Box Office

The Super-Awesome, Astoundingly Mathematical Weekend Box Office Prediction for Twilight Saga: New Moon!

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Based on my top-secret, patented box office estimation formula, I hereby state that Twilight Saga: New Moon will gross $81 million over its first three days. No... wait, it will actually gross $91 million!

Doom Sells, But Who's Buying?

Tina Dupuy | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Tina Dupuy

My mother, who has spent the past 35 years convinced the world could end at any minute, has maintained a perfect credit score. Lesson here for doomers: Don't ever sell short the short sell.

'2012' Breaks A Global Total Record With Weekend Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled...

'This Is It' Tops $100M Worldwide

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Michael Jackson's This Is It" danced to the head of the box office, debuting with $23.2 million domestically in its first weekend...

Where The Wild Things Are Wins Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's belo...

Woody Harrelson's 'Zombieland' CRUSHES Drew Barrymore

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The living dead led the weekend box office as Woody Harrelson's horror comedy "Zombieland" debuted at No. 1 with $24.7 million. A...

Moore's 'Capitalism' Opens Strong, 'Meatballs' Stays #1

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Movie fans lined up for a second helping of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at th...

'Chance of Meatballs' Crushes Jennifer Aniston

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


The forecast was bright at the box-office for "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," which earned $30.1 million to lead this weekend's films. Sony's 3-...

Tyler Perry Crushes Box Office Competition, Beckinsale Disappoints

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Being bad is good for Tyler Perry, whose latest movie, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," opened at the top of the box office this week...

Sandra Bullock Fails To Unseat "Final Destination"

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Fear has trumped romance at the box office over Labor Day weekend. The Warner Bros. fright flick "The Final Destination" remained...

The Final Destination 3D Defeats Halloween II in the Year's Dumbest Showdown: Huff Post Weekend Box Office in Review

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Yup, summer is officially over. Now we can get to what's really important -- trying to keep up with the dozen or so new Oscar-bait releases and overestimating James Cameron's Avatar.

'Final Destination' Tops 'Basterds' To Win Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Movie fans have made fear their top destination at the weekend box office. The horror tale "The Final Destination" debuted as the...

Delayed Huff Post Weekend Box Office in Review (08/23/09)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

As everyone and their sister already knows, Inglourious Basterds scored a genuinely impressive $38 million over its debut weekend.

'G.I. Joe' Crushes The Box Office, Meryl Opens Strong

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag. Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's ...

'Funny People' Wins Weekend

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Adam Sandler's serious side has caught on with audiences. Universal Pictures' "Funny People," with Sandler trading adolescent hum...

'G-Force' Guinea Pigs Topple 'Harry Potter'

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No. 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Pot...

'Potter' Crushes Box Office Competition, Breaks Records

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.19.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter continues to work box-office alchemy, turning his latest movie adventure into an overnight blockbuster. The sixth in...

'Harry Potter' Strikes Gold With Midnight Show

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.15.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter has conjured up a record-breaking witching hour. The latest adventure of the teen wizard, "Harry Potter and the Half...

'Bruno' Pulls In $30.4M

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.12.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it's uncertain how much staying pow...

'Transformers' Rakes It In Over Holiday Weekend

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Reveng...

Transformers 2 barely beats Ice Age 3 while Public Enemies opens strong. The 4th of July, 2009 weekend box office in review.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Due to the fact that the top two films (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) are literally tied at $42.5 million, I'm ignoring the rankings and just concentrating on the numbers.

'Transformers' Crushes The Weekend Competition

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days. "Transform...

HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

It's close, but no cigar: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen ended up $2 million behind The Dark Knight for that much-desired five-day box office record.

Friday Box Office - Transformers grosses $36.7 million

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.28.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

In just three days (Wed-Fri), the truly terrible robot sequel has amassed a whopping $125.9 million. This will sadly place the movie at number four for the biggest three-days in history.

'Transformers' Has HUGE Midnight Opening

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" has blasted off at the box office with a $16 million haul from midnight screenings alone. Th...