Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Fueled by older adults and strong reviews, Denis Villeneuve‘s dark crime thriller Prisoners — starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal — topped the North American box office with a solid $21.4 million opening as the industry slows down from the summer blockbusters. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, September 22, are as follows: RANK …
Read More »The Box Office Gets Insidious
James Wan‘s Insidious 2 frightened awake the sleepy fall box office with $41 million in ticket sales — the No. 2 September opening of all time, as well as one of the top debuts ever for a supernatural horror title. The sequel, fueled by younger moviegoers and released Friday the 13th, cost …
Read More »Riddick’s Return Tops The Box Office
Vin Diesel‘s Riddick topped the domestic box office as the fall season got underway, grossing a solid $18.7 million. The film was expected to open north of $20 million, but missed that estimate. The first film in the series, Pitch Black, opened to $11.6 million in February 2000, while The Chronicles of Riddick debuted to notably …
Read More »‘The Butler’ Repeats At Top Spot
Further boosting its profile, Lee Daniels’ The Butler topped the box office in its second weekend with $17 million, pushing its total to $52.3 million and becoming Daniel’s most successful film in North America. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 25, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR …
Read More »The Butler Serbes Up Box Office Win
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” took the top spot at the North American box office, taking in an estimated $25 million in a slow weekend. The Weinstein Company release, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, easily out-performed the weekend’s three other new wide releases. “Kick Ass 2” did the best of the remaining new releases, …
Read More »‘Elysium’ Wins Crowded Box Office Race
Neill Blomkamp’s “Elysium” — the latest in a string of dystopian epics — won the crowded race, even thought it opened lower than expected, taking in $30.5 million. Family friendly movies like “Planes” and “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” suffered from a glut of family product and all failed to gain traction over …
Read More »“2 Guns” Blasts Its Way To Top Box Office
Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington‘s R-rated action pic 2 Guns easily won the North American box office race with a solid $27.4 million, while Sony’s The Smurfs 2 limped to a third-place finish as Hollywood overcrowds the box office with family films. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 4, are as follows: RANK …
Read More »New Line Cinema’s “The Conjuring” Crosses $100 Million at the Domestic Box Office
One of the most talked about hits of the summer, New Line Cinema’s “The Conjuring” has surpassed $100 million at the domestic box office on only its third weekend in theatres, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. The film crossed the $100 million …
Read More »“Wolverine” Claws Its Way To The Top Of The Box Office
Hollywood’s summer tentpole strategy continued to suffer in North America with the muted debut ofThe Wolverine, but the X-Men spin-off more than made up for it overseas. The 20th Century Fox pic opened to a less than expected $55 million domestically and roughly $86.1 million internationally for a worldwide total of $141.1 million — …
Read More »‘The Conjuring’ Scares Up Box Office Win
New Line’s $20 million horror pic The Conjuring raced to a $41.5 million North American debut, while R.I.P.D. dug itself an early grave in seventh-place despite costing at least $130 million to produce. This marked Ryan Reynolds latest comic book-based bomb and the fifth major disappointment for the studios this summer. The top 12 …
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