Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Bruce Willis starrer A Good Day to Die Hard pulled ahead of rivals Safe Haven and holdover Identity Thief to narrowly win Presidents Day weekend with a three-day gross of $25 million. The 20th Century Fox pic now is projected to earn $30 million for the full holiday weekend, pushing its five-day domestic debut to $38.3 million …
Read More »‘Identity Thief’ Steals Box Office Crown
“Identity Thief,” starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman and directed by Seth Gordon, soared past expectations to score a $36.6 million debut, one of the top five openings of all time for an original R-rated comedy and the top opening so far of 2013. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …
Read More »Zombies Take Over Weak Weekend
Summit Entertainment’s zombie film “Warm Bodies” topped a weak Super Bowl weekend box office with a $20 million debut, while Sylvester Stallone‘s new action pic “Bullet to the Head” turned in a grim $4.5 million. Overall box office grosses were down 26 percent from last year’s Super Bowl weekend. The top 12 films of …
Read More »‘Hansel and Gretel’ Top Box Office
Paramount and MGM’s action-comedy Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters topped the weekend chart with a $19 million opening but underperformed despite star Jeremy Renner and the upcharge for a 3D ticket. The glut of films opening over the weekend kept any of them from having a fairy tale ending. The …
Read More »‘Mama’ Haunts The Box Office
In a box-office upset, new horror pic Mama easily outpaced two R-rated films packing plenty of male heat: the Mark Wahlberg–Russell Croweaction-thriller Broken City and Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s The Last Stand. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 20 are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME REVENUE REVENUE # OF LOCATIONS* LOC AVG …
Read More »‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Attacks Box Office
Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty killed the competition at the weekend box office, grossing a better-than-expected $24 million as it expanded nationwide after earning an Academy Award nomination for best picture. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 13, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE …
Read More »Texas Chainsaw Cuts Its Way To The Top Of The Box Office
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 …
Read More »‘Skyfall’ Hits Billion Dollar Box Office While ‘Hobbit’ Takes Top Spot
“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 …
Read More »The Hobbit Slams Tom Cruise
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 …
Read More »‘Skyfall’ Regains Box Office Crown
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 …
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