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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Oblivion' Obliterates the Competition

Jacob Hall — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:35:44 +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.

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

Jacob Hall — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:12 +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.

Weekend Box Office – 'Safe House' Proves Dangerous to the Competition

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:30:29 +0000

The Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds thriller ‘Safe House’ kept movie-goers on the edge of their seats this holiday weekend, earning $28.4 million to land at the top of the charts in its second week of release. ‘The Vow’ took in $26.6 million for the runner-up spot, barely squeaking past ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,’ which sold [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'Chronicle' Scares Up a First-Place Win

Shauna Wright — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:30:24 +0000

The supernaturally-powered boys in ‘Chronicle‘ proved they had one more trick up their sleeves: coming in first at the box office. The film sold $22 million in tickets to take the top spot this weekend. Another creepy thriller, ‘The Woman in Black,’ earned $21 million for second place, followed by ‘The Grey,’ which brought in [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Lion King 3D' Roars to Number One

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:27:24 +0000

In a limited engagement in 3D, the 1994 Disney classic, ‘The Lion King,’ earned $29 million to take the top spot at the box office this weekend.

‘Contagion,’ last week’s most popular movie, moved to second place, while Ryan Gosling’s ‘Drive’ took third in its debut week. Former box office champ ‘The Help’ came in fourth, and ‘Straw Dogs’ rounded out the top five.