Pixar and Disney’s critically acclaimed Toy Story 4 buzzed to the top of the North American box office chart over the weekend with $118 million, one of the biggest openings of all time for an animated movie despite coming in behind expectations. The family tentpole bowed simultaneously in numerous foreign markets for …
Read More »‘Men In Black International’ Tops Slow Box Office
Men In Black International trudged to the top of a weak box office, earning only $28.5 million in its opening weekend. Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth star in the new pic as Agent H and Agent M, respectively, who spearhead the London bureau of the agency that is charged with protecting …
Read More »‘Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Tops ‘Dark Phoenix’ To Win Box Office
The Secret Life Of Pets 2 collected $47.1 million in its opening weekend to top the domestic box office. The pic earned a middling response from critics, but managed to beat out a weakly performing Dark Phoenix, the final X-men film from 20th Century Fox. Dark Phoenix bombed with $33 million in …
Read More »‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Is King At The Box Office
Godzilla: King of the Monsters roared its way to a lackluster $49 million in its debut at the North American box office at 4,108 screens. King of the Monsters launched below the last installment in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s monster movie series: 2017’s Kong: Skull Island earned $61 million at its North American bow, …
Read More »‘John Wick Chapter 3’ Overtakes Avengers At Box Office
Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter Three — Parabellum had a huge debut weekend, earning $57.2 million stateside in 3,850 theaters, beating out Avengers: Endgame‘s $29.4 million domestic earnings. Parabellum’s larger-than-anticipated bow outperformed the opening weekends of the franchise’s first two installments — 2014’s John Wick ($14.4 million) and 2017’s John Wick: Chapter 2 ($30.4 million). The top 12 films …
Read More »‘Avengers: Endgame’ Tops ‘Detective Pikachu’ To Win Third Week At Box Office
Avengers: Endgame has retained its No. 1 position at the domestic box office for a third week in a row. The Marvel title beat newcomer Detective Pikachu, with Endgame earning $61.3 million stateside. The movie’s cumulative global box office is now $2.485 billion, with the superhero installment only second to James Cameron’s all-time earner, Avatar. …
Read More »‘Avengers: Endgame’ Passes ‘Titanic’ Globally With $2.2B
Avengers: Endgame is now the second-highest-grossing film of all time with $2.189 billion. It has surpassed James Cameron’s Titanic (1997), which earned $2.187 billion (unadjusted for inflation). Endgame achieved the remarkable feat after collecting another $145.8 million domestically and $282.2 million overseas in its second weekend. Heading into the weekend, the Avengers installment earned the highest-grossing week of …
Read More »‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Tops Slow Weekend
In another win for the horror genre, The Curse of La Llorona opened ahead of expectations at the domestic box office, scaring up $26.5 million to easily win the weekend. The movie couldn’t rescue the domestic box office from the worst Easter in 14 years as Hollywood studios held back releasing their …
Read More »‘Shazam’ Beats ‘Hellboy’ To Stay On Top Of Box Office
New Line and DC’s Shazam! easily stayed No. 1 in its second outing, earning $25.1 million from 4,306 theaters and sending rival superhero pic Hellboy up in flames. Shazam! fell a respectable 53 percent, underscoring the its appeal among kids and families. The pic’s 10-day domestic tally is $94.9 million. Overseas, it also topped the …
Read More »Lightning Strikes For ‘Shazam’ At Box Office
The kid-friendly Shazam! easily topped the weekend box office with $53.5 million from 4,217 cinemas in a second consecutive win for DC’s superhero stable following Aquaman. Including previous sneaks, the movie’s early North American total stands at $56.8 million. While it may not have broken any records in its opening, Shazam!‘s overall performance …
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