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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Boldly Goes to Number One

Jacob Hall — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:23:15 +0000

When is a $70 million opening not a success? When its predecessor opened to $75 million four years ago. This is the predicament facing 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' which opened at number one at box office while being something of a disappointment.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Pain and Gain' Leads a Slow Weekend

Jacob Hall — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:51:41 +0000

Some will call this a slow weekend, but it may be better to think of it as the calm before the storm. Next week, the summer movie season begins and people are saving their pennies for 'Iron Man 3,' so it's not really surprising that this was an uneventful couple of days at the multiplex. At least the folks behind 'Pain and Gain' can be glad that their film led an otherwise quiet weekend.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oblivion' Obliterates the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:47:44 +0000

Tom Cruise and science fiction are a powerful combination. Although the opening weekend of 'Oblivion' didn't break any records big or small, it's a more than solid start for a non-franchise, non-sequel, non-reboot. That's a sad statement on the current state of Hollywood, but that's another topic for another day.

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Weekend Box Office Report: '42′ is Number One

Jacob Hall — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:51:01 +0000

Well, it looks like we have an answer to the question of whether or not audiences are interested in a historical, racially charged baseball movie. Brian Helgeland's '42' opened at the top of the box office this weekend, instantly breaking the record for biggest opening for a baseball movie. Sure, it's a minor record to break, but a record is a record.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Wins the Day

Jacob Hall — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:47 +0000

Like any holiday that sees families congregating together and then desperately seeking activities where they don't have to talk to each other for two hours, this Easter weekend saw a strong bump at the box office thanks to a few new contenders and a handful of holdovers with some surprising staying power.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen' Rise to the Top

Jacob Hall — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:41:18 +0000

You can't imagine two films more different than 'The Croods' and 'Olympus Has Fallen,' but right now the two of them sit on top of the box office chart, both temporarily linked by the fact that a bunch of people apparently wanted to see them this weekend. It's the first time in forever that two films have opened to over $30 million at the same time...but it wasn't golden for all of the new releases.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oz' Still Reigns Supreme

Jacob Hall — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:54:48 +0000

For the second week in a row, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' lived up to its title and dominated the box office. One of the newcomers managed to fare surprisingly well in the face of Sam Raimi's blockbuster...but another simply got crushed.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' Saves the Box Office

Jacob Hall — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:45:11 +0000

After a series of increasingly dire weeks at the box office, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' arrived and shook things up in a major way, earning the first truly massive opening weekend of 2013 and setting the table for all kinds of Oz-related content in the near future. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is something that we'll let you judge.

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'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Has Made Over $1 Billion at the Box Office

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:50:03 +0000

Becoming the 15th movie in history to do so, 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' passed the $1 billion mark this past week, the second in Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' films to do so. But how much further can it go?

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs

Jacob Hall — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:04:45 +0000

'Jack the Giant Slayer' may have taken the number one spot at the box office, but no one is celebrating -- it may sit at the top, but it sits at the top of one of the weakest box office weekends since, well, last weekend.

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Weekend Box Office Report: A Good Day to be 'A Good Day to Die Hard'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:27:11 +0000

In retrospect, it's easy to say "Of course the new 'Die hard' movie was going to open at number one at the box office!" but you can bet Bruce Willis and company were a little worried. After all, 'A Good Day to Die Hard' opened in the wake of the failure of 'The Last Stand,' 'Parker' and 'Bullet to the Head,' three other macho, R-rated movies starring modern action icons. However, the strength of the 'Die Hard' brand seems to have broken that trend: John McClane's fifth outing made $25 million over the weekend.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Warm Bodies' Heats Up the Box Office

Jacob Hall — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:55:38 +0000

Eventually, the popular opinion on zombies is going to shift and people are going to stop watching 'The Walking Dead' and buying zombie-themed video games, but that day is not today. People still love zombies and if the opening weekend is any indication, they love 'Warm Bodies.'

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Hansel & Gretel' Conquer the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:42:41 +0000

Make no mistake: this was a slow and bad weekend at the box office, an example of the January doldrums at their absolute worst. However, this was probably the only environment where a film titled 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' could have flourished, so at least someone is happy.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Django' and 'Les Mis' Anchor a Strong Weekend

Jacob Hall — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:56:50 +0000

Well, now we know why the box office was so incredibly light last week: everyone was waiting to see things this week! Although 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' clung to the top spot for the third week in a row, it was a very tight race, with only $4 million separating the top three films.

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Weekend Box Office Report: Bond is Back on Top

Jacob Hall — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:25:48 +0000

There's no use beating around the bush here -- this was a pretty dull weekend at the box office. There was only one new release, but it was a dump that bombed rather spectacularly and the rest of the line-up is essentially the same as last week, with only a few titles shuffling around. It's the the quiet before the storm...the storm being 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' which opens in a few days.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Killing Them Softly' Bombs, Softly

Jacob Hall — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:45:38 +0000

Anyone who follows the box office will look upon this weekend's results and feel strong pangs of deja vu. Isn't this the same thing as las week?! Pretty much, yeah. The vast majority of the top ten stayed in the same position as last weekend thanks to an incredibly weak crop of new releases, making these some of the strangest box office numbers seen in 2012.

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Weekend Box Office Report: Everyone Wins on Thanksgiving

Jacob Hall — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:00:38 +0000

Many Americans found themselves with four days off last week, ostensibly so they could go see their family and eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving from the comfort of their homes. Instead, they went to the movies. In fact, this was the biggest Thanksgiving box office of all time. Congratulations, America!

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Wreck-It Ralph' Wrecks the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:21:24 +0000

Whoever first pitched 'Wreck-It Ralph' certainly got a nice big bonus check from Disney today. A cute hook that appeals to adults and kids + positive reviews = one of the biggest openings in weeks. And hey! 'Flight' didn't do too shabby either! Wait...are this good box office numbers? Does this mean the holiday movie season has officially arrived? Yes. Yes it has.

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Looper' and 'Hotel Transylvania' Play Big

Jacob Hall — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:40:47 +0000

After a few painful weeks, it looks like the box office has finally found its legs again. The combined power of 'Hotel Transylvania' and 'Looper' announced the end of the post-Summer doldrums and the start of the true Fall movie season. Sony, who distributed both films, must be the happiest studio in town right now.

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Biggest Summer Movies of 2012: What Was a Hit and What Flopped

Mike Sampson — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:28:59 +0000

A lot of movies came out in the Summer of 2012. Some were good and some were…not so good. But one thing’s for sure: they made a lot of money. We took a look back at some of the biggest movies of the Summer of 2012 to see what worked and what didn’t. Some films won’t surprise you – you mean ‘The Avengers‘ was a big hit?… – but others – people still go see those ‘Ice Age’ movies?! – will.

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