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Lionsgate’s Texas Chainsaw 3D exceeded expectations in its debut, grossing $23 million to win the crowded domestic box-office race. The seventh installment in the slasher franchise scored one of the better openings for the first full weekend in January, a favorite landing place for horror. On the same weekend last year, The Devil …

“Skyfall,” the latest James Bond outing, reached the milestone Sunday when its worldwide tally hit $1 billion, by far the best showing of any Bond pic, not accounting for inflation. Skyfall has grossed $289.6 million domestically and $710.6 million internationally, becoming the highest grossing film in Sony’s history and the first to jump …

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held onto the box office ring this weekend. Jack Reacher, the Tom Cruise action movie, opened in the second slot to an estimated $15.6 million, doing far worse than expected while Judd Apatow’s latest comedy This Is 40 bowed in third place with $12 million. The Guilt Trip, the mother-son comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Seth …

James Bond film “Skyfall” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $11 million. “Skyfall” continues to shatter records, becoming the highest-grossing movie released by Sony with $918 million in worldwide tickets sales, beating “Spider-Man 3” ($890 million). Sony is MGM’s distribution and co-financing partner on the film. The top …

Moviegoers stuffed themselves on a diverse buffet of movies at the Thanksgiving box office, with overall revenues ringing in it at a record $290 million for the Wednesday through Sunday stretch, easily surpassing the $270.5 collected in 2009. “The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn Part II”, “Skyfall”, and “Lincoln” all drew …

Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 topped the box office this weekend with $141.3 million domestically from 4,070 theaters and $199.6 million internationally from 61 markets. It’s the franchise’s best global opening, thanks to massive international business. Meanwhile, SkyFall also set a frnachise record, becoming the best-selling Bond film of all …

James Bond pic Skyfall easily seduced the North American box office with a potent $87.8 million debut, bringing its worldwide cume to $518.6 million. The film’s four-day domestic total is $90 million, including $2.2 million earned in exclusive Thursday runs in IMAX and other large-format theaters. The top 12 films of the weekend, …

New family film Wreck-It Ralph opened to a record-breaking $49.1 million from 3,752 theaters — the top weekend debut for a Disney Animation Studios title. Wreck-It Ralph did especially well on Friday in the Northeast, where families looked for a distraction from the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Most of the 300 theaters closed early …

Ben Affleck’s “Argo” rose to No. 1 in its third weekend of play at the domestic box office as four new films, including big-budget epic “Cloud Atlas,” turned in dismal performances. “Argo” grossed $12.4 million from 2,855 theaters for a dazzling North American total of $60.8 million. The film, from …

Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 4 topped the domestic box office chart with $30.2 million, but it lagged notably behind the past two films in the hit Halloween franchise. There are signs of franchise fatigue the film’s opening was 43 percent behind Paranormal Activity 3’s $52.6 million debut a year ago and 26 percent behindParanormal Activity 2’s opening …