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Zombies ruled at the box office as Sony’s Resident Evil: Retribution fought its way to the top of the pack. Retribution, the fifth installment in the Resident Evil franchise starring Milla Jovovich, took in an estimated $21.1 million at 3,012 locations. The R-rated movie checked in ahead of the weekend’s other new wide Hollywood release, Disney’s 3D …

The box office took a sharp drop this week, allowing “Possession” to repeat in the top spot. While the first weekend after Labor Day is traditionally weak, this year dropped more than once. The one surprising bright spot was the Anti-Barack Obama documentary “2016: Obama’s America” brought its total to $26 million …

“The Possession,” the new horror film from director Sam Raimi,  scared up a winning weekend at the domestic box office, where it’s poised to capture one of the top Labor Day openings of all time. The film took in an estimated $17.7 million, as of Sunday. The top 12 films as of …

The action sequel ‘The Expendables 2″ took the top spot of a lackluster weekend. New films did not live up to expectations, with all of them failing to enter the top 5. The only stand out among new releases was “2016: Obama’s America,” which grossed a stellar $6.3 million as it …

A crush of new films — led by The Expendables 2 — opened on the softer side as the dog days of August gripped the North American box office. Expendables 2 easily topped the box office with $28.8 million, but came in $6 million behind The Expendables, which debuted to $34.8 million on the same …

“The Bourne Legacy,” featuring a new leading man in Jeremy Renner, easily won the domestic box-office race with a $40.3 million debut. The weekend’s other big open also turned in solid performances. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis’ R-rated comedy “The Campaign” debuted to $27.4 million, proving a guilty pleasure for voters who need a break from …

Moviegoing was down again at the domestic box office as Sony’s sci-fi action remake Total Recall opened to an underwhelming $26 million, well behind the $36.4 million earned by returning champ The Dark Knight Rises in its third weekend. The top 12 films of th weekend, according to data as of Sunday, August 5, …

The Dark Knight Rises easily won the weekend race, grossing $64.1 million for a weighty 10-day domestic cume of $289.1 million. Traffic was up notably on Saturday, helping to narrow the film’s week-over-week decline. And worldwide, the tentpole’s cume through Sunday is a stellar $537.7 million. The top 12 films as …

Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in Fox’s prehistoric toon series, didn’t exactly sizzle at the North American box office this weekend, but the movie, which saw its cast of characters head to the open seas on a melting iceberg, kept afloat with an estimated $46 million opening. The …

Marc Webb’s “Amazing Spider-Man” spun a strong enough web in its worldwide debut to ensure a new future for Sony’s marquee franchise, including a six-day domestic opening of $140 million. The film earned $65 million over the weekend to wrap up its Independence Day holiday week. While Spider-man is a …