“Despicable Me” took the top spot at the box office, bearing the latest Twilight movie and newcomer “Predators.” The film outpaced expectations, turning moviegoers’ ardor into a surprisingly heartfelt domestic bow estimated at $60.1 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July …
Read More »Twilight Eclipses Competition
As expected, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse took more than a bite out of the competition to win the top spot at the box office. The movie took in $69,000,000 over the weekend and $161,744,978 since its opened this past Wednesday. “The Last Airbender” managed a respectable $40.6 million to survive …
Read More »Oscar Nom Director Wanted for Breaking Dawn
According to sources at Entertainment Weekly, Summit Entertainment is looking to bring in an Oscar nominated director for the final (possible two) installment(s) of the Twilight series of films, Breaking Dawn. The three being mentioned are Gus Van Sant (Milk), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls). Kristen …
Read More »Twilight Gets Blindsided
The Sandra Bullock-toplined football drama “The Blind Side” topped the weekend boxoffice with an estimated $20.4 million third frame and $129.3 million in cumulative boxoffice. Summit Entertainment’s vampires-and-werewolves drama “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” was second with $15.7 million.
Read More »Twilight Takes Another Bite From The Box Office
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” took the top spot at the box office for a second week, with its $42.5 million weekend tally producing a remarkable $230.7 million in cumulative boxoffice through just its first 10 days in theaters. “New Moon” rung up $66 million over the Thanksgiving holiday despite …
Read More »“Twilight: New Moon” Sucks The Life Out Of The Box Office
Overcoming universally bad reviews, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opened even bigger than projected with an estimated $140.7 million in domestic grosses. That represented the third-best bow ever, after 2008’s “The Dark Knight” ($158.4 million) and 2007’s “Spider-Man 3” ($151.1 million). The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the …
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