Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More “Hop” was a surprise winner at the box office this weekend, far outpacing expectations pulling in $38 million to win the weekend. The easter movie hopped past “Source Code” and “Insidious,” which both had strong weekends, earning $15 million and $13.4 million respectively. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the …
Read More »Wimpy Kid Performs Strong At Box Office
Fox 2000’s sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules easily won the weekend box office race, grossing a hearty $24.4 million and delivering Fox a new franchise. Warner Bros.’ Sucker Punch wasn’t as lucky, grossing $19 million in a soft start for the femme powered action-fantasy, from directorZack Snyder. The …
Read More »“Limitless” Wins Weekend Box Office
Bradley Cooper starrer Limitless opened to a better-than-expected $19 million. Overall, the weekend remained weak. The other new movies — Lionsgate’s Matthew McConaughey legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer and Universal’s sci-fi comedy Paul — grossed $13.4 million and $13.2 million, respectively, not quite enough to best holdovers Rango and Battle: Los Angeles. The top 12 …
Read More »Battle: Los Angeles Wins Box Office
Sony’s Battle: Los Angeles topped the weekend box office with a strong $36 million opening, but Warner Bros.’ Red Riding Hood and Disney’s Mars Needs Mom weren’t so lucky. Mars Needs Moms and Red Riding Hood failed to meet expectations, limping into their first weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the …
Read More »“Rango” Rustles Up Weekend Win
Boosted by a great Saturday, Paramount’s quirky cartoon Rango starring the voice of Johnny Depp, opened to an estimated $38 million from 3,917 theaters. The film fought a sownward spiral at the box office to score the top opening of 2011 for a non-holiday weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures …
Read More »‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ Sends ‘Hall Pass’ Packing
The box office limped through Oscar weekend with Gnomeo & Juliet taking the top spot. In an unusual feat, Gnomeo rose to No. 1 in its third weekendwith an estimated $14.2 million bringing its total to $75.1 million. Gnomeo, made by the now-defunct Miramax and released under the Touchstone banner, fell only …
Read More »‘Unknown’ Bests ‘I Am Number Four’ on Sluggish Holiday Weekend
In another win for Liam Neeson and his adult fans, Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment’s action-thriller Unknown scored a surprise victory in besting Alex Pettyfer teen sci-fi adventure I Am Number Four at the President’s Day box office. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected …
Read More »Sandler Beats Bieber Ay Box Office
“Just Go WIt It” narrowly beat Justin Bieber at the box office, as it won the weekend with approximately $31 million to Bieber’s $30.2 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, February 13, 2011 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor Name …
Read More »“The Roommate” Scares Up A Box Office Win
Thriller The Roommate topped a slow weekend box office grossing an estimated $15.6 million, easily beating THe James Cameron’s 3D cave adventure, Sanctum. T The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, February 6, 2011 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor Name Weekend Revenue …
Read More »Box Office Possessed By ‘The Rite’
New Line/Warner Bros.’ Anthony Hopkins exorcism fil “The Rite” opened on the lower end of expectations, but still won the weekend box office race with an estimated gross of $15 million from 2,985 locations. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, January 30, 2011 are …
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