Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More “The Social Network,” the David Fincher-helmed drama about the creation of Facebook posted an estimated $23 million to top the domestic box office during the weekend. Yet the “Social” launch fell in the lower end of projections, despite showing broad demographic bandwidth. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, …
Read More »“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Takes Box Office
Greed is still good. Fox’s Michael Douglas starrer “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” topped the domestic box office with a good-but-not great $19 million in estimated opening coin. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 26, 2010 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor …
Read More »Box Office Goes To Town
Ben Affleck’s bank heist drama “The Town” stole the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, beating expectations with $23.8 millions. The film beat newcomers “Easy A” and “Devil.” The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 19, 2010, were as follows: Rank …
Read More »Resident Evil: Afterlife Decimates Box Office
Finishing with more than four times the total of the the number two movie, “Takers” the Resident Evil franchise decimated the box office with its latest incarnation, “Afterlife.” The film took in over $27 million in what was otherwise a very slow week for the movie industry. The Top-12 grossing …
Read More »“Last Exorcism” Scares Up Box Office Victory
“The Last Exorcism” edged out crime drama “Takers” to win the box office, taking in $21.3 million and $21 million respectively. Both films crushed the rerelease of “Avatar,” which added nine minutes of footage that failed to interest moviegoers. “Avatar” took in a mere $4 million, despite being in 3D …
Read More »Old Action Heroes Never Die
With a combination of nostalgia and mind-blowing action, “The Expendables” easily topped the weekend boxoffice with an estimated $35 million. The actioner outpaced an impressive $23.7 million bow by Sony’s female-targeted Julia Roberts starrer “Eat Pray Love” in second place, while Universal’s geek-seeking “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” debuted with a …
Read More »Dumb Cops Step Up
Will Ferrel and Mark Wahlberg playing dumb cops was enough to show that 3D can’t save every movie as “The Other Guys” more than doubled the disappointing take of “Step Up 3D,” to take the top spot at the box office. “Inception,” which led the box office for the last …
Read More »Dreams Trump Schmucks
“Inception” held off newcomers “Dinner for Schmucks” and “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” to keep the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, August 1, 2010, are as follows: …
Read More »“Inception” Repeats At The Box Office
Despite high expectations and excellent reviews, “Salt” took second place at the box office, unable to unseat Leonardo DiCaprio and “Inception” from the top spot. “Inception” had a minor drop off from its opener, powering its way to a box office repeat with $43.5 million for the weekend. The Top-12 …
Read More »“Inception” Performs Like A Dream At The Box Office
Moviegoers gave “Inception” the answer to their dreams as the Christopher Nolan-helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer took in an estimated $60.4 million in opening domestic box office, finishing on the high side of early estimates. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July 11, 2010 …
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