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!
Tina Dupuy | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment
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.
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...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment
As everyone and their sister already knows, Inglourious Basterds scored a genuinely impressive $38 million over its debut weekend.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment
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.
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...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.28.2009 | Entertainment
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.
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...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment