“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked were way off from their predecessors on opening day, which is the latest sign that audiences just aren’t lining up for run-of-the-mill sequels. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,…
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1″ pulled off a rare feat this year retaining the top spot at the box office for a third straight weekend. With $16.9 million and $247.5 million to date domestic and over $550 million…
The vampires and werewolves of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” ruled the box office for the second week in a row, taking $62.3 million over the five-day weekend. The family-friendly “The Muppets,” meanwhile, took a solid $42…
Immortals may not have been the next 300, but it was at least strong enough to claim the top spot at the box office this weekend. Jack and Jill opened lower than most major Adam Sandler movies, and only $500,000…
Brett Ratner‘s caper comedy “Tower Heist” broke into theaters with disappointing results this weekend, losing out to an exceptionally strong second-week performance from the 3D computer animated romp, “Puss in Boots.” The Universal-distributed “Tower Heist,” which teamed Ben Stiller and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Paranormal Activity 3″ didn’t just go bump in the night. It made a ton of noise at the box office with a record-setting, $54 million opening. The third film in Paramount Pictures’ low-budget fright franchise, which…
In a competitive dance-off for the domestic B.O.’s top spot, “Real Steel” and “Footloose” came within hailing distance of one another, though Disney is estimating the former pic at No. 1 with $16.3 million. Paramount’s dance redux debuted with an…
It wasn’t exactly a knockout, but DreamWorks’ robot-boxing movie “Real Steel” packed enough punch to win the domestic box office with $27.3 million. The opening at 3,440 locations for the Shawn Levy-directed film was in line with most pre-release expectations…
On strong word-of-mouth, Dolphin Tale managed to leap over Moneyball and The Lion King (in 3D) to take first place on its second weekend in theaters. 50/50 faltered but was tops among newcomers, though faith-based movie Courageous had the most…
Four newcomers, two of which opened to over $20 million, weren’t quite strong enough to unseat The Lion King (in 3D), which held the top spot for the second weekend in a row. Moneyball and Dolphin Tale had strong starts…
All three genuinely new releases this week combined to make less than the 3D re-release of The Lion King, reaffirming the Disney animated classic’s continued popularity a whole 17 years after its initial run. Drive fared best among the other…
Your Box-Office Fact of the Day: To date, Cutthroat Island is the biggest box office bomb of all time. Today, net losses with inflation adjusted, would total $146 Million dollars. Back in 1995 the movie grossed $10 million dollars on…
Contagion shot to the top of the box office, as one would expect of such a high-profile thriller, while Warrior mustered little support and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and Creature ranked among the worst openings ever. Not…
The Help stayed in charge for the third weekend in a row, remaining the saving grace of a moribund close to Summer 2011. Down only two percent from last weekend, the drama earned an estimated $14.2 million, lifting its total…
THR compiled a list of the biggest flops of 2011. Ryan Reynolds went from being the next big thing to the only guy with two major flops in the same summer. In my opinion, the performance of Cowboys & Aliens…
The Help seemed relatively unfazed by Hurricane Irene over the weekend, while the three new nationwide releases Colombiana, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Our Idiot Brother were blown away. The drama packed an estimated $14.3 million, down just…
It was a box-office bloodbath for Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night among others over the weekend. On the bright side, The Help climbed to the top spot, due to a combination of a strong hold and those weak new…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes fended off an onslaught of four new nationwide releases to top the weekend box office again. The Help won the debut dust-up, blind-siding a tepid Final Destination 5, while 30 Minutes or Less…
Paramount’s Captain America: The First Avenger is off to a great start. The latest superhero flick was able to manage a healthy $25,75 million on Friday and $21.9 million on Saturday, which means it’s headed for the best superhero debut…
EW — Hello, trifecta. After scoring the largest midnight debut and opening day, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2″ also landed the big one: best opening weekend. According to studio estimates, the PG-13 wizarding movie collected $168.6…
