Paramount’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon has transformed into the third best worldwide debut of all time, smashing records and grossing a whopping $372 million through Sunday. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scored the best worldwide debut of all time in grossing $394 million, followed by Spider-Man 3 at $382 million. …
Read More »‘Cars 2’ Rides Roughshod Over Box Office
Cars 2 easily won the weekend box office race, grossing $68 million and far outpacing expectations. The Pixar sequel beat the $60.1 million debut of the original Cars, scored the fourth best opening of 2011, and delivered Pixar its 12th No. 1 opening. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, …
Read More »‘Super 8’ Leads Lackluster Weekend
J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 opened to $37 million at the domestic box office to take the top spot dueing a weekend that saw a major drop in box office receipts. After huge weekends from ‘Hangover 2’ and ‘X-men: First Class” only a last minute marketing push by Paramount allowed ‘Super 8’ …
Read More »Fourth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie Passes $600 Million
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides crossed the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office on Sunday, matching the industry record for speed set by the last Pirates film. Both On Stranger Tides and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End reached $600 million in only 12 days Part of the …
Read More »Box Office Gets A Memorial Day Hangover
“The Hangover 2” blew away the competition at the box office over the Memorial Day weekend. The sequel to the highest grossing R-rated comedy brought in $86.4 million over the weekend, bringing its total since release on Wednesday to $118 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per …
Read More »Pirates Conquer The Box Office
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” dominated the box office in its first week, bringing in an estimated $90.1 million. “Thor,” which held the spot for the previous two weeks, dropped to third thanks to a stronger than expected performance by “Bridesmaids,” which held on to the number 2 …
Read More »‘Thor’ Thunders Past Competition For Second Week
The box office had a strong weekend, with both “Bridesmaids” and “Priest” outperforming expectations. “Bridesmaids” brought in $24.4 million to take second place while “Priest” earned $14.5 million taking the number four spot. Neither of these strong performers could catch “Thor,” which repeated at the top spot. “Thor” earned $34.5 …
Read More »‘Thor’ Unleashes A Thunderstorm at Box Office
Marvel’s ‘Thor’ blew away the box office, doubling the receipts of its nearest competitor, ‘Fast Five.’ ‘Thor’ launched a new franchise, bringing in $66 million. ‘Fast Five’ held onto second place in its sophomore weekend, with a weekend take of $32.5 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, …
Read More »“Fast Five” Outpaces The Box Office
The fifth installment in Universal’s “The Fast and The Furious” franchise showed why the film series is still going strong. “Fast Five” raced to an $83.6 million opening at the domestic box office, following up an international gross of $45.3 million for the weekend, bringing its international total to $165 million. …
Read More »‘Rio’ Becomes Best performing Movie Year-To-Date
“Rio” has become the top grossing 2011 release, ending Easter weekend with a new worldwide cume of $286 million. That easily bests Paramount’s Rango, which has earned just under $240 million globally. Rio topped the box office chart for the weekend in a big win for Fox. The 3D cartoon grossed an …
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