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“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 …

Smashing records and setting off early holiday fireworks, Seth MacFarlane’s Ted debuted to a massive $54.1 million at the domestic box office — the best showing ever for an original R-rated comedy. Steven Soderbergh‘s male striptease dramedy Magic Mike likewise overperformed in a big way, grossing $39.2 million. It’s the first time in history that two R-rated …

Brave, continuing Pixar’s unblemished record of opening its movies at No. 1, also scored the second-highest June opening for an animated pic after Pixar’s Toy Story 3 ($110.3 million). Overseas, the Disney/Pixar title debuted to $13.5 million in 10 markets. The weekend brought disappointing results for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. Costing $68 …

Cruise’s “Rock Of Ages” took a beating at the domestic box office over Father’s Day weekend, narrowly beatingAdam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” as both performed dismally in their debuts. Instead, it was holdovers “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” and “Prometheus” that continued to top the chart, staying at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively …

Family animated tentpole “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” landed at the top of the box office with a $60.4 million opening, besting the $50 million scored by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic “Prometheus”. “Prometheus” did well for an R-rated, original tentpole, and did more than expected on the strength of Scott’s fan base and …

Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman has succeeded in winning over moviegoers, topping the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $56.3 million and opening to $95.6 million worldwide. Sony’s Men in Black 3 won the weekend overseas, however, grossing a strong $79.1 million in its sophomore session for a worldwide total of $387.7 million …