In a surprise upset, Downton Abbey won the crowded weekend box office race with a better-than-expected $31 million from 3,079 theaters, lording over the final installment in Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rambo action franchise and a new space thriller featuring one of the world’s biggest movie stars, Brad Pitt. The top 12 films of the …
Read More »‘Focus’ Tops Weak Box Office
Focus won the North American box office race with $19.1 million, marking one of the lowest openings of actor Will Smith’s career. The Warner Bros. movie did topple Fifty Shades of Grey, which had placed No. 1 for two consecutive weekends. Kingsman: The Secret Service pulled ahead of Fifty Shades for the first time. The top 12 …
Read More »“The American” Takes Labor Day Weekend
George Clooney’s “The American” pulled ahead of “Machete” as the No. 1 movie in America, according to Sunday box office estimates. The Focus Features film earned $12.9 million, while Sony Screen Gems’ “Takers” — which led the box office last weekend — came in No. 2 with $11.4 million. The Top-12 …
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