time with $161.1 million, slaying the record set by fellow YA film adaptation The Twilight Saga: New Moon($142.8) and marking the …

Marvel Studios and Disney’s Thor: The Dark World thundered its way to a $86.1 million domestic launch as it continued its global assault, finishing the weekend with a sizeable $327 million in worldwide ticket sales. That’s an impressive start considering the first Thor, which debuted to $65.7 million domestically in May 2011, grossed $449.3 …