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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 — …

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 …

Despicable Me 2 and Adam Sandler‘s ensemble comedy Grown Ups 2 beat Guillermo del Toro‘s Pacific Rim when it failed to do the expected monster business posing a potential financial loss for Thomas Tull‘s Legendary Pictures. The top 12 films of the weekend are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME REVENUE REVENUE # OF LOCATIONS* LOC …

“Despicable Me 2” dazzled the box office, posting a five-day debut of $142.1 million — one of the best showings of all time for an animated film and just ahead of what “Toy Story 3” earned in its first five days. The 3D animated family film fueled one of the best July Fourth …

Despite a strong performance by  Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock‘s “The Heat,” “Monsters University” remained at the top of the box office. Both films crushed Channing Tatumand Jamie Foxx‘s big-budget tentpole “White House Down.” The Pixar film brought in another $48 million over the weekend to keep the top spot. The top 12 films of the …

Disney and Pixar’s “Monsters University” opened to $82 million, beating Brad Pitt and ‘”World War Z” by almost $20 million. Despite “World War Z” substantially outperforming expectations, it was not enough to take the number one spot from “Monsters, Inc.” sequel  which was the No. 2 Pixar opening of all time after Toy …

After three decades, Warner Bros. has successfully resurrected its Superman franchise with Zack Snyder‘s darker, more violent take on the marquee superhero. Man of Steel, directed by Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan, debuted to $113.1 million over Father’s Day weekend in North America and to $71.6 million from 24 markets overseas for …