Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The 3D sci-fi epic ‘John Carter’ hit $30.6 million in its North American debut thanks to an uptick on Saturday, while the film opened internationally to $70.6 million for a total $101.2 million. The film performed slightly better than expected, but not nearly as well as Disney hoped. ‘The Lorax” was …
Read More »“The Lorax” Dominates The Box Office
It felt like summer for the movie industry as “The Lorax” did summer blockbuster numbers in its first weekend of release. The film from Universal and Illumination Entertainment debuted to a staggering $70.7 million, marking the best opening ever for a non-sequel animated movie, edging out 2004’s “The Incredibles.” and posting phenomenol …
Read More »Navy SEALs Storm The Box Office
Relativity Media’s real-life film of Navy SEALs “Act of Valor” easily won the weekend crown with a strong $24.7 million opening. The film led another weekend of growth for the box office with revenues up more than 25 percent from the previous year, although results are still some of the lowest figures …
Read More »‘Safe House’ Squeaks Out Box Office Win
In it’s second week of release, the Denzel Washington action picture “Safe House” narrowly defeated returning films “The Vow” and “Journey 2” as well as newcomer “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” to take the top spot at the weekend box office. With $23.96 million for the weekend, “Safe House topped …
Read More »‘The Vow’ Crushes ‘Phantom Menace’ Rerelease
The box-office bounced back in a big way as the romantic drama “The Vow” opened to a blockbuster $41.7 million, followed closely by Denzel Washington–Ryan Reynolds action-thriller “Safe House” with $39.3 million. Both films vastly overperformed, driving the weekend up more than 30 percent from last year. The rerelease of “Phantom Menace” in 3D opened in …
Read More »‘Chronice’ Scores Box Office Touchdown For Super Bowl Weekend
20th Century Fox’s high school superpower movie “Chronicle” opened to a better than expected $22 million, followed closely by the horror-thriller The “Woman in Black,” which also beat expectations, bringing in $21 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, through February 5, 2012, is as follows: Rank …
Read More »“The Grey” Tops A Healthy Box Office
Liam Neeson’s latest action movie,”The Grey,” topped the box office this weekend, bringing in $20 million in its debut. The film led another good weekend at the box office, following a lackluster end of 2011. So far, 2012 revenues are running nearly 10 percent ahead of 2011 as moviegoing continues to …
Read More »The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Breaks $700 Million
The fourth installment in the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA franchise – THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 has grossed an estimated $701.3 million in global box office receipts since the film’s release on November 18, 2011. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 is on its way to becoming the highest …
Read More »Underworld 4 Tops Box Office
The 2012 box office enjoyed another strong weekend as “Underworld: Awakening” and “Red Tails” beat expectations to bring in $25.4 million and $19.1 million, respectively. This continued the box office resurgence after a weak end to 2011. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, through January 22, …
Read More »‘Contraband’ Wins Weekend Box Office
The box office is enjoying solid traffic over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with Universal’s action-thriller “Contraband” easily taking the lead. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale, “Contraband” is exepcted to gross $28.4 million for the four-day weekend, following a three-day gross of $24.1 million. This is a strong performance for January and, with …
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