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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3′ Makes All of the Money

Jacob Hall — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:34:41 +0000

Look, we all knew that 'Iron Man 3' was going to make a whole bunch of money and open at number one at the box office and kick the summer movie season off in style. The question was never "Is 'Iron Man 3' going to make any money?", the question was always "What absolutely absurd amount is 'Iron Man 3' going to make in its opening weekend?"

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Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Avengers' Sinks 'Battleship'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:08:12 +0000

‘Battleship‘ was supposed to be the film that nudged ‘The Avengers‘ out of the number one spot at the box office, but instead you can just go ahead and insert your own “You sank my battleship!” joke here. ‘The Avengers’ didn’t cling to the top spot for the third week in a row, it dominated the top spot for the third week in a row, taking in another $55 million for a grand domestic total of $457 million.

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Weekend Box Office – '21 Jump Street' Leaps Into Lead

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:20:35 +0000

’21 Jump Street,’ the movie version of the 1980s television show that introduced the world to the phenomenon known as Johnny Depp, opened strong with $35 million to easily take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

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Weekend Box Office – 'The Vow' Number One

Shauna Wright — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:59:38 +0000

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‘The Vow’ proved women do go to the movies, as the chick flick romance earned $41.7 million in its box office debut, making it the most popular movie in cineplexes this weekend.

Weekend Box Office – 'The Grey' in First

Shauna Wright — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:43:23 +0000

Liam Neeson’s movie about being hunted by a pack of rogue wolves, ‘The Grey,’ was apparently red meat to movie-goers. It brought in $20 million in its debut to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

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